During Mr. Roger Solheim’s period as acting state secretary in the Ministry of Culture, the Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Siv Larssen Aasvik (32), teacher, Stokmarknes, as acting political adviser in the ministry 15 March 2011-14 June 2011.

Siv Larssen Aasvik comes from a post as teacher at Hadsel Upper Secondary School at Stokmarknes in the County of Nordland. She has previously been political adviser to the Mayor of Bodø and Nordland County Council. She holds the Cand. Mag. degree from the University of Oslo since 2002, with history, political science and Nordic languages and literature as her subjects.