Mette Gundersen (Labour Party) became State Secretary in the Ministry of Transport on 14^th October 2021.

Gundersen was State Secretary in the Ministry of Culture 2005–2007. She was deputy mayor in Kristiansand 2007–2011 and has been a representative on Kristiansand City Council since 1999. She was Deputy Representative to the Storting for Vest-Agder 2001–2005. Gundersen has held a number of board positions and positions of trust. Among other things, she is a member of the Governing Board of KS, the Council of Europe's Municipal Congress and the EFTA forum for local and regional elected representatives. She is a former member of, among others, the Labour Party Congress and the Broadcasting Council. Gundersen is a graduate of Agder University College (political science), Volda University College (media studies and journalism) and the Business Academy.