Changes among the political advisors

Due to today’s changes in the Government, the Office of the Prime Minister has appointed the following political advisors in the ministries, as of today at 5.15 pm:

• Mr. Morten Wasstøl (35), (political advisor), (Arendal), to Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim
• Ms. Marte Scharning Lund (31), (political advisor), (Oslo), to Minister of Children and Equality Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen

Due to the Government changes the following political advisors will leave their posts in the ministries, as of today at 5.15 pm:

• Mr. Morten Wasstøl (Soc.), to Minister of the Environment Helen Bjørnøy
• Ms. Marte Scharning Lund (Lab.), to Minister of Children and Equality Karita Bekkemellem
• Mr. Roger Pedersen (Soc.), to Minister of Education and Research 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 is as follows:


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

To Minister of Finance Kristin Halvorsen (Soc.)
Ms. Sylvi Annie Bratten (Soc.)

To Minister of Petroleum and Energy Åslaug Haga (Cent.)
Mr. Geir Pollestad (Cent.)

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

To Minister of Research and Higher Education Tora Aasland (Soc.)

To Minister of Local Government and Regional Development (Cent.)
Lars Erik Bartnes (Cent.)

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

To Minister of the Environment and International Development (Soc.)
Mr. Morten Wasstøl (Soc.) - environment affairs
Mr. Torbjørn Urfjell (Soc.) - international development affairs

To Minster of Trade and Industry Dag Terje Andersen (Lab.)
Ms. Annelene Svingen (Lab.)

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

To Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion Bjarne Håkon Hanssen (Lab.)
Mr. Ketil Lindseth (Lab.)
Ms. Hadia Tajik (Lab.)

To Minister of Children and Equality Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen (Lab.)
Ms. Marthe Scharning Lund (Lab.)

To Minister of Justice Knut Storberget (Lab.)
Eirik Øwre Thorshaug (Lab.)

To Minister of Culture and Church Affairs Trond Giske (Lab.)
Ms. Trine Synøve Lie Larsen (Lab.)

To Minister of Health and Care Services  Sylvia Brustad (Lab.)
Ms. Solveig Torsvik (Lab.)

To Minister of Government Administration and Reform 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 Education Bård Vegar Solhjell (Soc.) 

To Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Helga Pedersen (Lab.)
Mr. John Erik Pedersen (Lab.)