Changes among the state secretaries

In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed State Secretary Tone Toften as state secretary to Minister of Government Administration, Reform
and Church Affairs Rigmor Aasrud. From the same time Toften has been honourably discharged from her office as state secretary to Minister of Health and Care Services Anne-Grete Strøm Erichsen.

The King has also appointed State Secretary Lotte Grepp Knutsen as state secretary to Minister of Health and Care Serveices Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen as of 27 December 2011. From the same date Grepp Knutsen will be honourably discharged from her office as state secretary to Minister of Culture Anniken Huitfeldt.

Also, the King has appointed State Secretary Mina Gerhardsen as state secretary to Minister of Culture Anniken Huitfeldt, from a date to be decided by the Office of the Prime Minister. From the same date Gerhardsen will be honourably discharged from her office as state secretary to Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.

In today’s session of the Council of State Ms. Anne Beathe Tvinnereim’s term as acting state secretary to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development has been extended from 3 October 2011 until the end of State Secretary Hege Solbakken’s leave of absence.)

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

To Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (Lab.)
Ms. Rita Skjærvik (Lab.)
Mr. Tor Brostigen (Soc.)
Mr. Dagfinn Sundsbø (Cent.)
Mr. Hans Kristian Amundsen (Lab.)
Mr. Svein Fjellheim (Lab.)
Mr. Snorre Wikstrøm (Lab.)
Ms. Mina Gerhardsen (Lab.) – leave of absence from 7 May 2011. Will resign at a date to be decided by the Office of the Prime Minister
Ms. Inger-Anne Ravlum (Lab.)

To Minister of Education Kristin Halvorsen (Soc.)
Ms. Lisbeth Rugtvedt (Soc.)
Mr. Roger Sandum (Soc.)

To Minister of Local Government and Regional Development
Liv Signe Navarsete (Cent.)
Ms. Hege Solbakken (Cent.)
Ms. Guri Størvold (Cent.) - leave of absence 6 March 2011-2 October 2011
Mr. Dag-Henrik Sandbakken (Cent.)
Ms. Anne Beathe Kristiansen Tvinnereim (Cent.) - acting 14 February 2011-2 October 2011, acting from 3 October 2011

To Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre (Lab.)
Mr. Espen Barth Eide (Lab.)
Ms. Gry Larsen (Lab.)
Mr. Erik Lahnstein (Cent.)

To Minister of Defence Grete Faremo (Lab.)
Mr. Roger Ingebrigtsen (Lab.)

To Minister of Finance Sigbjørn Johnsen (Lab.)
Ms. Hilde Singsaas (Lab.)
Mr. Kjetil Lund (Lab.)
Mr. Roger Schjerva (Soc.)
Mr. Morten Søberg (Cent.)

To Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske (Lab.)
Ms. Rikke Lind (Lab.)
Mr. Halvard Ingebrigtsen (Lab.)

To Minister of Transport and Communications
Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa  (Cent.)
Mr. Lars Erik Bartnes (Cent.)

To Minister of Health and Care Services Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen (Lab.)
Ms. Ragnhild Mathisen (Lab.)
Mr. Robin Kåss (Lab.)
Ms. Lotte Grepp Knutsen – from 27 December 2011

To Minister of Environment and International Development Erik Solheim (Soc.)
Ms. Heidi Sørensen (Soc.) – Environment Affairs
Ms. Ingrid Fiskaa (Soc.) – International Development Affairs

To Minister of Justice and the Police Knut Storberget (Lab.)
Mr. Terje Moland Pedersen (Lab.)
Ms. Astri Aas-Hansen (Lab.)
Mr. Pål Lønseth (Lab.)
Mr. Eirik Øwre Thorshaug (Lab.) – acting 19 September 2011-31 December 2011

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

To Minister of Culture Anniken Huitfeldt (Lab.)
Ms. Lotte Grepp Knutsen (Lab.) – leave of absence 7 March 2011-27 December 2011, to resign 27 December 2011
Ms. Lubna Jaffery (Lab.)
Mr. Roger Solheim (Lab.) – acting 7 March 2011-30 December 2011
Ms. Mina Gerhardsen (Lab.) – from a date to be decided by the Office of the Prime Minister

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

To Minister of Government Administration, Reform
and Church Affairs Rigmor Aasrud (Lab.)
Mr. Raimo Valle (Lab.)
Ms. Tone-Helen Toften (Lab.)

To Minister of Labour Hanne Bjurstrøm (Lab.)
Mr. Jan-Erik Støstad (Lab.)
Ms. Gina Lund (Lab.)

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

To Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Audun Lysbakken (Soc.)
Ms. Henriette Westhrin (Soc.)
Ms. Kirsti Bergstø (Soc.)

To Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe (Cent.)
Ms. Eli Blakstad (Cent.)
Mr. Per Rune Henriksen (Lab.)