Roger Solheim is on paternity leave from 1st of November 2011.

Political Adviser Roger Solheim is acting State Secretary from 7th of March 2011 while Lotte Grepp Knutsen is on leave. Roger Solheim was appointed Political Adviser for Minister of Culture Anniken Huitfeldt on 28 October 2009. Solheim’s previous position was that of Head of Information in the Football Association of Norway (NFF). From 13 January until 16 August 2010 he was appointed acting State Secretary in the Ministry of Culture.

Mr Solheim has terminated his employment relationship with the NFF as a consequence of his political role in the Ministry of Culture. For the first six months, in order to avoid questions of legal competence, Mr Solheim will not take part in the preparation of cases in which the NFF is a party.

Mr Solheim has held political positions for the Labour Party previously: as a political adviser in the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs and as a political secretary in Troms County Council. Mr Solheim holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Oslo in politics and administration, economics, mathematics and statistics. He has also studied information and information management at the BI - the Norwegian School of Management (part of the Master of Management programme).  

Work experience:
2000 - 2009   Head of Information, the Football Association of Norway (NFF)
1997 – 2000  Head of Information/Information Adviser, the Norwegian Wine and Spirits Monopoly
1994 – 1997  Political Adviser in the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
1993 – 1994  Political Secretary for the Chairman of Troms County Council      

Education:
2007 Master of Management, topics in Information and Information Management
1999 Undergraduate studies in economy
1998 One-term course in mathematics and statistics
1992 Undergraduate studies in economy
1990 Undergraduate studies in politics and administration
1988 University preliminary entrance examination
1988 Upper secondary school

Organizational experience /other appointments:
2009 Head of BI Alumni Communications
1991 – 1999  Member of Tromsø city council
1990 – 1994  Deputy Leader, Tromsø Labour Party
1990 – 1991  Leader of Troms Labour Youth (AUF), member of AUF National Committee