Press Release

No: 148/1999
Date: 22 October 1999

Change of state secretary

In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Jostein Solberg (50), chief county employment officer, Sparbu, as state secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Government Administration, effective as of 8 am on 25 October. Mr. Solberg succeeds Mr. Helge Eide, last week appointed state secretary in the Ministry of Finance.

The list of state secretaries is now as follows (Chr. – the Christian Democratic Party, Cent. - the Centre Party, Lib. - the Liberal Party):

Office of the Prime Minister:
Ms. Kari Husøy (Chr.)
Ms. Anna Kristine Jahr Røine (Cent.)
Mr. Gunnar Husan (Chr.)
Mr. Odd Jostein Sæter (Chr.)
Mr. Per Tore Woie (Lib.)

Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development:
Ms. Johanne N. Gaup (Cent.)
Mr. Per Olaf Lundteigen (Cent.)
Mr. Olav Ulleren (Cent.)

Ministry of Children and Family Affairs:
Ms. Torunn Laupsa (Chr.)

Ministry of Trade and Industry:
Ms. Harriet E. Berg (Lib.)
Mr. Hans T. Antonsen (Lib.)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Mr. Jarle Skjørestad (Cent.)
Ms. Janne Haaland Matlary (Chr.)
Mr. Wegger Chr. Strømmen (Chr.)

Ministry of Fisheries:
Mr. Johannes Martin Nakken (Cent.)

Ministry of Finance:
Mr. Endre Skjørestad (Cent.)
Ms. Tori Hoven (Lib.)
Mr. Helge Eide (Chr.)

Ministry of Agriculture:
Mr. Jan Erik Sundby (Chr.)

Ministry of Defence:
Mr. Kjell Ingar Alvheim (Lib.)

Ministry of Justice and the Police:
Mr. Bjørn Johan Solbakken (Chr.)
Mr. Atle Hamar (Lib.)

Ministry of Education, Research and Church Affairs:
Mr. Svein Helgesen (Chr.)
Ms. Marit Elisebet Totland (Chr.)

Ministry of Transport and Communications:
Mr. Svein-Ottar Sandal (Chr.)

Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, social affairs:
Mr. Steinulf Tungesvik (Cent.)

Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, health affairs:
Mr. Idar Magne Holme (Chr.)

Ministry of Oil and Energy:
Mr. Erlend Grimstad (Cent.)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, international development and human rights:
Mr. Leiv Lunde (Chr.)

Ministry of the Environment:
Mr. Jesper Werdelin Simonsen (Lib.)

Ministry of Labour and Government Administration:
Mr. Jostein Solberg (Chr.)

Ministry of Cultural Affairs:
Mr. Per Kristian Skulberg (Cent.)