Changes among the state secretaries

Mr. Oddmund Hoel has been honourably discharged as state secretary to Minister of Research and Higher Education, Ms. Sandra Borch. Mr. Hoel is appointed new Minister of Research and Higher Education.

Mr. Ivar B. Prestbakmo is appointed state secretary to Minister of Research and Higher Education, Mr. Oddmund Hoel.

The government represents the Labour Party (Lab.) and Centre Party (Cent.) The state secretaries are:

To Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (Lab.)
Ms. Kristine Joy Nordenson Kallset (Lab.)
Ms. Astrid Scharning Huitfeldt (Lab.)
Mr. Wegard Håkon Harsvik (Lab.)
Mr. Thomas Boe Hornburg (Lab.)
Mr. Halvard Hølleland (Lab.)
Mr. Kristoffer Thoner (Lab.) – Leave of absence 17.11.23-03.03.24
Mr. Erling Emil Laugsand (Cent.)
Ms. Ingunn Trosholmen (Lab.)
Mr. Halvard Ingebrigtsen (Lab.) – Acting 30.10.23-03.03.24

To Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum (Cent.)
Mr. Erlend Trygve Grimstad (Cent.)
Mr. Lars Erik Bartnes (Cent.)
Mr. Lars Vangen (Cent.)
Ms. Ellen Reitan (Lab.)
Mr. Geir Indrefjord (Cent)

To Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion Tonje Brenna (Lab.)
Mr. Kjetil Vevle (Lab.)
Ms. Ellen Bakken (Lab.)
Mr. Per Olav Skurdal Hopsø (Lab.)

To Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim (Cent.)
Ms. Bjørg Sandkjær (Cent.)

To Minister of Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre (Lab.)
Ms. Anne Marit Bjørnflaten (Lab.)
Mr. Tore O. Sandvik (Lab.) – Acting 10.11.23-03.03.24

To Minister of Children and Families Kjersti Toppe (Cent.)
Ms. Trine Fagervik (Cent.)
Ms. Eli Blakstad (Cent.)

To Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide (Lab.)
Mr. Eivind Vad Petersson (Lab.)
Mr. Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik (Lab.)
Ms. Maria Varteressian (Lab.)

To Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram (Cent.)
Ms. Anne Marie Aanerud (Cent.)
Ms. Marie Lamo Vikanes (Cent.)

To Minister of Transport Jon-Ivar Nygård (Lab.)
Mr. Tom Kalsås (Lab.)
Mr. Bent-Joacim Bentzen (Cent.)
Ms. Abel Cecilie Knibe Kroglund (Lab.)

To Minister of Health and Care services Ingvild Kjerkol (Lab.)
Mr. Karl Kristian Bekeng (Lab.)
Mr. Ole Henrik Krat Bjørkholt (Lab.)
Ms. Ellen Moen Rønning-Arnesen (Lab.)

To Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl (Cent.)
Mr. Hans-Petter Aasen (Cent.)
Mr. John-Erik Vika (Cent.)
Mr. Even Eriksen (Lab.)
Mr. Sigve Bolstad (Cent.)

To Minister of Energy Terje Aasland (Lab.)
Ms. Elisabeth Sæther (Lab.)
Ms. Astrid Bergmål (Lab.)

To Minister of Culture and Equality Lubna Jaffery (Lab.)
Mr. Even Aleksander Hagen (Lab.)
Mr. Erlend Kaldestad Hanstveit (Lab.)

To Minister of Agriculture and Food Geir Pollestad (Cent.)
Ms. Wenche Westberg (Cent.)

To Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Erling Sande (Cent.)
Mr. Ole Gustav Narud (Cent.)
Ms. Nancy Charlotte Porsanger Anti (Cent.)
Ms. Sigrun Wiggen Prestbakmo (Cent.)

To Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance Karianne O. Tung (Lab.)
Ms. Gunn Karin Gjul (Lab.)
Mr. Tomas Norvoll (Lab.)

To Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy Cecilie Myrseth (Lab.)
Ms. Kristina Sigurdsdottir Hansen (Lab.)
Mr. Even Tronstad Sagebakken (Lab.)

To Minister of Education Kari Nessa Nordtun (Lab.)
Mr. Sindre Lysø (Lab.)
Ms. Synnøve Mjeldheim Skaar (Lab.)

To Minister of Climate and Environment Andreas Bjelland Eriksen (Lab.)
Ms. Ragnhild Sjoner Syrstad (Lab.)
Ms. Kjersti Bjørnstad (Cent.)

To Minister of Research and Higher Education Oddmund Hoel (Cent.)
Mr. Ivar B. Prestbakmo (Cent.)