Kjell Magne Bondevik Prime Minister Born 3 Sept. 1947 in Molde. Married, three children. Education: Cand.theol. degree in 1975. Ordained as a priest 1979. Occupation: Member of Nesodden Municipal Council and Board of Education 1972-73. Deputy member of the Storting for Møre og Romsdal County 1969-73. Member of the Storting since 1973. State Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister 1972-73. Minister of Church and Education 1983-86. Minister of Foreign Affairs 1989-90. Deputy Chairman, Norwegian Young Christian Democrats, 1968-70. Chairman, Norwegian Young Christian Democrats, 1970-73. Political Vice Chairman, Christian Democratic Party, 1975-83. Chairman, Christian Democratic Party, 1983-85. Chairman of the Christian Democratic Party parliamentary group 1981-83, 1986-89, and 1993-97. Member of the Standing Committee on Church and Education 1973-77. Standing Committee on Finance 1977-83. Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Constitution 1986-89 and 1993-97. Standing Committee on Defence 1990-93. Publication: The Third Alternative: Christian Democratic Policy in Norwegian - available in Norwegian only, published by Folkets Framtid, 1995. Office telephone no.: +47 22 24 90 90
Valgerd Svarstad Haugland Minister of Cultural Affairs Born 23 August 1956 in Kvam, Hordaland County. Married, two children. Education: Teacher Occupation: Has been employed in various teaching positions. Head of the Women´s Organization of the Christian Democratic Party of Norway 1989-91. Full-time employee at the national headquarters of the Christian Democratic Party after being elected First Deputy Chairman of the party in 1991. Deputy member of the Storting for Rogaland County 1985-89. Member of the Storting for Akershus County since 1993. Secretary of the Standing Committee on Social Affairs. Deputy Chairman of the Norwegian Young Christian Democrats 1979-82. Deputy Chairman of the Christian Democratic Party 1991-95. Party Chairman since 1995. Office telephone no.: + 47 22 24 24 00	Laila Dåvøy Minister of Children and Family Affairs Home: Askøy close to Bergen. Married with Svein Terje Dåvøy, three children. Occupation: General Manager. Member of the Christian Democratic Party. Minister of of Labour and Government Administration. Office telephone no.: +47 22 24 24 00	Børge Brende Minister of Trade and Industry Home: Trondheim. Married with Torild M. Grande, two children. Education: Cand. mag. Occupation: Member of the Parliament. Member of the Parliament for Sør-Trøndelag County since 1997. Member of the Finance Committee. Office telephone no.: +47 22 24 37 00
Jan Petersen Minister of Foreign Affairs Home: Oppegård. Married with Vesla, two children from a earlier marriage. Education: Lawyer. Occupation: Member of the Parliament. Chairman of "Høyre" since 1994. Leader and member of Foreign Committee. Office telephone no.: +47 22 24 30 00	Hilde Frafjord Johnson Minister of International Development and Human Rights Born 29 August 1963 in Arusha, Tanzania. Unmarried. Education: Degree in social anthropology. Occupation: Political Adviser to Minister of Foreign Affairs Kjell Magne Bondevik 1989-90. Political Adviser to Bondevik in his position as Party Chairman. Chairman of the parliamentary group 1988-89 1990-91, and for Kåre Gjønnes in his position as Chairman of the parliamentary group 1990-91. Executive Officer, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1992-93. Deputy member of the Storting for Rogaland County 1989-93. Member of the Parliament since 1993. Member of the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment. Deputy Chairman, Norwegian Young Christian Democrats, 1986-87. Member of the National Executive Committee of the Christian Democratic Party since 1993. Deputy member of the Central Executive Committee of the Christian Democratic Party, 1993-95. Office telephone no.: +47 22 24 39 00	Svein Ludvigsen Minister of Fisheries Home: Tromsø. Married with Kirsti Norum, three children. Occupation: General Manager in Sparebanken Troms. Member of the Parliament since 1993. Chairman of Trade and Industry Committee. Office telephone no.: + 47 22 24 64 00
Per Kristian Foss Minister of Finance Home: Oslo. Living together with Jan Erik Knarbakk Education: Cand.mag. Occupation: Member of the Parliament. Chairman of "Høyre". Member of the Standing Committee on Finance. Office telephone no.: + 47 22 24 41 00	Lars Sponheim Minister of Agriculture Born 23 May 1957 in Halden. Married, three children. Education: Degree in agricultural science. Occupation: Employed at A/S Consultus 1981-84. Lecturer at the National School of Horticulture at Hjeltnes 1984-88, principal since 1992. Chief Municipal Agricultural Officer for Ulvik og Granvin municipalities, 1993. Member of Ulvik Municipal Council and Executive Board since 1984. Mayor of Ulvik 1988-91. Member of Hordaland County Council 1992-93. Member of the Storting for Hordaland County since 1993. Member of the Standing Committee on Finance. Chairman of Liberal Party since 1996. Office telephone no.: +47 22 24 91 00	Kristin Krohn Devold Minister of Defence Home: Oslo. Married with Jan Gunnar Asbjørnsen, two children. Education: Sivileconomy Occupation: Member of the Parliament for Oslo County since 1993. Chairman of the Justice Committee. Office telephone no.: + 47 22 40 20 01
