Changes among the state secretaries
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Published under: Solberg's Government
Publisher: The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release | No: 10/21 | Date: 24/01/2020
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has made changes in the list of state secretaries.
State secretary, Mr. Geir Inge Sivertsen, has been honourably discharged as state secretary to Minister of Trade and Industry Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, and has been appointed as new Minister of Fisheries and Seafood.
State secretary, Mr. Sveinung Rotevatn, has been honourably discharged as state secretary to Minister of Climate and Environment Ola Elvestuen, and has been appointed as new Minister of Climate and Environment.
State secretary, Ms. Julie Kristine Kordahl, has been honourably discharged as state secretary in a 100 percent position to Minister of Agriculture and Food, Ms. Olaug Vervik Bollestad, and has been appointed again as state secretary in a 75 percent position to Minister of Agriculture and Food, Ms. Olaug Vervik Bollestad, and a 25 percent position to Minister of Children and Family, Mr. Kjell Ingolf Ropstad.
The constitution of Ms. Maria Kristine Strandskog Göthner as state secretary to Minister of Education and Integration Jan Tore Sanner has been terminated. Ms. Maria Kristine Strandskog Göthner has been appointed as state secretary to Minister of Finance, Mr. Jan Tore Sanner.
The constitution of Ms. Karianne Hansen as state secretary to Minister of Public Security Ingvil Smines Tybring-Gjedde has been terminated.
State secretary, Mr. Magnus Thue, has been honourably discharged as state secretary to Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, and has been appointed again as state secretary to Minister of Finance, Mr. Jan Tore Sanner.
State secretary, Mr. Lars Jacob Hiim, has been honourably discharged as state secretary to Minister of Local Government and Modernisation, Ms. Monica Mæland, and has been appointed again as state secretary to Minister of Justice and Immigration, Ms. Monica Mæland.
State secretary, Mr. Paul Chaffey, has been honourably discharged as state secretary to Minister of Digitalisation, Mr. Nikolai Astrup, and has been appointed again as state secretary to Minister of Regional Development and Digitalisation.
State secretary, Mr. Vegard Einan, has been honourably discharged as state secretary to Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Ms. Anniken Hauglie, and has been appointed again as state secretary to Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Mr. Torbjørn Røe Isaksen.
State secretary, Ms. Aase Marte Johansen Horrigmo, has been honourably discharged as state secretary to Minister of Local Government and Modernisation, Ms. Monica Mæland, and has been appointed again as state secretary to Minister of Research and Higher Education, Mr. Henrik Asheim.
State secretary, Mr. Anders Bjørnsen Werp, has been honourably discharged as state secretary to Minister of Transport, Mr. Jon Georg Dale, and has been appointed again as state secretary to Minister of Transport, Mr. Knut Arild Hareide.
State secretary, Mr. Jan-Christian Kolstø, has been honourably discharged as state secretary to Minister of Culture and Equality, Ms. Trine Skei Grande, and has been appointed again as state secretary to Minister of Education and Integration, Ms. Trine Skei Grande.
State secretary, Ms. Anne Karin Olli, has been honourably discharged as state secretary to Minister of Local Government and Modernisation, Ms. Monica Mæland, and has been appointed again as state secretary to Minister of Regional Development and Digitalisation, Ms. Linda Hofstad Helleland.
State secretary, Mr. Sverre Vatnar, has been honourably discharged as state secretary to Minister of Finance, Ms. Siv Jensen, and has been appointed again as state secretary to Minister of Finance, Mr. Jan Tore Sanner.
State secretary, Mr. Thor Kleppen Sættem, has been honourably discharged as state secretary to Minister of Justice and Immigration, Mr. Jøran Kallmyr, and has been appointed again as state secretary to Minister of Justice and Public Security, Ms. Monica Mæland.
State secretary, Mr. Geir Olsen, has been honourably discharged as state secretary to Minister of Finance, Ms. Siv Jensen, and has been appointed again as state secretary to Minister of Finance, Mr. Jan Tore Sanner.
Self-employed, Ms. Kari Elisabeth Olrud Moen, has been appointed state secretary to Minister of Finance, Mr. Jan Tore Sanner.
Commission cochair, Ms. Saida Roshni Begum, has been appointed as state secretary to Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Mr. Torbjørn Røe Isaksen.
Political adviser, Ms. Ingvild Ofte Arntsen, has been appointed as state secretary to Minister of Transport, Mr. Knut Arild Hareide.
Adviser, Ms. Heidi Karin Nakken, has been appointed as state secretary to Minister of Local Government and Modernisation, Mr. Nikolai Astrup.
Senior Adviser, Mr. Mathias Fischer, has been appointed as state secretary to Minister of Climate and Environment, Mr. Sveinung Rotevatn.
City Manager, Ms. Maren Hersleth Holsen, has been appointed as state secretary to Minister of Climate and Environment, Mr. Sveinung Rotevatn.
Member of Parliament, Mr. Grunde Kreken Almeland, has been appointed to state secretary to Minister of Education and Integration, Ms. Trine Skei Grande.
CEO, Ms. Trine Danielsen has been appointed as state secretary to Minister of Fisheries and Seafood, Mr. Geir Inge Sivertsen, from 10 February 2020.
