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Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet is the current government of Norway
. Appointed on 17 October 2005, it is a coalition
between the Labour Party
, the Socialist Left Party
and the Centre Party
, known as the Red–Green Coalition
. The cabinet has ten members from the Labour Party, five from the Socialist Left Party and four from the Centre Party. It replaced Bondevik's Second Cabinet following the 2005 parliamentary election
where the three parties won a majority in parliament. In the 2009 parliamentary election
, the three parties retained their majority, and the coalition continued.
The cabinet is the first time the Socialist Left Party has sat in government, and the second time, after the post-war interim Gerhardsen's First Cabinet, where the Labour Party sits in a coalition government. It was the first cabinet to have had a majority of women, and the first to have had a member with a non-Western heritage.
presented his first team in October 2005:
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Appointed on 17 October 2005, it is a coalition
Coalition government
A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...
between the Labour Party
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
, the Socialist Left Party
Socialist Left Party (Norway)
The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since...
and the Centre Party
Centre Party (Norway)
The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its...
, known as the Red–Green Coalition
Red-Green Coalition (Norway)
The Red-Green Coalition is a centre-left coalition of Norwegian parties, formed by the Labour , the Socialist Left Party , and the Centre Party. Unlike many other Red-Green coalitions, the "Green" here is the colour of a centrist party rather than an actual Green party...
. The cabinet has ten members from the Labour Party, five from the Socialist Left Party and four from the Centre Party. It replaced Bondevik's Second Cabinet following the 2005 parliamentary election
Norwegian parliamentary election, 2005
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 September 2005. More than 3.4 million Norwegians were eligible for vote for the Storting, the parliament of Norway. The new Storting has 169 members, an increase of four over the 2001 election....
where the three parties won a majority in parliament. In the 2009 parliamentary election
Norwegian parliamentary election, 2009
The 2009 parliamentary election was held in Norway on 14 September 2009. Elections in Norway are held on a Monday in September, usually the second or third Monday, as determined by the king. Early voting was possible between 10 August and 11 September 2009, while some municipalities held open...
, the three parties retained their majority, and the coalition continued.
The cabinet is the first time the Socialist Left Party has sat in government, and the second time, after the post-war interim Gerhardsen's First Cabinet, where the Labour Party sits in a coalition government. It was the first cabinet to have had a majority of women, and the first to have had a member with a non-Western heritage.
Replacements
There have been several changes since Prime Minister Jens StoltenbergJens Stoltenberg
is a Norwegian politician, leader of the Norwegian Labour Party and the current Prime Minister of Norway. Having assumed office on 17 October 2005, Stoltenberg previously served as Prime Minister from 2000 to 2001....
presented his first team in October 2005:
- On 29 September 2006, Odd EriksenOdd EriksenOdd Eriksen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. In addition to his political career he gained national fame after stopping an Algerian hijacker from crashing a Kato Air-flight in 2004.-Career:...
resigned as Minister of Trade and Industry, and was succeeded by Dag Terje AndersenDag Terje AndersenDag Terje Andersen is a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. In addition to professional politics he has been working at a steel mill and as a lumberjack, something that has given him a reputation for representing the average guy in politics.He was elected into the Norwegian...
. - On 21 September 2007, Odd Roger EnoksenOdd Roger EnoksenOdd Roger Enoksen is a Norwegian politician representing the Norwegian Centre Party.Having an agronomist education, he previously worked as a farmer. He was first elected to Parliament in 1989, after a career in local politics...
resigned as Minister of Petroleum and Energy and was replaced by Åslaug HagaÅslaug HagaÅslaug Marie Haga is a Norwegian politician. She was the leader of the Centre Party from 2003 to 2008.-Early life and career:Haga was born in Nes, Akershus. She has a Masters degree in political science from the University of Oslo...
, who was succeeded as Minister of Local Government and Regional Development by Magnhild Meltveit KleppaMagnhild Meltveit KleppaMagnhild Meltveit Kleppa is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. She was the Minister of Social Affairs from 1997 to 2000 and was appointed Norwegian Minister of Local Government and Regional Development on 21 September 2007. On 20 October 2009, she swapped departments and became Minister...
