Acting State secretary Hans Christian Hveem Kjølseth
Acting State secretary Hans Christian Hveem Kjølseth (Centre Party)
Hans Christian Hveem Kjølseth was appointed Acting State Secretary to the Minister of Defence, Bjørn Arild Gram, effective from 6 September 2024.
Appointed:
06/09/2024
Work Experience
2023 - 2024: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Director, Section for Global Security and Disarmament
2019 - 2023: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Adviser/Senior Adviser, Section for Security Policy and North America
2017 - 2019: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy in Ankara, First Secretary
2015 - 2017: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NATO Delegation, First Secretary
2012 - 2015: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy in Luanda, Second Secretary
2010 - 2012: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Junior Diplomat Programme
2009 - 2010: Centre Party’s Parliamentary Group, Media Adviser/Political Adviser
2008: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), Research Fellow
2005: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy in Santiago, Trainee
Education
2007 - 2009: Master’s Degree in Political Science, University of Oslo, including an exchange semester at Freie Universität Berlin
2002 - 2003: Georgia Rotary Student Program, Rotary International, one-year study at Georgia Southern University, USA
2001 - 2005: Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science, University of Oslo, including an exchange semester at Universidad de Costa Rica
2000 - 2001: Completed National Service, Medical Regiment, Lahaugmoen
1997 - 2000: General Studies, Economics and Administrative Studies, Lena Upper Secondary School