Change of political adviser in FAD

The Office of the Prime Minister has from 30 June 2011 appointed Mr. Jon Reidar Øyan, information adviser, Oslo, as political adviser to Minister of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs Rigmor Aasrud. Øyan succeeds Mr. Trond Blattmann, who resigns as of 1 July.

Jon Reidar Øyan comes from a post as information adviser at the Labour Party’s group secretariat at the Storting. He was political adviser in the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion in 2009, in the Ministry of Labour 2010-2011 and in the Ministry of Justice earlier this year.

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.)
Ms. Signe Brudeset (Lab.) – acting 30 May-15 September 2011

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 Research and Higher Education Tora Aasland (Soc.)

To Minister of Culture Anniken Huitfeldt (Lab.)
Mr. Roger Solheim (Lab.) – acting state secretary 7 March 2011-30 December 2011
Ms. Kjersti Stenseng (Lab.) – acting 14 June 2011-30 November 2011

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. Jon Reidar Øyan (Lab.)

To Minister of Labour Hanne Bjurstrøm (Lab.)
Ms. Liv Tørres (Lab.)

To Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen (Lab.)
Mr. Martin Henriksen (Lab.)

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

To Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe (Cent.)
Mr. Ivar Vigdenes (Cent.)