, thus making the first government in the history of Norway with more women than men. - On 18 October 2007, Helen BjørnøyHelen BjørnøyHelen Oddveig Bjørnøy is a Norwegian Lutheran minister and politician . From October 2005 to October 2007, she was Minister of the Environment in the Red-Green Coalition cabinet headed by Jens Stoltenberg...
resigned as Minister of Environment and Øystein DjupedalØystein DjupedalØystein Kåre Djupedal, born 5 May 1960 in Oslo, Norway, is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party and a member of Storting for Sør-Trøndelag County where he has sat since the 1993 election. For two years from 17 October 2005 until 18 October 2007 he was the Minister of Education and...
as Minister of Education and Science. Fellow Socialist Left Party minister Erik SolheimErik SolheimErik Solheim is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party . He holds two posts in the current Norwegian cabinet, and carries the title Minister of the Environment and Minister of Development Cooperation...
became joint Minister of International Development and Environment (though the two roles were not merged, International Development is part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), while Djupedal was succeeded by Bård Vegard Solhjell as Minister of Education and Tora AaslandTora AaslandTora Aasland is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1985, and was re-elected on one occasion....
as Minister of Science. Karita BekkemellemKarita BekkemellemKarita Bekkemellem is a Norwegian politician. She belongs to the Norwegian Labour Party, where she leads the women's network....
resigned as Minister of Children and Equality and was replaced by Norway's first minister with a minority background, Manuela Ramin-OsmundsenManuela Ramin-OsmundsenManuela Myriam Henri Ramin-Osmundsen is a Norwegian politician belonging to the Norwegian Labour Party. Born in the French overseas department Martinique, she was appointed as Minister of Children and Equality Affairs in the second cabinet Stoltenberg on 18 October 2007, becoming the first...
. - On 15 February 2008, Ramin-Osmundsen was forced to resign following the strong criticism she faced after withholding information and lying to the Prime Minister on a possible conflict of interest in appointing a new children's ombudsmanOmbudsmanAn ombudsman is a person who acts as a trusted intermediary between an organization and some internal or external constituency while representing not only but mostly the broad scope of constituent interests...
. Anniken HuitfeldtAnniken HuitfeldtAnniken Scharning Huitfeldt is a Norwegian politician representing the Norwegian Labour Party. She currently serves as the Norwegian Minister of Culture in the Second cabinet Stoltenberg.-Life:...
was appointed new minister on 29 February 2008. - On 20 June 2008, Åslaug HagaÅslaug HagaÅslaug Marie Haga is a Norwegian politician. She was the leader of the Centre Party from 2003 to 2008.-Early life and career:Haga was born in Nes, Akershus. She has a Masters degree in political science from the University of Oslo...
resigned as Minister of Petroleum and Energy citing health problems following press revelations about a building violations scandal. The resignation led to a major reshuffle. Haga was replaced as Minister of Petroleum and Energy by Terje Riis-Johansen, who was himself replaced as Minister of Agriculture and Food by member of parliament and fellow Centre Party politician Lars Peder BrekkLars Peder BrekkLars Peder Brekk is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was private secretary to the Minister of Fisheries 1985-1986, and himself Minister of Fisheries in 2000. He was elected to parliament in 2005. From 20 June 2008, he has been Minister of Agriculture and Food...
. Among the Labour Party ministers, Dag Terje AndersenDag Terje AndersenDag Terje Andersen is a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. In addition to professional politics he has been working at a steel mill and as a lumberjack, something that has given him a reputation for representing the average guy in politics.He was elected into the Norwegian...
moved to the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion and was replaced as Minister of Industry and Trade by Sylvia BrustadSylvia BrustadSylvia Brustad is a former Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party.Brustad graduated from high school in 1983, and attended the media courses at the folk high school in Ringsaker until 1985...
. Her former Ministry of Health and Care Services was taken by Bjarne Håkon HanssenBjarne Håkon HanssenBjarne Håkon Hanssen, has been the Norwegian Minister of Health since 20 June 2008 as part of the second cabinet Stoltenberg. On October 8, 2009 Hansen announced that he would step down as a minister when Stoltenberg's new cabinet is put together...
. - On 2 October 2009, Dag Terje AndersenDag Terje AndersenDag Terje Andersen is a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. In addition to professional politics he has been working at a steel mill and as a lumberjack, something that has given him a reputation for representing the average guy in politics.He was elected into the Norwegian...
resigned as Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion to become President of the Storting and Helga PedersenHelga Pedersen (Norway)Helga Pedersen is the deputy leader for the Norwegian Labour Party.From April to October 2001, during the first cabinet Stoltenberg, she was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of Industry and Trade. In 2005, during the second cabinet Stoltenberg, she was appointed Minister of Fisheries...
as Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs to become parliamentary leader for Labour in the Storting. - On 4 March 2011, Terje Riis-Johansen resigned as Minister of Petroleum and Energy and was replaced by Ola Borten MoeOla Borten MoeOla Borten Moe is a Norwegian politician and Member of Parliament for the Centre Party.-Early and personal life:Borten Moe was born in Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag to farmer Peder O. Moe and nurse Kari Borten . He is the grandson of former Prime Minister Per Borten, and married to fellow MP Anna...
.
