Other political staff

Bård Folke Fredriksen was appointed State Secretary to Minister of Culture Linda Hofstad Helleland by the King in Council on 16 December 2015, effective from 8 January 2016.

E-mail postmottak@kud.dep.no

Phone +47 22 24 78 03

Maria Kristine Göthner was appointed as a political adviser to Minister of Culture Linda Hofstad Helleland on 16 December 2015, effective from 8 January 2016.

E-mail Maria-Kristine.Gothner@kud.dep.no

Phone +47 22 24 78 30

On 15 January 2016, State Secretary Himanshu Gulati was appointed to a temporary, open-ended part-time position (25 per cent) as state secretary to Minister of Culture Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland. His portfolio at the Ministry of Culture will cover voluntary sector and sport-related matters. Mr Gulati will remain a state secretary to Prime Minister Erna Solberg, also in a part-time position (75 per cent).

E-mail himanshu.gulati@kud.dep.no

Phone +47 22 24 70 17

Mobile phone: +47 454 29 332