In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Mr.Tore Killingland, political advisor at the Ministry of Transport and Communications, as state secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister. Mr. Killingland succeeds Mr. Per Tore Woie, who at the same time has been honourably discharged from his office as state secretary. The change is effective as of today.

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

Office of the Prime Minister:
Ms. Kari Husøy (Chr.)
Ms. Anna Kristine Jahr Røine (Cent.)
Mr. Gunnar Husan (Chr.)
Mr. Odd Jostein Sæter (Chr.)
Mr. Tore Killingland (Lib.)

Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development:
Ms. Johanne N. Gaup (Cent.)
Mr. Per Olaf Lundteigen (Cent.)
Mr. Olav Ulleren (Cent.)

Ministry of Children and Family Affairs:
Ms. Torunn Laupsa (Chr.)

Ministry of Trade and Industry:
Ms. Harriet E. Berg (Lib.)
Mr. Hans T. Antonsen (Lib.)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Mr. Jarle Skjørestad (Cent.)
Ms. Janne Haaland Matlary (Chr.)
Mr. Wegger Chr. Strømmen (Chr.)

Ministry of Finance:
Mr. Endre Skjørestad (Cent.)
Mr. Helge Eide (Chr.)
Mr. Reinert Andreas Leirvik (Lib.)

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

Ministry of Defence:
Mr. Kjell Ingar Alvheim (Lib.)

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

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

Ministry of Transport and Communications:
Mr. Svein-Ottar Sandal (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.)

Ministry of Labour and Government Administration:
Mr. Jostein Solberg (Chr.)

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

Ministry of Fisheries:
Mr. Kenneth Mikkelsen (Cent.)