The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development is a Norwegian cabinet ministry responsible for municipal administration, regional and rural policy, housing, and the conduct of elections. Established in 1948 as the Ministry of Local Government and Labour to support post-war reconstruction, its portfolio originally encompassed municipal affairs alongside labor policy. Following multiple reorganizations, including a period as the Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation from 2014 to 2021, the institution resumed its current name in 2022.