Changes among the state secretaries
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Published under: Solberg's Government
Publisher: The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release | No: 188/2015 | Date: 16/12/2015
Due to the changes in the Government today, changes have been made in the list of state secretaries.
Mr. Jon Georg Dale, Mr. John-Ragnar Aarset, Mr. Torkil Åmland and Mr. Morten Høglund have been honourably discharged from the office as state secretary.
Ms. Marit Berger Røsland has been honourably discharged from her office as state secretary to Prime Minister Erna Solberg, and has been appointed state secretary to Minister Sylvi Listhaug.
Mr. Amund Drønen Ringdal has been honourably discharged from his office as state secretary to Minister Elisabeth Aspaker, and has been appointed state secretary to Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen.
Ms. Elsbeth Tronstad has been honourably discharged from her office as state secretary to Minister Vidar Helgesen, and has been appointed state secretary to Minister Elisabeth Aspaker.
Mr. Lars Andreas Lunde has been honourably discharged from his office as state secretary to Minister Tine Sundtoft, and has been appointed state secretary to Minister Vidar Helgesen.
Mr. Jøran Kallmyr has been honourably discharged from his office as state secretary to Minister Anders Anundsen, and has been appointed state secretary to Minister Sylvi Listhaug.
Mr. Kristian Dahlberg Hauge has been honourably discharged from his office as state secretary to Minister Robert Eriksson, and has been appointed state secretary to Minister Anniken Hauglie.
Mr. Thor Kleppen Sættem has been honourably discharged from his office as state secretary to Minister Robert Eriksson, and has been appointed state secretary to Minister Anniken Hauglie.
Mr. Bjørgulv Vinje Borgundvaag has been honourably discharged from his office as state secretary to Minister Thorhild Widvey, and has been appointed state secretary to Minister Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland.
Ms. Hanne Maren Blåfjelldal has been honourably discharged from her office as state secretary to Minister Sylvi Listhaug, and has been appointed state secretary to Minister Jon Georg Dale.
Mr. Tom-Christer Nilsen has been appointed state secretary to Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
Mr. André Kolve has been appointed state secretary to Minister Siv Jensen.
Ms. Ingvil Smines Tybring-Gjedde has been appointed state secretary to Minister Tord Lien.
Ms. Hanne Caroline Simonsen Iversen has been appointed state secretary to Minister Sylvi Listhaug.
Mr. Ronny Berg has been appointed state secretary to Minister Per Sandberg.
Ms. Christl Kvam has been appointed state secretary to Minister Anniken Hauglie, as of 8 January 2016.
Mr. Bård Folke Fredriksen has been appointed state secretary to Minister Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland, as of 8 January 2016.
The Government represents the Conservative Party (C) and the Progress Party (PrP). The state secretaries are:
To Prime Minister Erna Solberg (C)
Ms. Julie Margrethe Brodtkorb (C)
Mr. Lars Øy (C)
Mr. Sigbjørn Aanes (C)
Mr. Himanshu Gulati (PrP)
Ms. Laila Bokhari (C) – maternity leave from 13.07.2015
Mr. Torkild Solli Haukaas (C)
Ms. Ingvild Næss Stub (C)
Mr. Tom-Christer Nilsen (C)
To Minister of Finance Siv Jensen (PrP)
Mr. Paal Bjørnestad (PrP)
Mr. Jørgen Næsje (PrP)
Mr. Tore Vamraak (C)
Mr. Fredrik Färber (PrP)
Mr. André Kolve (PrP)
To Minister of Local Government and Modernisation Jan Tore Sanner (C)
Mr. Paul Chaffey (C)
Mr. Per-Willy Trudvang Amundsen (PrP)
Ms. Kristin Holm Jensen (C)
Ms. Anne Karin Olli (C)
Ms. Grete Ellingsen (C)
To Minister of Transport and Communications Ketil Solvik-Olsen (PrP)
Mr. Tom Cato Karlsen (PrP)
Mr. Reynir Johannesson (PrP)
Mr. Amund Drønen Ringdal (C)
To Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende (C)
Ms. Tone Skogen (C)
Mr. Tore Hattrem (C)
To Minister of EEA and EU Affairs Elisabeth Aspaker (C)
Ms. Elsbeth Tronstad (C)
To Minister of Trade and Industry Monica Mæland (C)
Mr. Lars Jacob Hiim (C)
Ms. Dilek Ayhan (C)
To Minister of Climate and Environment Vidar Helgesen (C)
Mr. Lars Andreas Lunde (C)
To Minister of Children and Equality Solveig Horne (PrP)
Mr. Kai-Morten Terning (PrP) – leave of absence from 28.10.2015
Ms. Ida Krag (PrP) – acting from 26.11.2015
To Minister of Health and Care Services Bent Høie (C)
Ms. Anne Grethe Erlandsen (C)
Ms. Lisbeth Normann (C)
Ms. Cecilie Brein-Karlsen (PrP)
Ms. Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg (C)
To Minister of Justice and Public Security Anders Anundsen (PrP)
Mr. Vidar Brein-Karlsen (PrP)
Mr. Gjermund Hagesæter (PrP)
To Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tord Lien (PrP)
Mr. Kjell-Børge Freiberg (PrP)
Ms. Ingvil Smines Tybring-Gjedde (PrP)
To Minister of Defence Ine Eriksen Søreide (C)
Mr. Øystein Bø (C)
To Minister of Immigration and Integration Sylvi Listhaug (PrP)
Mr. Jøran Kallmyr (PrP)
Ms. Marit Berger Røsland (C)
Ms. Hanne Caroline Simonsen Iversen (PrP)
To Minister of Education and Research Torbjørn Røe Isaksen (C)
Mr. Bjørn Haugstad (C)
Ms. Birgitte Jordahl (C)
To Minister of Fisheries Per Sandberg (PrP)
Mr. Ronny Berg (PrP)
To Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Anniken Hauglie (C)
Mr. Thor Kleppen Sættem (C)
Mr. Kristian Dahlberg Hauge (PrP)
Ms. Christl Kvam (C) – from 08.01.2016
To Minister of Culture Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland (C)
Mr. Bjørgulv Vinje Borgundvaag (C)
Mr. Bård Folke Fredriksen (C) – from 08.01.2016
To Minister of Agriculture and Food Jon Georg Dale (PrP)
Ms. Hanne Maren Blåfjelldal (PrP)