Brundtland's Second 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 Second Cabinet

Cabinet of Norway
Date formed9 May 1986
Date dissolved16 October 1989
People and organisations
Head of stateOlav 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

Cabinet members

Brundtland's cabinet had the following composition.

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Prime Minister9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Knut Frydenlund[lower-alpha 1]
9 May 198626 February 1987[lower-alpha 2] Labour
9 March 198716 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Finance and Customs
Gunnar Berge
9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Defence
Johan Jørgen Holst
9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Justice and the Police
Helen Bøsterud
9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Transport and Communications
Kjell Borgen
9 May 198613 June 1988 Labour
William Engseth
13 June 198816 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Local Government and Labour
Leif Haraldseth
9 May 198620 February 1987 Labour
William Engseth
20 February 198713 June 1988 Labour
Kjell Borgen
13 June 198816 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Education and Church Affairs
Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl
9 May 198613 June 1988 Labour
Mary Kvidal
13 June 198816 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Culture
Hallvard Bakke
9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Social Affairs
Tove S. Gerhardsen
9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Agriculture
Gunhild Øyangen
9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Industry
Finn Kristensen
9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Trade and Shipping
Kurt Mosbakk
9 May 198613 June 1988 Labour
Jan Balstad
13 June 198816 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Administration and Consumer Affairs
Anne-Lise Bakken
9 May 198613 June 1988 Labour
Einfrid Halvorsen
13 June 198828 April 1989 Labour
Oddrunn Pettersen
28 April 198916 October 1989 Labour
Minister of International Development
Vesla Vetlesen
9 May 198613 June 1988 Labour
Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl
13 June 198816 October 1989 Labour
Minister of the Environment
Sissel Rønbeck
9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Petroleum and Energy
Arne Øien
9 May 198616 October 1989 Labour
Minister of Fisheries
Minister of Nordic Cooperation
Bjarne Mørk-Eidem
9 May 198610 October 1989 Labour

See also

References
  1. Gro Harlem Brundtlands andre regjering 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.
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