Changes in the Government
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Published under: Solberg's Government
Publisher: The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release | No: 28/20 | Date: 02/03/2020
In an extraordinary session of the Council of State today, the Crown Prince Regent has made changes in the Government.
Minister of Fisheries and Seafood, Mr. Geir Inge Sivertsen, has been honourably discharged from his office.
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Mr. Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, has been appointed Minister of Fisheries and Seafood until further notice. Mr. Røe Isaksen also continues as Minister of Labour and Social Affairs.
The changes are active as of 11:30 hours today, 2 March 2020.
The Government represents the Conservative Party (C), the Liberal Party (L) and the Christian Democratic Party (CDP):
Prime Minister
Ms. Erna Solberg (C)
Minister of Finance
Mr. Jan Tore Sanner (C)
Minister of Education and Integration
Ms. Trine Skei Grande (L)
Minister of Children and Families
Mr. Kjell Ingolf Ropstad (CDP)
Minister of Justice and Public Security
Ms. Monica Mæland (C)
Minister of Health and Care Services
Mr. Bent Høie (C)
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Ine Eriksen Søreide (C)
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs and Minister of Fisheries and Seafood
Mr. Torbjørn Røe Isaksen (C)
Minister of Regional Development and Digitalisation
Ms. Linda Hofstad Helleland (C)
Minister of Defence
Mr. Frank Bakke-Jensen (C)
Minister of Local Government and Modernisation
Mr. Nikolai Astrup (C)
Minister of Trade and Industry
Ms. Iselin Nybø (L)
Minister of Transport
Mr. Knut Arild Hareide (CDP)
Minister of Agriculture and Food
Ms. Olaug Vervik Bollestad (CDP)
Minister of International Development
Mr. Dag Inge Ulstein (CDP)
Minister of Research and Higher Education
Mr. Henrik Asheim (C)
Minister of Culture and Equality
Mr. Abid Raja (L)
Minister of Petroleum and Energy
Tina Bru (C)
Minister of Climate and Environment
Mr. Sveinung Rotevatn (L)