Brundtland's Second Cabinet

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Brundtland's Second Cabinet
Olav V of Norway
Head of governmentGro Harlem Brundtland
Ministers removed10
Total no. of members28
Member partyLabour Party
Status in legislatureMinority government
71 / 157 (45.22%)





Opposition partyConservative Party
History
Legislature term(s)1985–1989
Incoming formationMotion of no confidence in previous government
Outgoing formation1989 election
PredecessorWilloch's Second Cabinet
SuccessorSyse's Cabinet

Brundtland's Second Cabinet was a

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]

Cabinet members

Brundtland's cabinet had the following composition.

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Foreign Affairs9 May 198626 February 1987[b] Labour
9 March 198716 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Finance and Customs9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Defence9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Justice and the Police
9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Transport and Communications
9 May 198613 June 1988 Labour
13 June 198816 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Local Government and Labour
9 May 198620 February 1987 Labour
20 February 198713 June 1988 Labour
13 June 198816 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Education and Church Affairs9 May 198613 June 1988 Labour
13 June 198816 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Culture
9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Social Affairs9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Agriculture9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Industry9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Trade and Shipping9 May 198613 June 1988 Labour
13 June 198816 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Administration and Consumer Affairs9 May 198613 June 1988 Labour
13 June 198828 April 1989 Labour
28 April 198916 October 1989 Labour
Minister of International Development9 May 198613 June 1988 Labour
13 June 198816 October 1989 Labour
Minister of the Environment9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Petroleum and Energy
9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Bjarne Mørk-Eidem
9 May 198610 October 1989 Labour

See also

References

  1. 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
Willoch's second term
Norwegian Council of State

1986–1989 		Succeeded by
Premiership of Jon P. Syse
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