Change in ministry structure
From 1 January 2010 there will be a change in the Ministry structure. The Social Inclusion division of the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion will be split between the Ministry of Children and Equality and the Ministry of Justice and Police. The Church Affairs division of the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs will move to the Ministry of Government Administration and Reform.Cabinet members
|}State Secretaries
| Ministry | State Secretary | Period | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Prime Minister | Lars Erik Flatø Lars Erik Flatø Lars Erik Flatø is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.A cand.mag. by education, he worked in health administration, both at Ullevål University Hospital and later as director of health and social affairs in Akershus county municipality... |
– 1 December 2006 | Labour Norwegian Labour Party The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway.... |
| Bård Vegar Solhjell Bård Vegar Solhjell Bård Vegar Solhjell is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party, was Minister of Education and Research from 2007-2009 in the second cabinet Stoltenberg.... |
– 18 October 2007 | Socialist Left Socialist Left Party (Norway) The Socialist Left Party or SV, is a Norwegian left-wing political party. At one point one of the smallest parties in Parliament, it became the fourth-largest political party in Norway for the first time in the 2001 parliamentary election, and has been so ever since... |
|
| Hege Solbakken Hege Solbakken Hege Solbakken is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.In 2000, while the first cabinet Bondevik held office, she was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of Fisheries... |
– 3 March 2008 | Centre Centre Party (Norway) The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its... |
|
| Svein Fjellheim Svein Fjellheim Svein Fjellheim is a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party.He was educated as a sausage maker in 1965. From 1981 he worked as a trade union secretary in Stavanger, and from 1995 in Rogaland county. He was a member of the national board of the Norwegian Union of Food,... |
Labour | ||
| Morten Wetland Morten Wetland Morten Wetland is a Norwegian jurist, diplomat and politician for the Labour Party. He is a former State Secretary and Ambassador, and is the current Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations in New York.-1976–1998:... |
– 31 December 2007 | Labour | |
| Torbjørn Giæver Eriksen Torbjørn Giæver Eriksen Torbjørn Giæver Eriksen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He graduated with the cand.mag. degree in political science from the University of Oslo in 1995, and started his political career as a secretary for the Labour Party in Oslo. He remained here from 1996 to 1998, and was then a... |
– 11 June 2011 | Labour | |
| Rita Skjærvik Rita Skjærvik Rita Skjærvik is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She started her political career in the Workers' Youth League, as deputy leader of that organization in Sør-Trøndelag, from 1993 to 1995. In 1995 she was elected to Rissa municipal council... |
(leave of absence 9 March 2006 – 30 November 2006) (leave of absence 12 January 2010 – 16 August 2010) |
Labour | |
| Kjersti Markusson Kjersti Markusson Kjersti Markusson is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.She has spent most of her professional career in the school system, and has been active in the trade union Union of Education Norway. She was first elected to Evenes municipal council in 1991, and has been re-elected several... |
22 October 2007 – 31 December 2009 | Socialist Left | |
| Hilde Singsaas Hilde Singsaas Hilde Singsaas is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.During the cabinet Jagland, she was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs. During the first cabinet Stoltenberg, she was again appointed political advisor, this time in the Office of the Prime Minister... |
1 December 2006 – 20 October 2009 (acting since 17 March) |
Labour | |
| Anne Odden | 1 June 2006 – 17 September 2006 (acting) |
Labour | |
| Kjetil Hillestad | 1 June 2006 – 17 September 2006 (acting) |
Socialist Left | |
| Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, and was a parliamentary representative for Finnmark from 1985 to 2009. He served as Minister of Fisheries from 1996 to 1997 and Minister of Finance from 2000 to 2001 in the first cabinet Stoltenberg... |
1 December 2006 – 20 October 2009 | Labour | |
| Snorre Wikstrøm Snorre Wikstrøm Snorre Wikstrøm is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He enrolled at the University of Oslo in 1990 and graduated with the cand.mag. degree in 1995. He was a deputy member of Hedmark county council from 1991 to 1999, leader of the Workers' Youth League in Hedmark from 1992 to 1994 and... |
1 January 2008 – 15 September 2008 20 October 2009 – |
Labour | |
| Per J. Jordal Per J. Jordal Per J. Jordal is a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Centre Party.He graduated from the University of Bergen as cand.jur. in 1993... |
3 March 2008 – 16 October 2009 | Centre | |
