Political staffs of the ministers

Each government minister has a political staff of one or more state secretaries and a political advisor. They represent the Labour Party (Ap), the Socialist Left Party (SV) and the Centre Party (Sp).

To Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (Lab.)

To Minister of the Environment Bård Vegar Solhjell (Soc.)

To Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Liv Signe Navarsete (Cent.)

To Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide (Lab.)

To Minister of Justice and Public Security Grete Faremo (Lab.) 

To Minister of Finance Sigbjørn Johnsen (Lab.)

To Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske (Lab.)

To Minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen (Lab.)

To Minister of Health and Care Services Jonas Gahr Støre (Lab.)

To Minister of Education and Research Kristin Halvorsen (Soc.)

To Minister of Labour Anniken Huitfeldt (Lab.)

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

To Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg Hansen (Lab.) 

To Minister of Transport and Communications Marit Arnstad (Cent.)

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

To Minister of International Development Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås (Soc.)

To Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Inga Marte Thorkildsen (Soc.)

To Minister of Agriculture and Food Trygve Slagsvold Vedum (Cent.)

To Minister of Culture Hadia Tajik (Lab.)