Press Release

No: 22/1999

12 February 1999

State Secretaries

In today’s session of the Council og State, the King has appointed Mr. Wegger Christian Strømmen (39), senior advisor, Oslo, as state secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (foreign affairs). The Ministry’s vacant post as political advisor, will be withdrawn.

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

 

Office of the Prime Minister:
Ms. Kari Husøy (Chr.)
Mr. Gunnar Husan (Chr.)
Mr. Odd Jostein Sæter (Chr.)
Mr. Jarle Skjørestad (Cent.)
Mr. Per Tore Woie (Lib.)

Ministry of Cultural Affairs:
Mr. Per Kristian Skulberg (Cent.)

Ministry of Children and Family Affairs:
Mr. Odd Anders With (Chr.)

Ministry of Trade and Industry:
Ms. Harriet E. Berg (Lib.)
Mr. Odd Hellesnes (Lib.)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Ms. Åslaug Marie Haga (Cent.)
Ms. Janne Haaland Matlary (Chr.)
Mr. Wegger Chr. Strømmen (Chr.)

Ministry of Fisheries:
Mr. Johannes Martin Nakken (Cent.)

Ministry of Finance:
Mr. Arne Synnes (Chr.)
Mr. Endre Skjørestad (Cent.)
Ms. Tori Hoven (Lib.)

Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development:
Ms. Johanne N. Gaup (Cent.)
Mr. Per N. Hagen (Cent.)

Ministry of Agriculture:
Mr. Jan Erik Sundby (Chr.)

Ministry of Justice and the Police:
Ms. Åshild Anmarkrud (Chr.)
Mr. Bjørn Johan Solbakken (Chr.)

Ministry of Labour and Government Administration:
Mr. Kjell Alvheim (Lib.)

Ministry of Transport and Communications:
Ms. Torild Skogsholm (Lib.)

Ministry of Education, Research and Church Affairs:
Mr. Svein Helgesen (Chr.)
Ms. Marit Elisebet Totland (Chr.)

Ministry of Defence:
Mr. Ommund Heggheim (Chr.)

Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, social affairs:
Mr. Steinulf Tungesvik (Cent.)

Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, health affairs:
Mr. Idar Magne Holme (Chr.)

Ministry of Oil and Energy:
Mr. Erlend Grimstad (Cent.)

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

Ministry of the Environment:
Mr. Jesper Werdelin Simonsen (Lib.)

 

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