The Office of the Prime Minister has today appointed Mr. Roger Pedersen (33), press secretary, Oslo, as political advisor to Minister Øystein Djupedal.

The Government represents the Labour Party (Lab.), the Socialist Left Party (Soc.) and the Centre Party (Cent.). The list of political advisors now looks as follows:

To Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (Lab.)
Ms. Mina Gerhardsen (Lab.)

To Minister of Finance Kristin Halvorsen (Soc.)
Ms. Siri Hall Arnøy (Soc.)

To Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Åslaug Haga (Cent.)

To Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre (Lab.)
Ms. Gry Larsen (Lab.)

To Minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen (Lab.)
Ms. Ragnhild Mathisen (Lab.)

To Minister of the Environment Helen Bjørnøy (Soc.)
Mr. Kjetil Bjørklund (Soc.)

To Minister of Petroleum and Energy Odd Roger Enoksen (Cent.)
Ms. Anne Tingelstad Wøien (Cent.)

To Minister of Development Cooperation Erik Solheim (Soc.)
Mr. Torbjørn Urfjell (Soc.)

To Minster of Trade and Industry Odd Eriksen (Lab.)
Ms. Annelene Svingen (Lab.)

To Minister of Transport and Communications Liv Signe Navarsete (Cent.)
Mr. Erik Lahnstein (Cent.)

To Minister of Knowledge Øystein Djupedal (Soc.)
Mr. Roger Pedersen (Soc.)

To Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Bjarne Håkon Hanssen (Lab.)
Ms. Arnhild Holstad (Lab.)

To Minister of Justice Knut Storberget (Lab.)
Ms. Astri Aas-Hansen (Lab.)

To Minister of Equality and Consumer Affairs Karita Bekkemellem (Lab.)
Ms. Marthe Scharning Lund (Lab.)

To Minister of Culture and Church Affairs Trond Giske (Lab.)
Mr. Halvard Ingebrigtsen (Lab.)

To Minister of Health and Care Services Sylvia Brustad (Lab.)
Mr. Arvid Libak (Lab.)

To Minister of Renewal Heidi Grande Røys (Soc.)
Mr. Jørund Leknes (Soc.)

To Minister of Agriculture and Food Terje Riis-Larsen (Cent.)
Ms. Sigrid Hjørnegård (Cent.)

To Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Helga Pedersen (Lab.)
Ms. Kari-Anne Larsen (Lab.)