| Jan-Erik Larsen Jan-Erik Larsen Jan-Erik Larsen is a Norwegian editor and politician for the Labour Party, and currently State Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister.... |
15 September 2008 – 16 October 2009 | Labour | |
| Dagfinn Sundsbø Dagfinn Sundsbø Dagfinn Sundsbø is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus during the terms 1993–1997, 1997–2001, 2001–2005 and 2005–2009... |
20 October 2009 – | Centre | |
| Mina Gerhardsen Mina Gerhardsen Mina Gerhardsen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She is the daughter of Rune Gerhardsen and Tove Strand, and granddaughter of Einar Gerhardsen. She led the Oslo branch of Natur og Ungdom from 1993 to 1995, and was deputy leader of the Workers' Youth League in Oslo in 1997. She took... |
20 October 2009 – | Labour | |
| Tor Brostigen Tor Brostigen Tor Brostigen is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.He finished secondary school in 1976, and worked as a firefighter in Oslo from 1978 to 1988. From 1989 to 1995 he worked in Nei til EU, and from 1998 to 2009 he was an adviser in the Socialist Left Party... |
1 January 2010 – | Socialist Left | |
| Lotte Grepp Knutsen | 13 January 2010 – 16 August 2010 (acting) |
Labour | |
| Hans Kristian Amundsen Hans Kristian Amundsen Hans Kristian Amundsen is a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.In January 2011 he was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. In May 2011 he moved to the Office of the Prime Minister. He was formerly the editor-in-chief of... |
9 May 2011 – | Labour | |
| Inger-Anne Ravlum | 11 June 2011 – | Labour | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Kjetil Skogrand Kjetil Skogrand Kjetil Skogrand is a Norwegian historian and politician for the Labour Party.He took the Master of Arts degree in International Relations at the University of Sussex in 1992, and the cand.philol. degree at the University of Oslo in 1994... |
21 October 2005 – 17 November 2006 | Labour |
| Raymond Johansen Raymond Johansen Raymond Johansen is a Norwegian politician and party secretary of the Labour Party, following the footsteps of his uncle, Thorbjørn Berntsen, who is one of the veterans of the Norwegian Labour Party.... |
28 October 2005 – 24 April 2009 | Labour | |
| Liv Monica Bargem Stubholt | 7 November 2005 – 21 September 2007 | Centre | |
| Elisabeth Walaas Elisabeth Walaas Elisabeth Walaas is a Norwegian civil servant, diplomat and politician for the Labour Party.She took her examen artium in 1975 in Tønsberg, and the cand.philol. degree in 1983 at the University of Bergen... |
21 September 2007 – 4 January 2010 | Labour | |
| Gry Larsen Gry Larsen Gry Larsen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.From 2002 to 2006 she was the leader of the Workers' Youth League, the youth wing of the Labour Party.... |
24 April 2009 – (leave of absence 9 August 2010 – 26 February 2011) |
Labour | |
| Erik Lahnstein Erik Lahnstein Erik Lahnstein is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.When the second cabinet Stoltenberg assumed office following the 2005 election, he was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of Transport and Communications... |
4 January 2010 – | Centre | |
| Espen Barth Eide Espen Barth Eide Espen Barth Eide is Norway's Minister of Defense. He is a political scientist and a politician for the Labor Party.Eide went to high school at the Oslo Cathedral School, and graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.polit. degree in 1993... |
– 28 June 2010 | Labour | |
| Anne Margareth Stenhammer (International Development) |
– 16 November 2007 | Socialist Left | |
| Håkon Gulbrandsen Håkon Gulbrandsen Håkon Arald Gulbrandsen is a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Socialist Left Party.Hailing from Halden, he graduated as cand.jur. from the University of Tromsø in 1995. He had chaired the county chapters of Socialist Youth in Østfold and Troms... (International Development) |
16 November 2007 – 20 November 2009 | Socialist Left | |
| Ingrid Fiskaa Ingrid Fiskaa Ingrid Fiskaa is a Norwegian activist and politician for the Socialist Left Party.She was the leader of the Socialist Youth from 2002 to 2004, and also a central committee member of the Socialist Left Party. In 2007 she was a candidate to become deputy leader of the Socialist Left Party, but lost... (International Development) |
20 November 2009 – | Socialist Left | |
| Ministry of Defence | Espen Barth Eide Espen Barth Eide Espen Barth Eide is Norway's Minister of Defense. He is a political scientist and a politician for the Labor Party.Eide went to high school at the Oslo Cathedral School, and graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.polit. degree in 1993... |
– 28 June 2010 | Labour |
| Roger Ingebrigtsen Roger Ingebrigtsen Roger Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Troms during the term 1989–1993... |
28 June 2010 – | Labour | |
| Ministry of Industry and Trade | Frode Berge Frode Berge Frode Berge is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He worked as a political advisor to the Norwegian Ministry of Defence from 1990 to 1992, and to the Norwegian Ministry of Children and Family Affairs from 1996 to 1997... |
21 October 2005 – 14 December 2007 | Labour |
| Karin Yrvin | 21 October 2005 – 29 September 2006 | Labour | |
