PHOTO: Bjørn Arild Gram appointed new Minister of Defense, Sigbjørn Gjelsvik to take over as Minister of Local Government
The Center Party's Bjørn Arild Gram has been appointed the new Minister of Defense. His party colleague Sigbjørn Gjelsvik will take over as the new Minister of Local Government and Districts.
The Center Party’s Bjørn Arild Gram has been appointed the new Minister of Defense. His party colleague Sigbjørn Gjelsvik will take over as the new Minister of Local Government and Districts.
After a short meeting at the Palace, Gram and Gjelsvik walked out on the Palace Square (Slottsplassen) together with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Despite the Easter holidays, a large number of people gathered at Slottsplassen to greet them.
Odd Roger Enoksen (Sp) resigned as Minister of Defense after it was revealed this weekend that he had a relationship with a woman in her late teens when he was around 50 years old.
Cabinet reshuffle
Enoksen will thus be replaced by party colleague Gram, who has been Minister of Local Government and District Affairs since last autumn.
Sigbjørn Gjelsvik (SP) will fill the position of Minister of Local Government and District Affairs after Gram. Up to April, he has been the fiscal policy spokesman for the Center Party.
Source: © NTB Scanpix / #Norway Today / #NorwayTodayNews
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