The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Wenche Fone (31), political advisor, Kristiansand, as political advisor at the Office of the Prime Minister from 4 August 2003. She will succeed Mr. Harald Solberg, who was appointed state secretary in the Ministry of Finance on 1 August 2003.

Ms. Wenche Fone has been working as a political advisor at the Christian Democratic Party’s Storting (parliament) secretariat. She is on leave of absence from the job as information advisor in the secretariat. Ms. Fone has been working as head of information in Flyktningebistand AS and as consultant in Konsensus AS. She has exams is political science, anthropology and development studies from the University of Oslo and Oslo University College (Høgskolen i Oslo). She also holds a Masters Degree in Development Studies from the University of Bristol.

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

Office of the Prime Minister:
Mr. Øistein Mjærum (Chr.)
Ms. Wenche Fone (Chr.)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (foreign affairs):
Ms. Marit Berger (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:
Ms. Anniken Hauglie (C)

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)