Changes among the state secretaries
Press release | Date: 27/10/2023 | Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s Council of State, The Crown Prince Regent has appointed Mr. Halvard Ingebrigtsen as acting state secretary to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in a 80 percent position, and continues as state secretary in a 20 percent position to Minister of Minister of Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre, from 30 October to 12 November 2023.
Mr. Ingebrigtsen is appointed acting state secretary to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in a 100 percent position from 13 November 2023 to 3 March 2024.
The government represents the Labour Party (Lab.) and Centre Party (Cent.) The state secretaries are:
To Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (Lab.)
Ms. Kristine Joy Nordenson Kallset (Lab.)
Ms. Astrid Scharning Huitfeldt (Lab.)
Mr. Wegard Håkon Harsvik (Lab.)
Mr. Thomas Boe Hornburg (Lab.)
Mr. Halvard Hølleland (Lab.)
Mr. Kristoffer Thoner (Lab.)
Mr. Erling Emil Laugsand (Cent.)
Ms. Ingunn Trosholmen (Lab.)
Mr. Finn Henrik Thune (Lab.) – Acting 11.08.23-31.12.23
Mr. Halvard Ingebrigsten (Lab.) – Acting 80 percent position 30.10.23-12.11.23 | Acting 100 percent position 13.11.23-03.03.24.
To Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum (Cent.)
Mr. Erlend Trygve Grimstad (Cent.)
Mr. Lars Erik Bartnes (Cent.)
Mr. Lars Vangen (Cent.)
Ms. Ellen Reitan (Lab.)
Mr. Jakob Bjelland (Cent.) – To 31.10.23
Mr. Geir Indrefjord (Cent)
To Minister of Labour and Socilal Inclusion Tonje Brenna (Lab.)
Mr. Tomas Norvoll (Lab.)
Mr. Kjetil Vevle (Lab.)
Ms. Ellen Bakken (Lab.)
To Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim (Cent.)
Ms. Bjørg Sandkjær (Cent.)
To Minister of Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre (Lab.)
Mr. Halvard Ingebrigtsen (Lab.) - 20 percent position 30.10.23-12.11.23
Ms. Anne Marit Bjørnflaten (Lab.)
To Minister of Children and Families Kjersti Toppe (Cent.)
Ms. Trine Fagervik (Cent.)
To Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide (Lab.)
Mr. Eivind Vad Petersson (Lab.)
Mr. Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik (Lab.)
To Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram (Cent.)
Ms. Anne Marie Aanerud (Cent.)
Ms. Marie Lamo (Cent.)
To Minister of Transport Jon-Ivar Nygård (Lab.)
Mr. Tom Kalsås (Lab.)
Mr. Bent-Joacim Bentzen (Cent.)
Ms. Abel Cecilie Knibe Kroglund (Lab.)
To Minister of Health and Care services Ingvild Kjerkol (Lab.)
Mr. Karl Kristian Bekeng (Lab.)
Mr. Ole Henrik Krat Bjørkholt (Lab.)
Ms. Ellen Moen Rønning-Arnesen (Lab.)
To Minister of Research and Higher Education Sandra Borch (Cent.)
Mr. Oddmund Løkensgard Hoel (Cent.)
To Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl (Cent.)
Mr. Hans-Petter Aasen (Cent.)
Mr. John-Erik Vika (Cent.)
Mr. Even Eriksen (Lab.)
Mr. Sigve Bolstad (Cent.)
To Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland (Lab.)
Ms. Elisabeth Sæther (Lab.)
Ms. Astrid Bergmål (Lab.)
To Minister of Culture and Equality Lubna Jaffery (Lab.)
Mr. Even Aleksander Hagen (Lab.)
Mr. Erlend Kaldestad Hanstveit (Lab.)
To Minister of Agriculture and Food Geir Pollestad (Cent.)
Ms. Wenche Westberg (Cent.)
Ms. Siv Sætran (Cent.) – Acting 24.10.23-07.11.23
To Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Erling Sande (Cent.)
Mr. Ole Gustav Narud (Cent.)
Ms. Nancy Charlotte Porsanger Anti (Cent.)
Ms. Sigrun Wiggen Prestbakmo (Cent.)
To Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance Karianne Tung (Lab.)
Ms. Gunn Karin Gjul (Lab.)
To Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy Cecilie Myrseth (Lab.)
Ms. Kristina Sigurdsdottir Hansen (Lab.)
Mr. Vidar Ulriksen (Lab.)
To Minister of Education Kari Nessa Nordtun (Lab.)
Mr. Sindre Lysø (Lab.)
Ms. Synnøve Mjeldheim Skaar (Lab.)
To Minister of Climate and Environment Andreas Bjelland Eriksen (Lab.)
Ms. Ragnhild Sjoner Syrstad (Lab.)
Ms. Kjersti Bjørnstad (Cent.)