Press Release

Nr.70/1999
Dato 23 April 1999

State Secretaries

Following the death on 13 April of Mr. Odd Hellesnes, state secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the King has in today’s session of the Council of State appointed Mr. Hans T. Antonsen, political advisor in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, to the office as state secretary in the said ministry.

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. Åslaug Haga (Cent.)
Mr. Gunnar Husan (Chr.)
Mr. Odd Jostein Sæter (Chr.)
Mr. Per Tore Woie (Lib.)

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

Ministry of Children and Family Affairs:
Mr. Odd Anders With (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. Arne Synnes (Chr.)
Mr. Endre Skjørestad (Cent.)
Ms. Tori Hoven (Lib.)

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. Helge Eide (Chr.)

Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development:
Ms. Johanne N. Gaup (Cent.)
Mr. Per N. Hagen (Cent.)