Press Release

State secretaries

As a result of today’s changes in the Government, the following state secretaries have been honourably discharged from their offices, effective as of today at 14.00: Mr. Kjell Alvheim in the Ministry of Labour and Government Administration, Mr. Ommund Heggheim in the Ministry of Defence, Ms. Åshild Anmarkrud in the Ministry of Justice and the Police, and Ms. Torill Skogsholm in the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

Mr. Bjørn Johan Solbakken, state secretary in the Ministry of Justice and the Police, and the state secretaries in the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development – Mr. Per N. Hagen and Ms. Johanne N. Gaup, continue in their offices.

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 Agriculture:
Mr. Jan Erik Sundby (Chr.)

Ministry of Defence:

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

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

Ministry of Transport and Communications:

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.)

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

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

This page was last updated March 15 1999 by the editors