Editor, Mr. Knut Aastad Bråten, has been appointed as state secretary to Minister of Culture and Equality, Mr. Abid Raja.
Assistant professor with promotion, Ms. Anja Johansen, has been appointed as state secretary to Minister of Education and Integration, Ms. Trine Skei Grande.
Local politician, Mr. Harald Furre, has been appointed as state secretary to Minister of Local Government and Modernisation, Mr. Nikolai Astrup.
District administrator, Ms. Ingelin Noresjø, har been appointed state secretary to Minister of Transport, Mr. Knut Arild Hareide.
CEO, Mr. Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen, has been appointed state secretary to Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Ms. Tina Bru.
HR director, Ms. Lucie Katrine Sunde-Eidem, has been appointed state secretary to Minister of Trade and Industry, Ms. Iselin Nybø.
Mr. Lars Joakim Dalånes Hanssen, Ms. Anne Helene Wettermark Bramo, Mr. Jørgen Næsje, Mr. Atle Simonsen, Mr. Brage Baklien, Mr. Roy Angelvik, Mr. Kristoffer Sivertsen, Mr. Alf Erik Bergstøl Andersen, Mr. Tom Staahle, Ms. Liv Lønnum, Mr. Tommy Skjervold, Mr. Allan Ellingsen, Ms. Toril Charlotte Ulleberg Reynolds, Ms. Julie Midtgarden Remen, Ms. Marianne Eikvåg Groth, Ms. Rebekka Borsch, Mr. Atle Hamar, Mr. Tom Erlend Skaug, Ms. Frida Blomgren and Ms. Guro Angell Gimse have been honourably discharged as state secretaries.
The Government represents the Conservative Party (C), the Liberal Party (L) and the Christian Democratic Party (CDP). The state secretaries are:
To Prime Minister Erna Solberg (C)
Mr. Lars Øy (C)
Ms. Ingvild Næss Stub (C)
Ms. Sunniva Ihle Steinstad (C)
Mr. Rune Alstadsæter (C)
Mr. Audun Rødningsby (L)
Mr. Hans Olav Syversen (CDP)
Mr. Oluf Ulseth (C)
To Minister of Finance Jan Tore Sanner (C)
Mr. Magnus Thue (C)
Ms. Kari Elisabeth Olrud Moen (C)
Mr. Geir Olsen (L)
Mr. Sverre Vatnar (CDP)
Ms. Maria Kristine Strandskog Göthner (C)
To Minister of Education and Integration Trine Skei Grande (L)
Mr. Jan-Christian Kolstø (L)
Mr. Grunde Kreken Almeland (L)
Ms. Anja Johansen (L)
To Minister of Children and Family Kjell Ingolf Ropstad (CDP)
Mr. Julian Thomas Farner-Calvert (CDP)
Ms. Jorunn Hallaråker (CDP)
Ms. Julie Kristine Kordahl (CDP) – 25 percent position
To Minister of Justice and Public Security Monica Mæland (C)
Mr. Lars Jacob Hiim (C)
Mr. Thor Kleppen Sættem (C)
To Minister of Health and Care Services Bent Høie (C)
Ms. Anne Grethe Erlandsen (C)
Ms. Maria Jahrmann Bjerke (C) – Leave of absence 16.01.20-02.10.20
Ms. Inger Klippen (C) – Temporarily appointed 01.01.20-04.10.20
To Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide (C)
Mr. Audun Halvorsen (C)
Ms. Marianne Hagen (C)
Mr. Jens Frølich Holte (C)
To Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Torbjørn Røe Isaksen (C)
Mr. Vegard Einan (C)
Ms. Saida Roshni Begum (C)
To Minister of Regional Development and Digitalisation Linda Hofstad Helleland (C)
Mr. Paul Chaffey (C)
Ms. Anne Karin Olli (C)
To Minister of Defence Frank Bakke-Jensen (C)
Ms. Tone Skogen (C)
To Minister of Local Government and Modernisation Nikolai Astrup (C)
Ms. Heidi Karin Nakken (C)
Mr. Harald Furre (C)
To Minister of Trade and Industry Iselin Nybø (L)
Ms. Lucie Katrine Sunde-Eidem (L)
To Minister of Transport Knut Arild Hareide (CDP)
Mr. Anders Bjørnsen Werp (C)
Ms. Ingvild Ofte Arntsen (CDP)
Ms. Ingelin Noresjø (CDP)
To Minister of Agriculture and Food Olaug Vervik Bollestad (CDP)
Ms. Julie Kristine Kordahl (CDP) – 75 percent position
Mr. Widar Skogan (CDP)
To Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein (CDP)
Mr. Aksel Jakobsen
To Minister of Research and Higher Education Henrik Asheim (C)
Ms. Aase Marthe Johansen Horrigmo (C)
To Minister of Fisheries and Seafood Geir Inge Sivertsen (C)
Ms. Trine Danielsen (C)
To Minister of Culture and Equality Abid Raja (L)
Mr. Knut Aastad Bråten (L)
To Minister of Petroleum and Energy Petroleum and Energy Tina Bru (C)
Mr. Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen (H)
To Minister of Climate and Environment Sveinung Rotevatn (L)
Mr. Mathias Fischer (L)
Ms. Maren Hersleth Holsen (L)