Changes among the political advisers
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Published under: Solberg's Government
Publisher: The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release | No: 110/20 | Date: 06/07/2020
Communications adviser, Ms. Kaia Jarlsby, has been appointed as political adviser to Minister of Regional Development and Digitalisation, Ms. Linda Hofstad Helleland, from 3 August 2020. Political adviser, Ms. Maren Aasan, will leave her position on 9 August.
Mr. Saliba Andreas Korkunc, who is political adviser to the Minister of Health and Care services, will end his leave of absence earlier than planned and will be back at the Ministry from 6 July 2020. Mr. Erlend Svardal Bøe, who has been acting political adviser in the absence of Mr. Korkunc, will stay in the position until 20 July, as originally planned. Because of that, the Minister of Health and Care services, Mr. Bent Høie, will have two political advisers in the period from 6 to 20 July.
The Government represents the Conservative Party (C), the Liberal Party (L) and the Christian Democratic Party (CDP). The political advisers are:
To Prime Minister Erna Solberg (C)
Ms. Hannah Sumeja Atic (C)
To Minister of Trade and Industry Iselin Nybø (L)
Ms. Britt Giske Andersen (L)
To Minister of Children and Family Kjell Ingolf Ropstad (CDP)
Ms. Maria Moe (CDP)
To Minister of Finance Jan Tore Sanner (C)
Ms. Serine Jonassen (C)
To Minister of Justice and Public Security Monica Mæland (C)
Mr. Kristoffer Aardal Hanssen (C)
To Minister of Health and Care Services Bent Høie (C)
Mr. Saliba Andreas Korkunc (C)
Mr. Erlend Svardal Bøe (C) – acting until 20 July 2020
To Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide (C)
Ms. Marte Ziolkowski (C)
To Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Torbjørn Røe Isaksen (C)
Ms. Embla Belsvik (C)
To Minister of Regional Development and Digitalisation Linda Hofstad Helleland (C)
Ms. Kaia Jarlsby (C) – from 3 August 2020
Ms. Maren Aasan (C) – until 9 August 2020
To Minister of Defence Frank Bakke-Jensen (C)
Mr. Johannes Utvåg (C)
To Minister of Local Government and Modernisation Nikolai Astrup (C)
Ms. Jenny Clemet von Tetzschner (C)
To Minister of Transport Knut Arild Hareide (CDP)
Mr. Stig-Øyvind Blystad (CDP)
To Minister of Agriculture and Food Olaug Vervik Bollestad (CDP)
Mr. Erlend Kjærnsrød (CDP)
To Minister of International Development Dag Inge Ulstein (CDP)
Ms. Kristine Gripsgård (CDP)
To Minister of Research and Higher Education Henrik Asheim (C)
Ms. Therese Eia Lerøen (C)
To Minister of Culture and Equality Abid Raja (L)
Ms. Emma Lind (L)
To Minister of Petroleum and Energy Petroleum and Energy Tina Bru (C)
Mr. Erlend Jordal (C)
To Minister of Climate and Environment Sveinung Rotevatn (L)
Mr. Even Aronsen (L)
To Minister of Fisheries and Seafood Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen (C)
Ms. Vanja Terentieff (C)
To Minister of Education and Integration Guri Melby (L)
Mr. Lars Øye Brandsås (L)