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.
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. 
