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 cabinet had the following composition.

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
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

Cabinet members
PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland9 May 198616 October 1989Labour
Minister of Foreign Affairs Knut Frydenlund[lower-alpha 1]9 May 198626 February 1987[lower-alpha 2]Labour
 Thorvald Stoltenberg9 March 198716 October 1989Labour
Minister of Finance and Customs Gunnar Berge9 May 198616 October 1989Labour
Minister of Defence Johan Jørgen Holst9 May 198616 October 1989Labour
Minister of Justice and the Police Helen Bøsterud9 May 198616 October 1989Labour
Minister of Transport and Communications Kjell Borgen9 May 198613 June 1988Labour
 William Engseth13 June 198816 October 1989Labour
Minister of Local Government and Labour Leif Haraldseth9 May 198620 February 1987Labour
 William Engseth20 February 198713 June 1988Labour
 Kjell Borgen13 June 198816 October 1989Labour
Minister of Education and Church Affairs Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl9 May 198613 June 1988Labour
 Mary Kvidal13 June 198816 October 1989Labour
Minister of Culture Hallvard Bakke9 May 198616 October 1989Labour
Minister of Social Affairs Tove S. Gerhardsen9 May 198616 October 1989Labour
Minister of Agriculture Gunhild Øyangen9 May 198616 October 1989Labour
Minister of Industry Finn Kristensen9 May 198616 October 1989Labour
Minister of Trade and Shipping Kurt Mosbakk9 May 198613 June 1988Labour
 Jan Balstad13 June 198816 October 1989Labour
Minister of Administration and Consumer Affairs Anne-Lise Bakken9 May 198613 June 1988Labour
 Einfrid Halvorsen13 June 198828 April 1989Labour
 Oddrunn Pettersen28 April 198916 October 1989Labour
Minister of International Development Vesla Vetlesen9 May 198613 June 1988Labour
 Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl13 June 198816 October 1989Labour
Minister of the Environment Sissel Rønbeck9 May 198616 October 1989Labour
Minister of Petroleum and Energy Arne Øien9 May 198616 October 1989Labour
Minister of Fisheries
Minister of Nordic Cooperation		 Bjarne Mørk-Eidem9 May 198610 October 1989Labour

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.
Preceded by
Willoch's second term		 Norwegian Council of State
1986–1989		 Succeeded by
Premiership of Jon P. Syse
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