Kjell-Børge Freiberg was appointed Deputy Minister in the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on October 23^rd 2015. He is a representative of the Norwegian Progress Party. He was previously the Mayor of Hadsel municipality, a position he had held since 2007. He had different roles in the Progress Party from 1999, among them County Chair for Nordland county and Party Secretary with responsibility for Nordland, Troms and Finnmark counties. Before becoming a full time politician, Freiberg worked for different companies in the Norwegian fishing and aquaculture industry.