The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Anniken Hauglie (30), political advisor, Oslo, as political advisor in the Ministry of Social Affairs from 1 January 2003. She will succeed Mr. Jan Otto Risebrobakken, whom the King in today’s session of the Council of State has appointed state secretary in the Ministry of Social Affairs from 1 January 2003.

Ms. Anniken Hauglie is now political advisor at the Conservative Party’s secretariat at the Storting (Parliament). She comes from Ski in the County of Akershus, and is cand. polit. (candidatus rerum politicarum) from the University of Oslo in 2000 – in sociology, political science and philosophy and ethics.

The Government represents the Conservative Party (C), the Christian Democratic Party (Chr.) and the Liberal Party (Lib.).

Office of the Prime Minister:
Mr. Harald Solberg (Chr.)
Mr. Øistein Mjærum (Chr.)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (foreign affairs):
Ms. Janne Johnsen (C)

Ministry of Finance:
Mr. Kaj-Martin Georgsen (C)

Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs:
Mr. Gjermund Løyning (Chr.)

Ministry of Agriculture:
Ms. Alvhild Hedstein (Lib.)
Mr. Geir Olsen (Lib.)

Ministry of Justice and the Police:
Ms. Marit Helene Meyer (Lib.) – leave of absence from 1 December 2002
Ms. Hilde Elise Lytomt Harwiss (Lib.) – acting until 12 October 2003

Ministry of Health:
Mr. Pål Christian Roland (Chr.)
Ms. Line Henriette Holten Hjemdal (Chr.)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (international development affairs):
Mr. David Hansen (Chr.)

Ministry of Petroleum and Energy:
Mr. Øyvind Håbrekke (Chr.)

Ministry of Children and Family Affairs:
Ms. Ruth Leonore Stenersen (Chr.)

Ministry of Education and Research:
Ms. Elisabeth Aspaker (C)

Ministry of Fisheries:
Ms. Jorhill Andreassen (C)

Ministry of Labour and Government Administration:
Mr. Nils Ola Widme (C)

Ministry of Social Affairs:
Mr. Jan Otto Risebrobakken (C) – until 31 December 2001
Ms. Anniken Hauglie (C) – from 1 January 2003

Ministry of Trade and Industry:
Mr. Eirik Lae Solberg (C)

Ministry of Transport and Communications:
Mr. Alfred Jens Bjørlo (Lib.)

Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development:
Mr. Roger Iversen (C)

Ministry of Defence:
Mr. Bård Glad Pedersen (C)

Ministry of the Environment:
Mr. Bjørn Johnny Skaar (C)