Cathrine Marie Lofthus

Cathrine Marie Lofthus
Born (1970-10-27) 27 October 1970 (age 53)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationCivil servant

Cathrine Marie Lofthus (born 1970) is a Norwegian physician, health administrator and civil servant. Since 2021 she serves as secretary-general in the Ministry of Health and Care Services.

Personal life and career

Born on 27 October 1970, Lofthus has a dr. degree in medicine, as well as administrative education.[1]

From 2012 to 2015 she served as vice director of the Oslo University Hospital.[1] She was chief executive of the Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority from 2015 to 2021. In 2021 she was appointed Secretary General (departementsråd) in the Ministry of Health and Care Services,[2][3] succeeding Bjørn-Inge Larsen.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Aspøy, Arild. "Cathrine Marie Lofthus". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Secretary General Cathrine Marie Lofthus". regjeringen.no. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. ^ Note: The 2024 version of her biography in the online encyclopedia Store norske leksikon had different dates, which are assumed to be wrong.
  4. ^ Sørensen, Karoline Almås (7 May 2021). "Lofthus ny departementsråd i Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet". Oppland Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 October 2024.


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