State secretary and National security advisor Thomas Boe Hornburg

State secretary and National security advisor Thomas Boe Hornburg (Labour Party)

State secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister from 14 October 2021. National security advisor from December 2025.

Appointed: 14/10/2021

E-mail tbho@smk.dep.no
Phone: +47 22 24 40 08

Experience

2016-2021: Political adviser for Jonas Gahr Støre, responsible for strategy and policy development
2006-2016: Editor, director, commentator and journalist at Aftenposten
2002-2006: HR-director and management trainee at Schibsted ASA

Education

2006: Executive MBA from NHH Norwegian School of Economics
2000: Master of Science in International Relations from London School of Economics and Political Science
1999: Cand. Philol. in History of Ideas from the University of Oslo
2016: The Senior Executive Course from the Norwegian Defence University College