No: 113/1999
Date: 20 August 1999

Marit Arnstad back as Minister of Oil and Energy from 27 august

 

In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has decided that Ms. Marit Arnstad from Friday 27 August will return to the office as Minister of Oil and Energy. Ms. Arnstad has been on leave since 26 March this year.

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

Prime Minister:
Mr. Kjell Magne Bondevik (Chr.)

Minister of Culture, and deputy for the Prime Minister :
Ms. Anne Enger Lahnstein (Cent.)

Minister of Children and Family Affairs:
Ms. Valgerd Svarstad Haugland (Chr.)

Minister of Trade and Industry:
Mr. Lars Sponheim (Lib.)

Minister of Foreign Affairs:
Mr. Knut Vollebæk (Chr.)

Minister of Fisheries:
Mr. Peter Angelsen (Cent.)

Minister of Finance:
Mr. Gudmund Restad (Cent.)

Minister of Agriculture:
Mr. Kåre Gjønnes (Chr.)

Minister of Defence:
Ms. Eldbjørg Løwer (Lib.)

Minister of Justice and the Police:
Mr. Odd Einar Dørum (Lib.)

Minister of Education, Research and Church Affairs:
Mr. Jon Lilletun (Chr.)

Minister of Transport and Communications:
Mr. Dag Jostein Fjærvoll (Chr.)

Minister of Social Affairs:
Ms. Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa (Cent.)

Minister of Health:
Mr. Dagfinn Høybråten (Chr.)

Minister of Oil and Energy:
Ms. Marit Arnstad (Cent.)

Minister of International Development and Human Rights, foreign minister’s deputy:
Ms. Hilde Frafjord Johnson (Chr.)

Minister of the Environment:
Ms. Guro Fjellanger (Lib.)

Minister of Labour and Government Administration
Ms. Laila Dåvøy /Chr.)

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development :
Mr. Odd Roger Enoksen (Cent.)

Minister for Nordic Cooperation:
Mr. Peter Angelsen (Cent.)

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