Odd Einar Dørum Minister of Justice Born 12 October 1943. Married, two children. Education: College lecturer in social work Occupation: Social welfare adviser at Church City Mission 1992-95. Member of the Storting for Sør-Trøndelag County 1977-81. Chairman of the Liberal Party 1982-86, 1992-96. Member of Oslo Municipal Council 1995-97, Trondheim Municipal Council 1967-71, 1976-79. Member of Oslo Diocesan Council. Office telephone no.: +47 22 24 51 00	Kristin Clemet Minister of Education, Research and Church Affairs Home: Oslo. Living together with Michael Tetzschner, two children. Education: Sivileconomy Occupation: General Manager in NHO. Minister of of Labour and Government Administration 1989-90. Office telephone no.: +47 22 24 74 00	Torild Skogsholm Minister of Transport and Communications Home: Oslo. Married with Sigurd Bjørnestad, two children. Education: Socialeconomy. Occupation: General Manager in NetCom. Secretary of State in Transport and Communications. Office telephone no.: +47 22 24 81 00
Thorild Widvey Minister of Petroleum and Energy Born 9. January 1956 in Karmøy. Married, two children. Education: The College of Physical Education in Århus, Denmark. Occupation: Ms. Widvey was state secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from January 2003 until today. From June 2002 till January 2003 she was state secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries. She has been Member of Parliament from 1989 till 1997 for Rogaland Conservative Party, and deputy member from 1985 till 1989. She was member of the Standing Committee on Health and Social Affairs and the Standing Committee on Transport. She has former work experience as marketing manager of the Rica hotels in Haugesund, project leader in Karmøy county administration and sports leader for mentally handicapped. Thorhild Widvey has held a number of political positions and honorary posts both for the Conservative Party and various organisations. Thorhild Widvey has been living in London from 1997 to 2002. Office telephone no.: +47 22 24 61 00	Dagfinn Høybråten Minister of Social Affairs Born 2 December 1957 in Oslo. Married, three children. Education: Degree in political science Occupation: Chairman, Norwegian Young Christian Democrats, 1979-82. Member of Central Executive Committee, Christian Democratic Party, 1983-87. Chief of Staff and Director, Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities. Municipal Executive, Oppegård Municipality, 1994-96. Director General of the National Insurance Administration since January 1997. Political Adviser for Lars Korvald and Kjell Magne Bondevik respectively, 1978-83. Political Adviser for Minister of Church and Education Kjell Magne Bondevik 1983-86. State Secretary, Ministry of Finance, 1989-90. Office telephone no.: +47 22 24 84 00	Ansgar Gabrielsen Minister of Health Home: Lindesnes. Married with Lisbeth Johansen, four children. Education: Degree in Economic and Law. Occupation: Member of the Parliament for Vest Agder County since 1993. Office telephone no.: +47 22 24 84 02
Knut Arild Hareid Minister of the Environment Home: Hareide comes from Bømlo in Hordaland County. Education: The Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration and has studied sociologi at the University of Bergen. Occupation: Hareide was active in student politics, including as a member of the student parliament at the University of Bergen, as a leader of the Student Union at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, and as a member of national student union. He has also been a member of the municipal council of Bømlo for the Christian Democratic Party and a member of Bømlo Cultural Committee. He was State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance 2001-2203. Hareide has been deputy leader of the Christian Democratic Party since May 2003. Office telephone no.: +47 22 24 57 00	Morten A. Meyer Minister of of Labour and Government Administration Home: Hamar. Born 1959 in Hamar Hedmark County.. Married with two children. Education: He has been running a family business since he was 18 years old. Occupation: State Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. Office telephone no.: + 47 22 24 46 00	Erna Solberg Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Home: Bergen. Married with Sindre Finnes, one child. Education: Can. mag. Occupation: Member of the Parliament. Member of the Parliament since 1989. Member of the Finance Committee. Office telephone no.: +47 22 24 68 00