The Office of the Prime Minister has from 1 February appointed Mr. Morten Wasstøl, (33), programme officer, Arendal, as political advisor to Minister of the Environment Helen Bjørnøy. He succeeds Mr. Kjetil Bjørklund, who will leave the post from the same date.

Morten Wasstøl comes from a post as programme officer at UNEP/GRID-Arendal. He has been member of the Socialis Left Party's board and leader of the party's committee on environment policy since 2005. Mr. Wasstøl is Master of Science in urban and regional development, from the London School of Economics 1999.

The Government represents the Labour Party (Lab.), the Socialist Left Party (Soc.) and the Centre Party (Cent.). From 1 February the list of political advisors looks as follows:

To Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (Lab.)
Ms. Mina Gerhardsen (Lab.)

To Minister of Finance Kristin Halvorsen (Soc.)
Ms. Sylvi Annie Bratten (Soc.)

To Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Åslaug Haga (Cent.)
Ms. Magnhild Eia (Cent.)

To Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre (Lab.)
Ms. Gry Larsen (Lab.)

To Minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen (Lab.)
Ms. Ragnhild Mathisen (Lab.)

To Minister of the Environment Helen Bjørnøy (Soc.)
Mr. Morten Wasstøl (Soc.)

To Minister of Petroleum and Energy Odd Roger Enoksen (Cent.)
Ms. Anne Tingelstad Wøien (Cent.)

To Minister of Development Cooperation Erik Solheim (Soc.)
Mr. Torbjørn Urfjell (Soc.)

To Minster of Trade and Industry Odd Eriksen (Lab.)
Ms. Annelene Svingen (Lab.)

To Minister of Transport and Communications Liv Signe Navarsete (Cent.)
Mr. Erik Lahnstein (Cent.)

To Minister of Education and Research Øystein Djupedal (Soc.)
Mr. Roger Pedersen (Soc.)

To Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion Bjarne Håkon Hanssen (Lab.)
Ms. Arnhild Holstad (Lab.)

To Minister of Justice Knut Storberget (Lab.)
Ms. Astri Aas-Hansen (Lab.)

To Minister of Children and Equality Karita Bekkemellem (Lab.)
Ms. Marthe Scharning Lund (Lab.)

To Minister of Culture and Church Affairs Trond Giske (Lab.)
Mr. Halvard Ingebrigtsen (Lab.)

To Minister of Health and Care Services Sylvia Brustad (Lab.)
Mr. Arvid Libak (Lab.)

To Minister of Government Administration and Reform Heidi Grande Røys (Soc.)
Mr. Jørund Leknes (Soc.)

To Minister of Agriculture and Food Terje Riis-Larsen (Cent.)
Ms. Sigrid Hjørnegård (Cent.)

To Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Helga Pedersen (Lab.)
Ms. Kari-Anne Larsen (Lab.)