Change of political adviser in AD

The Office of the Prime Minister has from 24 January 2011 appointed Ms. Liv Tørres (49), senior adviser, Oslo, as political adviser to Minister of Labour Hanne Bjurstrøm. She will succeed Mr. Jon Reidar Øyan, who will leave the post on 1 February 2011.

Liv Tørres comes from work as an independent consultant and a part-time a post as senior adviser at Norwegian People’s Aid. She has previously been head of the Norwegian People’s Aid’s international department, senior adviser at the Norwegian Research Council, associate professor of political science at the University of Oslo, held various posts at the Fafo Research Centre and been guest researcher at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa. Tørres is Dr. Polit. from the University of Oslo (2000) and Cand. Polit. (1987) with political science, history and Italian language and literature as her subjects.

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

To Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (Lab.)
Mr. Sindre Fossum Beyer (Lab.) 

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

To Minister of Local Government and Regional Development
Liv Signe Navarsete (Cent.)
Ms. Anja Kristin Salte Hjelseth

To Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre (Lab.)
Mr. Tarjei Skirbekk (Lab.)

To Minister of Defence Grete Faremo (Lab.)
Ms. Kathrine Raadim (Lab.)

To Minister of Finance Sigbjørn Johnsen (Lab.)
Ms. Randi Ness (Lab.)

To Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske (Lab.)
Ms. Jeanette Iren Moen (Lab.)

To Minister of Transport and Communications
Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa  (Cent.)
Ms. Sigrid Brattabø Handegard (Cent.)

To Minister of Health and Care Services Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen (Lab.)
Mr. Tord Dale (Lab.)

To Minister of Environment and International Development Erik Solheim (Soc.)
Mr. Audun Garberg (Soc.) – Environment Affairs
Mr. Arvinn E. Gadgil (Soc.) – International Development Affairs

To Minister of Justice and the Police Knut Storberget (Lab.)
Mr. Eirik Øwre Thorshaug (Lab.)

To Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Riis-Johansen (Cent.)
Mr. Ivar Vigdenes (Cent.)

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

To Minister of Culture Anniken Huitfeldt (Lab.)
Mr. Roger Solheim (Lab.)

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

To Minister of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs
Rigmor Aasrud (Lab.)
Mr. Trond Blattmann (Lab.)

To Minister of Labour Hanne Bjurstrøm (Lab.)
Mr. Jon Reidar Øyan (Lab.) – leaving 1 February 2011
Ms. Liv Tørres (Lab.) – from 24 January 2011

To Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen (Lab.)
Ms. Fride Solbakken (Lab.)

To Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Audun Lysbakken (Soc.)
Ms. Line Gaare Paulsen (Soc.)