State Secretary Wenche Lyngholm (SV)

Private address: Vestbrynet 36, 1519 Moss
Married, two grown children and one grandchild
Born 13 May, 1951

State Secretary Wenche Lyngholm has political experience from all three levels of public service.

Political positions:
2002 – 2005	Auditor-General
1993 – 1995	National council of SV
1989 – 1993	Member of Parliament, member of the Parliamentary Committee for Education and Church Affairs
1988 – 1990	Chair of the municipal main committee for church, culture and leisure activities in the city of Moss
1983 – 1987	National council of SV
1981 – 1987	Elected county leader, Østfold SV
1979 – 1981	Local leader, Moss SV
Professional experience: Mainly within the field of organisational development
2005	Director of Personnel and administration in the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration
2004 – 2005	Educational director, The Federation of Norwegian Agricultural Co-operatives
2003 – 2004	Beijing, sabbatical
2002	Project director, The Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities (KS)
1994 – 2002	Different positions in The Norwegian Railroad company NSB, director of education since 1996
1993	Adviser in the school and culture administration, the city of Moss
1982 – 1989	Municipal school inspector, the city of Moss
1973 – 1981	Teacher in Balsfjord, Oslo and Moss
Education:
1972	Eik Teachers College, later two one-year university courses at the Bachelor level
Other positions:
2000 – 2002	Board of directors, Sparebank 1
1997 – 2003	The Festival Council and board of directors, the Nordic culture festival Momentum and leader of the Contact Forum, Momentum
1985 – 1989	Jury member in Eidsivating (now Borgarting) superior court

Political Adviser Jørund Leknes (SV) Address: Nedre Bakklandet 79, 7014 Trondheim Single Born 24 Jan 1982
	Political positions:
	2004 – 2005	Elected leader of county youth party organisation, Sør-Trøndelag SU
	2004 – 2005	Board member, Trondheim SV
	2001 – 2005	First substitute member of Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag SV
	2001 – 2002	Elected leader of county youth party organisation, Sør-Trøndelag SU
	2000 – 2004	Board member of county party organisation, Sør-Trøndelag SV
	Education:
	2004 – 2005	Norwegian University of Science and Technology – almost finished Bachelor degree in political economics
	2001 – 2004	Sør-Trøndelag Regional College, diploma in engineering, system development
	Other:
	Participant in the international Informatics Olympics in 2001

Political Adviser Jørund Leknes (SV)