Claim: Magne Lerheim was the leader of the Young Liberals in 1960 - 1962; then in 1963, he was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Church Affairs and Education (a.k.a. Royal Ministry of Education and Research), a Norwegian government ministry established in 1814 that is responsible for education, research, kindergartens, and integration.
Evidence: From 1960 to 1962 he was the leader of the Young Liberals, the youth wing of the Liberal Party. During the short-lived cabinet Lyng in 1963, Lerheim was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Church Affairs and Education. The Royal Ministry of Education and Research (Norwegian: Det kongelige kunnskapsdepartement; short name Kunnskapsdepartementet) is a Norwegian government ministry responsible for education, research, kindergartens and integration. The ministry was established in 1814 as the Royal Ministry of Church and Education Affairs.