| Rikke Lind Rikke Lind Rikke Lind is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus during the terms 1997–2001... |
26 January 2007 – (leave of absence 7 January 2008 – 1 August 2008) |
Labour | |
| Øyvind Slåke Øyvind Slåke Øyvind Slåke is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Slåke heads the Norwegian Labour Party's Parliamentary Secretariat.... |
14 December 2007 – 2 October 2009 | Labour | |
| Annelene Svingen | 7 January 2008 – 1 July 2008 (acting) |
Labour | |
| Arvid Libak Arvid Libak Arvid Libak is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.In 1992, during the third cabinet Brundtland, Libak was appointed political advisor to the Minister of Social Affairs, a position he held to 1995. In 2005, during the second cabinet Stoltenberg, Libak was appointed political advisor in the... |
20 June 2008 – 12 September 2008 | Labour | |
| Fride Solbakken | 2 October 2009 – 20 October 2009 (acting) |
Labour | |
| Pål Julius Skogholt | 20 November 2009 – 4 February 2011 | Socialist Left | |
| Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs | Wenche Lyngholm Wenche Lyngholm Wenche Lyngholm is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 1989, but was not re-elected in 1993.... |
21 October 2005 – 20 October 2009 | Socialist Left |
| Halvard Ingebrigtsen | 20 October 2009 – | Labour | |
| Raimo Valle Raimo Valle Raimo Valle is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.In 2007, while the second cabinet Stoltenberg held office, he was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion.... |
20 October 2009 – | Labour | |
| Inger-Anne Ravlum | 23 October 2009 – 11 June 2011 | Labour | |
| Ministry of Finance | Roger Schjerva Roger Schjerva Roger Schjerva is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.Born in Oslo, he graduated as cand.oecon. from the University of Oslo in 2000... |
17 October 2005 – (leave of absence 18 May 2009 – 31 July 2009) |
Socialist Left |
| Geir Axelsen Geir Axelsen Geir Axelsen is a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party.-Early life:Born in Oslo, he has a cand.oecon... |
– 20 October 2009 | Labour | |
| Roger Sandum Roger Sandum Roger Østlie Sandum is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.Born in Rælingen, he has secondary education as a photographer. He was hired in Romerikes Blad in 1992, and later became journalist... |
– 20 October 2009 | Socialist Left | |
| Bjørn Arild Gram Bjørn Arild Gram Bjørn Arild Gram is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.From 1996 to 1998 he chaired the Centre Youth, the youth wing of the Centre Party.... |
– 12 October 2007 (leave of absence 6 August 2007 – 30 September 2007) |
Centre | |
| Kjersti Markusson Kjersti Markusson Kjersti Markusson is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.She has spent most of her professional career in the school system, and has been active in the trade union Union of Education Norway. She was first elected to Evenes municipal council in 1991, and has been re-elected several... |
21 October 2005 – 22 October 2007 | Socialist Left | |
| Sigrid Hjørnegård Sigrid Hjørnegård Sigrid Hjørnegård is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.She finished her secondary education in Ås in 1984, and graduated from Mære Agricultural School in 1986 and the Norwegian College of Agriculture in 1990. She worked part-time as a research assistant from 1990 to 1992... |
6 August 2007 – 3 September 2007 (acting) |
Centre | |
| Ole Morten Geving Ole Morten Geving Ole Morten Geving is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.Born in Hølen, he moved to Nord-Trøndelag at a young age and became a member of the Centre Youth there. He presided the Nordic organization of Centrist youth wings from 1999 to 2001. From 1999 to 2003 he was a member of Flatanger... |
12 October 2007 – 17 December 2010 | Centre | |
| Henriette Westhrin Henriette Westhrin Henriette Westhrin is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Telemark during the terms 1993–1997 and 2001–2005. In total she met during one parliamentary session... |
18 October 2007 – 20 October 2009 | Socialist Left | |
| Bernt Sverre Mehammer | 18 May 2009 – 31 July 2009 (acting) |
Socialist Left | |
| Hilde Singsaas Hilde Singsaas Hilde Singsaas is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.During the cabinet Jagland, she was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs. During the first cabinet Stoltenberg, she was again appointed political advisor, this time in the Office of the Prime Minister... |
20 October 2009 – | Labour | |
| Kjetil Lund | 20 October 2009 – | Labour | |
| Morten Søberg | 17 December 2010 – | Centre | |
| Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development | Inge Bartnes Inge Bartnes Inge Bartnes is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He is a grandson of Inge Einarsen Bartnes, son of Erik Bartnes and brother of Lars Erik Bartnes.... |
– 21 September 2007 | Centre |
| Guri Størvold Guri Størvold Guri Størvold is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.On the local level, she served as a member of Steinkjer municipal council from 1991 to 1995.... |
– 21 September 2007 | Centre | |
| Dag-Henrik Sandbakken | 21 October 2005 – | Centre | |
