Secretary General Cathrine Marie Lofthus
Secretary General Cathrine Marie Lofthus
The Secretary General is the Ministry’s highest permanent official. The Secretary General is tasked with relieving and acting as an advisor for the Minister in the work relating to management and coordination of the Ministry’s work. The Secretary General is the Minister’s closest colleague and advisor, both regarding technical and policy matters.
Phone:
+47 22 24 84 07
Background/education
2008 Doctor of Medical Science (dr. med.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo
2002 Certified physician
2000 Professional studies degree, medicine (cand.med.)
1998 University college graduate business administration and management, University of South-Eastern Norway
Professional experience (last 15 years)
2021– Secretary General, Ministry of Health and Care Services
2015–2021 Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority
2012–2014 Deputy CEO/Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Oslo University Hospital
2010–2012 Project Director, Oslo University Hospital
2009 Chief Medical Advisor/Head of Department, Department of Professional Development and Research, Aker University Hospital
2007–2008 Senior Consultant/Head of Department, Department of Endocrinology, Aker University Hospital
2005–2006 Specialty Registrar, Centre for Endocrinology, Aker University Hospital
Board appointments
2019–2021 Oslo Science City
2019–2021 Oslo Cancer Cluster
2019–2021 KLP (Kommunal landspensjonskasse gjensidige forsikringsselskap (mutual insurance company))
2018–2021 Norwegian Healthnet – Public Enterprise
2016–2021 National eHealth Board
2015–2017 National Council for prioritisation in the health and care services
2006–2013 Norwegian Internal Medicine Association
Professional development and research
Principal supervisor for 2 PhD students
Lecturer in required courses for the specialised subject of endocrinology
Lecturer and instruction for medical students
Referee for international academic journals
Assignments for the Norwegian Knowledge Centre and the Norwegian Directorate of Health
Research projects at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Awards for presentations of research work
Key competencies
Group management and corporate governance
Change management and restructuring
Organisational development
Institutional planning, budgeting and financial management
Strategic work and analysis
Operation and management of hospitals, including capacity utilisation, analysis of control data and improvement of operational efficiency
Research management and professional development
Quality work and patient safety, work on patient pathways
Competence development
Clinical ICT and digitalisation
Extensive project experience, including large-scale building projects
Media and communications experience
List of publications
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=lofthus+cm