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.
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. 
