Jagland's Cabinet

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Jagland's Cabinet

Cabinet of Norway
Date formed25 October 1996
Date dissolved17 October 1997
People and organisations
Head of stateHarald V of Norway
Head of governmentThorbjørn Jagland
Ministers removed3
Total no. of members22
Member partyLabour Party
Status in legislatureMinority government
67 / 165(40.61%)





Opposition partyConservative Party
Progress Party
Christian Democratic Party
History
Election(s)1997 parliamentary election
Outgoing election1997 parliamentary election
Legislature term(s)1993-1997
PredecessorBrundtland's Third Cabinet
SuccessorBondevik's First Cabinet
Thorbjørn Jagland, Prime Minister of Norway 1996 – 1997.

Jagland's Cabinet governed Norway between 25 October 1996 and 17 October 1997. It had the following composition:

Cabinet members[edit]

Office(s) Name Period
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

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Preceded by Norwegian Council of State
1996–1997
Succeeded by