| Janne Sjelmo Nordås Janne Sjelmo Nordås Janne Sjelmo Nordås is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.She served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland during the terms 2001–2005 and 2005–2009, and was elected to a seat in parliament for the 2009-2013 term... |
2 November 2007 – 30 September 2009 (leave of absence 10 August 2009 – 15 September 2009) |
Centre | |
| Lars Erik Bartnes Lars Erik Bartnes Lars Erik Bartnes is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He is a grandson of Inge Einarsen Bartnes, son of Erik Bartnes and brother of Inge Bartnes... |
20 October 2009 – (acting 10 August 2009 – 15 September 2009) |
Centre | |
| Hege Solbakken Hege Solbakken Hege Solbakken is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.In 2000, while the first cabinet Bondevik held office, she was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of Fisheries... |
20 October 2009 – | Centre | |
| Guri Størvold Guri Størvold Guri Størvold is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.On the local level, she served as a member of Steinkjer municipal council from 1991 to 1995.... |
20 October 2009 – (leave of absence 6 March 2011 – 2 October 2011) |
Centre | |
| Anne Beathe Tvinnereim | 14 February 2011 – 2 October 2011 (acting) |
Centre | |
| Ministry of Health and Care Services | Rigmor Aasrud Rigmor Aasrud Rigmor Aasrud is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland during the terms 1993–1997, 1997–2001 and 2001–2005. When the second cabinet Stoltenberg assumed office following the 2005 elections, Aasrud was... |
21 October 2005 – 30 September 2009 | Labour |
| Wegard Harsvik Wegard Harsvik Wegard Harsvik is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland during the term 1989–1993.... |
21 October 2005 – 3 December 2007 | Labour | |
| Arvid Libak Arvid Libak Arvid Libak is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.In 1992, during the third cabinet Brundtland, Libak was appointed political advisor to the Minister of Social Affairs, a position he held to 1995. In 2005, during the second cabinet Stoltenberg, Libak was appointed political advisor in the... |
13 October 2006 – 20 June 2008 | Labour | |
| Kari Henriksen Kari Henriksen Kari Henriksen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was born in Vennesla. She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder during the term 2005–2009 and elected representative for the term 2009–2013... |
3 December 2007 – 3 April 2009 | Labour | |
| Dagfinn Sundsbø Dagfinn Sundsbø Dagfinn Sundsbø is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus during the terms 1993–1997, 1997–2001, 2001–2005 and 2005–2009... |
20 June 2008 – 20 October 2009 | Centre | |
| Ellen Birgitte Pedersen Ellen Birgitte Pedersen Ellen Birgitte Pedersen is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.Born in Bergen, she took the cand.med. degree in 1979. She has worked in Øksnes, Bodø and Stokmarknes, as well as a lecturer at the University of Tromsø... |
27 June 2008 – 20 October 2009 | Socialist Left | |
| Ketil Lindseth Ketil Lindseth Kari Henriksen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He started his political career in the Workers' Youth League in Nord-Trøndelag, and chaired the local chapter there from 1997 to 1999. He studied sociology from 1997 to 1998 at the Nord-Trøndelag University College, and media studies... |
27 February 2009 – 20 October 2009 | Labour | |
| Tone-Helen Toften | 20 October 2009 – | Labour | |
| Roger Ingebrigtsen Roger Ingebrigtsen Roger Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Troms during the term 1989–1993... |
20 October 2009 – 28 June 2010 | Labour | |
| Ragnhild Mathisen | 23 October 2009 – | Labour | |
| Robin Kåss Robin Kåss Robin Martin Kåss is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He has lived most of his life in Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway.... |
25 June 2010 – (leave of absence 3 March 2011 – 11 May 2011) |
Labour | |
| Tord Dale | 3 March 2011 – 11 May 2011 (acting) |
Labour | |
| Ministry of Culture | Randi Øverland Randi Øverland Randi Øverland is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was twice State Secretary in the Ministry of Church Affairs, Education and Research, from 1990 to 1995 during the third cabinet Brundtland and from 2000 to 2001 during the first cabinet Stoltenberg... |
21 October 2005 – 30 November 2007 | Labour |
| Mette Gundersen Mette Gundersen Mette Gundersen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder during the term 2001–2005... |
21 October 2005 – (leave of absence 1 October 2006 – 3 June 2007) |
Labour | |
| Halvard Ingebrigtsen | 1 June 2007 – 20 October 2009 (acting since 12 October 2006) |
Labour | |
| Wegard Harsvik Wegard Harsvik Wegard Harsvik is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland during the term 1989–1993.... |
3 December 2007 – 20 October 2009 | Labour | |
| Lotte Grepp Knutsen | 20 October 2009 – (leave of absence 7 March 2011 – 30 December 2011) |
Labour | |
| Lubna Jaffery | 23 October 2009 – | Labour | |
| Roger Solheim | 13 January 2010 – 16 August 2010 (acting) 7 March 2011 – 30 December 2011 (acting) |
Labour | |
| Ministry of Labour | Jan-Erik Støstad Jan-Erik Støstad Jan-Erik Støstad is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.In 2005, when the second cabinet Stoltenberg took office, Støstad was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion.... |
