Jagland's Cabinet
Appearance
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Jagland's Cabinet | |
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Harald V of Norway | |
Head of government | Thorbjørn Jagland |
Ministers removed | 3 |
Total no. of members | 22 |
Member party | Labour Party |
Status in legislature | Minority government 67 / 165 (41%) |
Opposition party | Conservative Party Progress Party Christian Democratic Party |
History | |
Election | 1997 parliamentary election |
Outgoing election | 1997 parliamentary election |
Legislature term | 1993-1997 |
Predecessor | Brundtland's Third Cabinet |
Successor | Bondevik's First Cabinet |

Jagland's Cabinet governed Norway between 25 October 1996 and 17 October 1997. It had the following composition:
Cabinet members
Office(s) | Name | Period |
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Prime Minister | Thorbjørn Jagland | 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Bjørn Tore Godal | 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
Minister of Defence | Jørgen Hårek Kosmo |
25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
Ministry of Trade and Industry |
Grete Knudsen | 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
Minister of Planning | Terje Rød-Larsen Bendik Rugaas |
25 October 1996 – 29 November 29 November 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
Minister of Finance and Customs | Jens Stoltenberg | 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
Minister of Local Government and Labor |
Kjell Opseth | 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
Minister of Health |
Gudmund Hernes | 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
Minister of Culture |
Turid Birkeland | 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
Minister of Social Affairs | Hill-Marta Solberg | 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
Minister of Transport and Communications |
Sissel Rønbeck | 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
Minister of Fisheries |
Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen | 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
Minister of International Development | Kari Nordheim-Larsen | 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
Minister of the Environment |
Thorbjørn Berntsen | 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
Minister of Agriculture |
Dag Terje Andersen | 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
Minister of Justice and the Police |
Anne Holt | 25 October 1996 – 4 February 1997 |
Gerd-Liv Valla | 4 February – 17 October 1997 | |
Minister of Children and Equality |
Sylvia Brustad | 25 October 1996 – 4 February 1997 |
Minister of Petroleum and Energy |
Grete Faremo | 25 October – 18 December 1996 |
Ranveig Frøiland | 18 December 1996 – 17 October 1997 | |
Minister of Education, Research and Church Affairs |
Reidar Sandal | 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
State Secretaries | ||
Office of the Prime Minister |
Terje Moe Gustavsen | 25 October – 17 October 1997 |
Norvald Mo | 25 October – 17 October 1997 | |
Frøy Kannert | 1 November 1996 – 17 October 1997 | |
Britt Schultz | 1 November 1996 – 22 August 1997 | |
Sten Helland | 27 June – 17 October 1997 | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Jan Egeland | 25 October – 17 October 1997 |
Siri Bjerke | 25 October – 17 October 1997 | |
Frode Forfang | 1 November 1996 – 17 October 1997 | |
Minister of Defence | Martin Kolberg | 1 November 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
Ministry of Trade and Industry |
Nils Amund Røhne |
1 November 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
Inger Karin Nerheim | 1 November 1996 – 17 October 1997 | |
Morten Wetland | 1 November – 18 December 1996 | |
Liv Undheim | 18 December 1996 – 1 January 1997 | |
Ministry of Labour and Government Administration | Arve Bakke | 29 November 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
Ministry of Finance | Mary Kvidal |
1 November 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
Haktor Helland | 1 November 1996 – 29 November 1996 | |
Marianne Andreassen | 25 October 1996 – 30 May 1997 | |
Tom Therkildsen | 30 May – 3 October 1997 | |
Minister of Local Government and Labor |
Jan Petter Rasmussen | 1 November 1996 – 1 October 1997 |
May Britt Lunde | 1 November 1996 – 17 October 1997 | |
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health |
Kari Paulsrud | 25 October – 17 October 1997 |
Finn Grønseth | 25 October – 17 October 1997 | |
Minister of Culture |
Stig Erik Fossum | 21 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
Minister of Transport and Communications |
Torstein Rudihagen | 1 November 1996 – 1 October 1997 |
Minister of Fisheries |
Asbjørn Rasch | 1 November 1996 – 1 October 1997 |
Minister of the Environment |
Bernt Øgrim Bull | 1 November 1996 – 6 June 1997 |
Erik Orskaug | 6 June – 17 October 1997 | |
Minister of Agriculture |
Ottar Befring | 25 October – 17 October 1997 |
Minister of Justice and the Police |
Øystein Mæland | 1 November 1996 – 27 June 1997 |
Torolv Groseth | 27 June – 17 October 1997 | |
Berit Reiss-Andersen | 1 November 1996 – 4 April 1997 | |
Ingunn Yssen | 4 April – 17 October 1997 | |
Ministry of Children and Family Affairs | Ingunn Yssen | 25 October 1996 – 4 April 1997 |
Sylfest Lomheim | 4 April – 17 October 1997 | |
Minister of Petroleum and Energy |
Liv Undheim | 1 January – 17 October 1997 |
Ministry of Church Affairs, Education and Research | Astrid Søgnen | 1 November – 17 October 1997 |
Magnus Midtbø | 1 November – 7 February 1996 | |
Per Wøien | 7 February – 17 October 1997 |
References
- Thorbjørn Jaglands regjering 1996–1997 – Regjeringen.no