New state secretary at Ministry of Transport and Communications

In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Mr. Erik Lahnstein (35), political advisor, to the office as state secretary to Minister of Transport and Communications Liv Signe Navarsete (Cent.) Lahnstein has formerly had a number of political positions for the Centre Party and the Centre Party Youth. Mr. Lahnstein has until now been political advisor in the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

The Government represents the Labour Party (Lab.), the Socialist Left Party (Soc.) and the Centre Party (Cent.). The list of state secretaries now is as follows:

To Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (Lab.)
Mr. Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen (Lab.)
Ms. Kjersti Markusson (Soc.)
Ms. Hege Solbakken (Cent.)
Mr. Svein Fjellheim (Lab.)
Mr. Morten Wetland (Lab.)
Mr. Torbjørn Giæver Eriksen (Lab.)
Ms. Rita Skjærvik (Lab.)
Ms. Hilde Singsaas (Lab.)

To Minister of Finance Kristin Halvorsen (Soc.)
Mr. Roger Schjerva (Soc.)
Mr. Geir Axelsen (Lab.)
Mr. Ole Morten Geving (Cent.)
Mr. Roger Østlie Sandum (Soc.)
Ms. Henriette Westhrin (Soc.)

To Minister of Petroleum and Energy Åslaug Haga (Cent.)
Ms. Guri Størvold (Cent.)
Ms. Liv Monica Bargem Stubholt (Cent.)

To Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre (Lab.)
Mr. Raymond Johansen (Lab.)
Ms. Elisabeth Walaas (Lab.)

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

To Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Magnhild Meltveit
Kleppa  (Cent.)
Mr. Dag-Henrik Sandbakken (Cent.)

To Minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen (Lab.)
Mr. Espen Barth Eide (Lab.)

To Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim (Soc.)
Ms. Henriette Westhrin (Soc.) - environment affairs
Ms. Anne Margareth Fagertun Stenhammer (Soc.) - international development affairs

To Minister of Trade and Industry Dag Terje Andersen (Lab.)
Mr. Frode Berge (Lab.)
Ms. Rikke Lind (Lab.)

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

To Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion Bjarne Håkon Hanssen (Lab.)
Mr. Jan-Erik Støstad (Lab.)
Ms. Libe S. Rieber-Mohn (Lab.)
Ms. Laila Gustavsen (Lab.)
Ms. Berit Oskal Eira (Lab.)

To Minister of Children and Equality Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen (Lab.)
Mr. Kjell Erik Øie (Lab.)

To Minister of Justice and the Police Knut Storberget (Lab.)
Mr. Terje Moland Pedersen (Lab.)
Ms. Astri Aas-Hansen (Lab.)

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

To Minister of Health and Care Services Sylvia Brustad (Lab.)
Ms. Rigmor Aasrud (Lab.)
Mr. Wegard Harsvik (Lab.)
Mr. Arvid Libak (Lab.)

To Minister of Government Administration and Reform Heidi Grande Røys (Soc.)
Ms. Wenche Lyngholm (Soc.)

To Minister of Agriculture and Food Terje Riis-Johansen (Cent.)
Mr. Ola T. Heggem (Cent.)

To Minister of Education Bård Vegard Solhjell (Soc.)
Ms. Lisbet Rugtvedt (Soc.)

To Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Helga Pedersen (Lab.)
Mr. Vidar Ulriksen (Lab.)