Brundtland's Second Cabinet

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brundtland's Second Cabinet
Flag of Norway.svg
Cabinet of Norway
Gro Harlem Brundtland - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 1989.jpg
Date formed9 May 1986
Date dissolved16 October 1989
People and organisations
Head of stateOlav V of Norway
Head of governmentGro Harlem Brundtland
Total no. of members28
Member partyLabour Party
Status in legislatureCentre-left
Opposition partyConservative Party
History
Election(s)1989 parliamentary election
Legislature term(s)1985–1989
PredecessorWilloch's Second Cabinet
SuccessorSyse's Cabinet

Brundtland's Second Cabinet was a minority, Labour Government of Norway. It succeeded the Conservative Willoch's Second Cabinet, and sat between 9 May 1986 and 16 October 1989.[1] It was replaced by the Conservative/Centre/Christian Democrat cabinet Syse after the 1989 election. The cabinet was historic in that 8 of the 18 members were female, to then the highest female share in a government ever in the world.[2] Brundtland's cabinet had the following composition.

Cabinet members[]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime MinisterGro Harlem Brundtland9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Foreign AffairsKnut Frydenlund[a]9 May 198626 February 1987[b] Labour
Thorvald Stoltenberg9 March 198716 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Finance and CustomsGunnar Berge9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of DefenceJohan Jørgen Holst9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Justice and the PoliceHelen Bøsterud9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Transport and CommunicationsKjell Borgen9 May 198613 June 1988 Labour
William Engseth13 June 198816 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Local Government and LabourLeif Haraldseth9 May 198620 February 1987 Labour
William Engseth20 February 198713 June 1988 Labour
Kjell Borgen13 June 198816 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Education and Church AffairsKirsti Kolle Grøndahl9 May 198613 June 1988 Labour
Mary Kvidal13 June 198816 October 1989 Labour
Minister of CultureHallvard Bakke9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Social AffairsTove S. Gerhardsen9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of AgricultureGunhild Øyangen9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of IndustryFinn Kristensen9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Trade and ShippingKurt Mosbakk9 May 198613 June 1988 Labour
Jan Balstad13 June 198816 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Administration and Consumer AffairsAnne-Lise Bakken9 May 198613 June 1988 Labour
Einfrid Halvorsen13 June 198828 April 1989 Labour
Oddrunn Pettersen28 April 198916 October 1989 Labour
Minister of International DevelopmentVesla Vetlesen9 May 198613 June 1988 Labour
Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl13 June 198816 October 1989 Labour
Minister of the EnvironmentSissel Rønbeck9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Petroleum and EnergyArne Øien9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Fisheries
Minister of Nordic Cooperation		Bjarne Mørk-Eidem9 May 198610 October 1989 Labour

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Gro Harlem Brundtlands andre regjering[permanent dead link] Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 5 September 2013 (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ Per Lillelien (6 January 2005): Kvinne-regjeringen som gikk verden rundt VG. Retrieved 5 September 2013 (in Norwegian)

Notes[]

  1. ^ Died in office.
  2. ^ Johan Jørgen Holst was acting minister from 26 February to 9 March 1987.
Preceded by Norwegian Council of State
1986–1989 		Succeeded by
Premiership of Jon P. Syse
Retrieved from ""