New Norwegian oil minister
The Norwegian Prime Minister appoints Ola Borten Moe as his new Minister of Petroleum and Energy.
Premier Jens Stoltenberg today announced that Ola Borten Moe takes over the post as Minister of Petroluem and Energy. He replaces Terje Riis-Johansen who has headed the ministry since 2008. Both Borten Moe and Riis-Johansen represents the Centre Party, a junior partner in the three-party government coalition. Ola Borten Moe is 35 years old and has long experience from regional politics. He is the grandchild of former Norwegian PM Per Borten. The Ministry of Petroluem and Energy is in charge of Norwegian energy policies and is the unit which grants licenses to the country’s energy resources. The Ministry was established in 1997. Before then, it was part of the Ministry of Industry.
