Change of political advisors

The Office of the Prime Minister has from 27 March appointed Mr. Tord Dale (30), nurse, Sogndal, as political advisor to Minister of Children and Equality Anniken Huitfeldt. He succeeds Ms. Lotte Grepp Knutsen who today has been appointed state secretary in the Ministry of Children and Equality.

From 30 March Mr. Eirik Øwre Thorshaug will be back after his leave from the post as political advisor in the Ministry of Justice. Due to this Ms. Hadia Tajik will from the same date return to her post as political advisor in the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, while Ms. Lubna Jaffery Fjell will transfer from the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion to the post as political advisor in the Ministry of Health and Care Services.

Tord Dale comes from a post as nurse at Helse Førde in the County of Sogn og Fjordane. He has been memer of the central borad of the Labour Party’s youth organisation and has represented Labour in Sogn og Fjordane County Council. He has also been Labour Youth country secretary in Sogn og Fjordane.

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 Transport and Communications Liv Signe Navarsete (Cent.)
Ms. Anne Tingelstad Wøien (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.) – leave of absence 18 May-26 June 2009

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 2 March-7 June 2009
Mr. Arvinn E. Gadgil (Soc.) – acting from 27 June 2008

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

To Minster of Labour and Social Inclusion Dag Terje Andersen (Lab.)
Ms. Hadia Tajik (Lab.)
Ms. Solveig Torsvik (Lab.)

To Minister of Health and Care Services Bjarne Håkon Hanssen (Lab.)
Ms. Lubna Jaffery Fjell (Lab.)

To Minister of Justice Knut Storberget (Lab.)
Mr. 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. Fride Solbakken (Lab.)

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.)

To Minister of Children and Equality Anniken Huitfeldt (Lab.)
Mr. Tord Dale (Lab.)

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

To Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Helga Pedersen (Lab.)
Ms. Anne Cathrine Berger (Lab.)