Jan-Erik Støstad (born 21 October 1953) is a Norwegian politician for the
Labour Party.
In 2005, when the
second cabinet Stoltenberg
Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet was the Government of Norway from 17 October 2005 to 16 October 2013. It was a coalition government, coalition between the Labour Party (Norway), Labour Party, the Socialist Left Party (Norway), Socialist Left Party a ...
took office, Støstad was appointed
State Secretary in the
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion.
Having graduated in economics from the
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo (; ) is a public university, public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Europe, oldest university in Norway. Originally named the Royal Frederick Univ ...
in 1978, he worked as a civil servant in the
Ministry of Finance
A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position .
A ministry of finance's portfoli ...
from 1979 to 2000 and in the
Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (, LO) is a national trade union center, decidedly the largest and probably the most influential umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway. The 21 national unions affiliated to the LO have almo ...
from 2000 to 2005.
References
Jan-Erik Støstad- regjeringen.no
1953 births
Living people
Labour Party (Norway) politicians
Norwegian state secretaries
University of Oslo alumni
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