21 October 2005 – | Labour |
| Libe S. Rieber-Mohn | 21 October 2005 – 20 October 2009 | Labour | |
| Laila Gustavsen Laila Gustavsen Laila Gustavsen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud during the terms 2001–2005 and 2005–2009... |
21 October 2005 – 30 September 2009 | Labour | |
| Berit Oskal Eira Berit Oskal Eira Berit Oskal Eira is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was elected to the Sami Parliament of Norway in 2001, but was not re-elected in 2005.... |
28 October 2005 – 26 October 2007 | Independent | |
| Raimo Valle Raimo Valle Raimo Valle is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.In 2007, while the second cabinet Stoltenberg held office, he was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion.... |
26 October 2007 – 20 October 2009 | Labour | |
| Gina Lund Gina Lund Gina Lund is a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Labour Party.She finished secondary education in Tvedestrand in 1981, and worked one year as a secretary in the Workers' Youth League. She graduated from the University of Oslo with a cand.jur. degree in 1991... |
20 October 2009 – | Labour | |
| Ministry of Transport and Communications | Steinulf Tungesvik Steinulf Tungesvik Steinulf Tungesvik is a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Centre Party.The son of Hans Olav Tungesvik, Steinulf Tungesvik grew up in Skånevik. He graduated from the University of Oslo with a cand.jur. degree in 1994... |
21 October 2005 – 29 February 2008 | Centre |
| Erik Lahnstein Erik Lahnstein Erik Lahnstein is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.When the second cabinet Stoltenberg assumed office following the 2005 election, he was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of Transport and Communications... |
19 October 2007 – 4 January 2010 (acting 17 October 2006 – 15 December 2006) |
Centre | |
| Hege Solbakken Hege Solbakken Hege Solbakken is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.In 2000, while the first cabinet Bondevik held office, she was appointed political advisor in the Ministry of Fisheries... |
3 March 2008 – 20 October 2009 (leave of absence 29 September 2008 – 29 March 2009) |
Centre | |
| Guri Størvold Guri Størvold Guri Størvold is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.On the local level, she served as a member of Steinkjer municipal council from 1991 to 1995.... |
15 September 2008 – 20 October 2009 (acting) |
Centre | |
| Geir Pollestad Geir Pollestad Geir Pollestad is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.Hailing from Bryne, he served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland during the term 2001–2005. He took his higher education at the University of Bergen, graduating as cand.jur. in 2006... |
8 October 2008 – 30 September 2009 | Centre | |
| Ministry of Fisheries | Vidar Ulriksen Vidar Ulriksen Vidar Ulriksen is a Norwegian fisher and politician for the Labour Party.He was a member of the national board of Norges Fiskarlag from 1986 to 1996, the last eight years as deputy leader... |
21 October 2005 – 14 January 2011 | Labour |
| Hans Kristian Amundsen Hans Kristian Amundsen Hans Kristian Amundsen is a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.In January 2011 he was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. In May 2011 he moved to the Office of the Prime Minister. He was formerly the editor-in-chief of... |
14 January 2011 – 9 May 2011 | Labour | |
| Kristine Gramstad | 13 May 2011 – | Labour | |
| Ministry of the Environment | Henriette Westhrin Henriette Westhrin Henriette Westhrin is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Telemark during the terms 1993–1997 and 2001–2005. In total she met during one parliamentary session... |
– 18 October 2007 | Socialist Left |
| Heidi Sørensen Heidi Sørensen Heidi Sørensen is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo in 2001, but was not re-elected in 2005. She instead served as a deputy representative, but met on a regular basis as Kristin Halvorsen was appointed to the second cabinet... |
18 October 2007 – | Socialist Left | |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Ola T. Heggem Ola T. Heggem Ola T. Heggem is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal during the term 2001–2005... |
28 October 2005 – | Centre |
| Ministry of Justice and Police | Anne Rygh Pedersen Anne Rygh Pedersen Anne Rygh Pedersen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold during the term 2001–2005. Rygh Pedersen was the county mayor of Vestfold 2003–2005... |
21 October 2005 – 9 February 2007 | Labour |
| Terje Moland Pedersen Terje Moland Pedersen Terje Moland Pedersen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.In 2005, when the second cabinet Stoltenberg took office, he was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and the Police.... |
21 October 2005 – (leave of absence 17 April 2009 – 10 August 2009) |
Labour | |
| Astri Aas-Hansen Astri Aas-Hansen Astri Aas-Hansen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.In 2007, while the second cabinet Stoltenberg held office, she was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and the Police.... |
