State Secretary John-Ragnar Aarset
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Published under: Solberg's Government
Publisher: Ministry of Transport and Communications
State Secretary John-Ragnar Aarset (Conservative Party)
Appointed:
09/03/2020
Left:
14/10/2021
Born:
1973
Political posts
2005-2009 2nd Deputy Representative to Parliament for Buskerud
2001-2005 1st Deputy Representative to Parliament for Buskerud
2000-2006 Chairman and member of The Decision Committee, The Norwegian Young Conservatives
2001 Member of The Manifesto Committee for The Conservative Party’s Election Manifesto
1998-2000 Chairman of The Norwegian Young Conservatives and member of AU and the Conservative Central Committee
1996-1998 Central Committee Member The Norwegian Young Conservatives
1995-2002 County Council Representative in Buskerud
1992-1994 Chairman of Buskerud Young Conservatives
1992-1997 Member of the National Convention of Norsk Målungdom
1991-1995 County Council Representative in Hol
Work experience
2016-2020 Secretary General, The Conservative Party
2013-2015 State Secretary Ministry of Transport
2012-2013 Managing Director of Forum Nye Bergensbanen
2008-2012 Special Advisor to the PR Agency Gambit Hill+Knowlton and Managing Director of The Washington Seminar
2005-2008 Communications Advisor in The Conservative Party’s Parliamentary Group to Erna Solberg
2004-2005 Political Advisor to Municipal and Regional Minister Erna Solberg
2001-2004 Press Officer and Secretariat Vice Chairman to The Conservative Party’s Parliamentary Group
2000-2001 Communications Advisor with the PR Agency Konsensus AS
1998-2000 Chairman of The Norwegian Young Conservatives
1992-1993 Substitute teacher school assistant in the Municipality of Hol
Education
1998 Bachelor in Culture and Social Sciences, University of Oslo
1992 Examen Artium, Hallingdal Grammar School
Other posts and engagements
2011-2018 Co-founder of the toyshop Vrimmel leker AS
2004-2013 Chairman and member of the Board of Directors of the Literary Company Det norske Samlaget and attending Deputy Board Member of the Foundation Det Norske Samlaget
2002-2013 Press Officer for Skarverennet
1996-2017 Sergeant in Hallingdal Civil Defence Group