New political advisors

The Office of the Prime Minister has from today, 4 July, appointed Ms. Ane Hansdatter Kismul (27), advisor, Oslo, as political advisor to Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk, and from 24 June former political advisor Solveig Torsvik as political advisor to Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion Dag Terje Andersen.

Ane Kismul comes from a post as advisor to the Centre Party’s parliamentary group, and has earlier been general secretary at the Norwegian Wind Energy Association. She was moderator of Nature and Youth 2003-2005. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in political science from the University of Oslo.

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.) – leave of absence from 18 February 2008
Ms. Hadia Tajik (Lab.) – acting from 22 February 2008

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

To Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk (Cent.)
Ms. Ane Kismul (Cent.)

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

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

To Minister of Local Government and Regional Development
Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa (Cent.)
Mr. 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
Erik Solheim (Soc.)
Mr. Morten Wasstøl (Soc.) – leave of absence from 23 April 2008
Mr. Arvinn E. Gadgil (Soc.) – acting from 27 June 2008

To Minster of Labour and Social Inclusion Dag Terje Andersen (Lab.)
Ms. Hadia Tajik (Lab.) – leave of absence from 22 February 2008
Ms. Lubna Jaffery Fjell (Lab.) – acting from 10 March 2008
Ms. Solveig Torsvik (Lab.)

To Minister of Transport and Communications Liv Signe Navarsete (Cent.)
Ms. Anne Tingelstad Wøien (Cent.)

To Minister of Health and Care Services Bjarne Håkon Hanssen (Lab.)
Mr. Ketil Lindseth (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 Trade and Industry Sylvia Brustad (Lab.)
Ms. Anne Margrete Blaker (Lab.) – acting 7 January-1 August 2008

To Minister of Government Administration and Reform
Heidi Grande Røys (Soc.)
Mr. Jørund Leknes (Soc.)

To Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Riis-Johansen (Cent.)
Ms. Sigrid Hjørnegård (Cent.)

To Minister of Children and Equality Anniken Huitfeldt (Lab.)
Ms. Lotte Grepp Knutsen (Lab.)

To Minister of Education Bård Vegar Solhjell (Soc.)
Mr. Audun Kolsrud Herning (Soc.)

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