9 February 2007 – | Labour | |
| Eirik Øwre Thorshaug | 29 April 2009 – 10 August 2009 (acting) 1 January 2011 – 31 March 2011 (acting) |
Labour | |
| Pål Lønseth | 23 October 2009 – | Labour | |
| Ministry of Children and Equality | Kjell Erik Øie Kjell Erik Øie Kjell Erik Øie is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo during the term 2005–2009... |
21 October 2005 – 27 March 2009 | Labour |
| Krishna Chudasama Krishna Chudasama Krishna Chudasama is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.During the second cabinet Stoltenberg, she was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Children and Equality... |
28 October 2005 – 1 December 2006 | Labour | |
| Lotte Grepp Knutsen | 27 March 2009 – 20 October 2009 | Labour | |
| Henriette Westhrin Henriette Westhrin Henriette Westhrin is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Telemark during the terms 1993–1997 and 2001–2005. In total she met during one parliamentary session... |
20 October 2009 – | Socialist Left | |
| Kirsti Bergstø Kirsti Bergstø Kirsti Bergstø is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.She is the former leader of the Socialist Youth, the youth wing of the Socialist Left Party, and held this position between 2006 and 2008.... |
26 November 2010 – | Socialist Left | |
| Ministry of Petroleum and Energy | Anita Utseth Anita Utseth Anita Utseth is a Norwegian engineer and politician for the Centre Party.She graduated from Møre og Romsdal College of Engineering in 1987 and as a siv.ing. from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1991... |
21 October 2005 – 21 September 2007 | Centre |
| Liv Monica Bargem Stubholt | 21 September 2007 – 27 March 2009 | Centre | |
| Guri Størvold Guri Størvold Guri Størvold is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.On the local level, she served as a member of Steinkjer municipal council from 1991 to 1995.... |
21 September 2007 – 20 June 2008 | Centre | |
| Geir Pollestad Geir Pollestad Geir Pollestad is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.Hailing from Bryne, he served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland during the term 2001–2005. He took his higher education at the University of Bergen, graduating as cand.jur. in 2006... |
20 June 2008 – 8 October 2008 | Centre | |
| Robin Kåss Robin Kåss Robin Martin Kåss is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He has lived most of his life in Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway.... |
8 October 2008 – 25 June 2010 | Labour | |
| Sigrid Hjørnegård Sigrid Hjørnegård Sigrid Hjørnegård is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.She finished her secondary education in Ås in 1984, and graduated from Mære Agricultural School in 1986 and the Norwegian College of Agriculture in 1990. She worked part-time as a research assistant from 1990 to 1992... |
27 March 2009 – 4 March 2011 | Centre | |
| Per Rune Henriksen Per Rune Henriksen Per Rune Henriksen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Bergen as a son of mason Theodor Johan Henriksen and office secretary Karen Warhuus. He started school at Landås in 1967, and finished school in 1978... |
3 September 2010 – | Labour | |
| Eli Blakstad Eli Blakstad Eli Blakstad is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.She finished her secondary education in 1981, and graduated from Jønsberg Agricultural School in 1982 and Telemark University College in 1985. She was hired as an accountant in Sør-Fron in 1985, and since 1990 she has also been a farmer... |
11 March 2011 – | Centre | |
| Ministry of Education and Research | Åge Ronald Rosnes | – 3 September 2006 | Socialist Left |
| Lisbet Rugtvedt Lisbet Rugtvedt Lisbet Rugtvedt is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.She served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark during the term 1989–1993 and from Oslo during the term 1997–2001... |
Socialist Left | ||
| Per Botolf Maurseth Per Botolf Maurseth Per Botolf Maurseth is a Norwegian economist and politician for the Socialist Left Party.From 1989 to 1990 he chaired the regional chapter of Socialist Youth, the youth wing of the Socialist Left Party. He was also a member of their national board. From 1992 to 1994 he was a member of their... |
1 September 2006 – 18 October 2007 | Socialist Left | |
| Jens Revold Jens Revold Jens Revold is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.He graduated as siv.øk. from the Norwegian School of Management in 1975, and cand.polit. from the University of Tromsø in 1980. He has also been a member of Tromsø city council.... |
18 October 2007 – 13 March 2009 | Socialist Left | |
| Åsa Elvik Åsa Elvik Åsa Elvik is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party . She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 2001.She was a member of the Nordland county council from 1999-2001.... |
13 March 2009 – 20 October 2009 | Socialist Left | |
| Roger Sandum Roger Sandum Roger Østlie Sandum is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.Born in Rælingen, he has secondary education as a photographer. He was hired in Romerikes Blad in 1992, and later became journalist... |
20 October 2009 – | Socialist Left | |
| Kyrre Lekve | 20 October 2009 – | Socialist Left |