Press Release

No: 12/1999

Date: 29 January 1999

Political Advisor

The Prime Minister’s Office has from 1 February appointed Ms. Liv Signe Navarsete (40), student, Sogndal, as political advisor in the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (social affairs), and Mr. Ivar Arne Nordrum (36), journalist, Østre Gausdal, as political advisor in the Ministry of Oil and Energy. They succeed Mr. Steinulf Tungesvik and Mr. Erlend Grimstad, today appointed state secretaries.

The list of political advisors is now as follows (Chr. – the Christian Democratic Party , Cent. - the Centre Party and Lib. - the Liberal Party):

 

Office of the Prime Minister:
Mr. Gunnstein Instefjord (Chr.)
Ms. Randi Helene Gran Tørring (Chr.)

Ministry of Cultural Affairs:
Vanja Stenslie Klakk (Cent.)*
Mr. Steinar Ness (Cent.)

Ministry of Children and Family Affairs:
Mr. Inge Takle Mæstad (Chr.)
Ms. Elisabeth Angell (Chr.)

Ministry of Trade and Industry:
Mr. Hans Antonsen (Lib.)
Ms. Alfred Bjørlo (Lib.)

Ministry of Foreign Affair, foreign affairs:
Ms. Aud Kvalbein (Chr.)

Ministry of Fisheries:
Ms. Reidun Ann Støle (Cent.)

Ministry of Finance:
Mr. Harald Buttedahl (Cent.)

Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development:
Ms. Eva Lian (Cent.)
Mr. Inge Bartnes (Cent.) – temporarily, until 14 September 1999

Ministry of Agriculture:
Ms. Elin Klakken Kleven (Chr.)
Mr. Gunnar Dalen – temporarily

Ministry of Justice and the Police:
Mr. Hans Olav Syversen (Chr.)

Ministry of Labour and Government Administration:
Ms. Inger Lund Eikesdal (Lib.)

Ministry of Transport and Communications:
Mr. Atle Hamar (Lib.)
Mr. Tore Killingland (Lib.) - temporarily, until 1 October 1999

Ministry of Education, Research and Church Affairs:
Mr. Knut Arild Hareide (Chr.)

Ministry of Defence:
Ms. Torunn Elise Kvisberg (Chr.)

Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, social affairs:
Ms. Tove Kari Viken (Cent.)
Ms. Liv Signe Navarsete (Cent.)

Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, health affairs:
Ms. Kristin Ravnanger (Chr.)

Ministry of Oil and Energy:
Mr. Ivar Arne Nordrum (Cent.)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, international development and human rights:
Mr. Olav Kjørven (Chr.)

Ministry of the Environment:
Ms. Randi Øgrey (Lib.)

 

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