Brundtland's First Cabinet

Brundtland's First Cabinet was a minority, Labour Government of Norway. It succeeded the Labour Cabinet Nordli, and sat between 4 February 1981 – 14 October 1981. The cabinet was the first in Norwegian history to be led by a woman.^[1] It was replaced by the Conservative Willoch's First Cabinet after the 1981 election. Brundtland's cabinet had the following composition.

Portfolio	Minister	Period	Party
Prime Minister	Gro Harlem Brundtland	February 4, 1981 - October 14, 1981	Labour
Minister of Agriculture	Oskar Øksnes	February 4, 1981 - October 14, 1981	Labour
Minister of Church Affairs and Education	Einar Førde	February 4, 1981 - October 14, 1981	Labour
Minister of Defence	Thorvald Stoltenberg	February 4, 1981 - October 14, 1981	Labour
Minister of the Environment	Rolf Arthur Hansen	February 4, 1981 - October 14, 1981	Labour
Minister of Family Affairs and Government Administration	Sissel Marie Rønbeck	February 4, 1981 - October 14, 1981	Labour
Minister of Finance	Ulf Sand	February 4, 1981 - October 14, 1981	Labour
Minister of Fisheries	Eivind Bolle	February 4, 1981 - October 14, 1981	Labour
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Knut Frydenlund	February 4, 1981 - October 14, 1981	Labour
Minister of Health	Kari Gjesteby	February 4, 1981 - October 14, 1981	Labour
Minister of Local Government and Labour	Harriet Andreassen	February 4, 1981 - October 14, 1981	Labour
Minister of Justice	Bjørn Skau	February 4, 1981 - October 14, 1981	Labour
Minister of Petroleum and Energy	Arvid Johanson	February 4, 1981 - October 14, 1981	Labour
Minister of Planning	Per Andreas Kleppe	February 4, 1981 - October 14, 1981	Labour
Minister of Social Affairs	Arne Nilsen	February 4, 1981 - October 14, 1981	Labour
Minister of Trade and Industry	Finn Kristensen	February 4, 1981 - October 14, 1981	Labour
Minister of Transport and Communications	Ronald Bye	February 4, 1981 - October 14, 1981	Labour

References

↑ Lee, Phil (2013). The Rough Guide to Norway. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781409355687.

Cabinets of Norway
1814–1884	Cabinet of 1814 (1814) Wedel-Jarlsberg I (1814–36) Wedel-Jarlsberg II (1836–44) Løvenskiold and Vogt (1844–56) Stang (1861–80) Selmer (1880–84) Schweigaard (1884)
1884–1945	Sverdrup (1884–89) Stang I (1889–91) Steen I (1891–93) Stang II (1893–95) Hagerup I (1895–98) Steen II (1898–1902) Blehr I (1902–03) Hagerup II (1903–05) Michelsen (1905–07) Løvland (1907–08) Knudsen I (1908–10) Konow (1910–12) Bratlie (1912–13) Knudsen II (1913–20) Bahr Halvorsen I (1920–21) Blehr II (1921–23) Bahr Halvorsen II (1923) Berge (1923–24) Mowinckel I (1924–26) Lykke (1926–28) Hornsrud (1928) Mowinckel II (1928–31) Kolstad (1931–32) Hundseid (1932–33) Mowinckel III (1933–35) Nygaardsvold (1935–45)
1940–45	Quisling I (1940) Administrative Council (1940) Terboven (1940–42) Quisling II (1942–45)
1945–present	Gerhardsen I (1945) Gerhardsen II (1945–51) Torp (1951–55) Gerhardsen III (1955–63) Lyng (1963) Gerhardsen IV (1963–65) Borten (1965–71) Bratteli I (1971–72) Korvald (1972–73) Bratteli II (1973–76) Nordli (1976–81) Brundtland I (1981) Willoch I (1981–83) Willoch II (1983–86) Brundtland II (1986–89) Syse (1989–90) Brundtland III (1990–96) Jagland (1996–97) Bondevik I (1997–2000) Stoltenberg I (2000–01) Bondevik II (2001–05) Stoltenberg II (2005–2013) Solberg (2013- )

Leadership

Leaders	Andersen Jensen Knudsen Jeppesen Gjøsteen Berg Jeppesen Meyer Knudsen Hornsrud Nissen Knudsen Kyrre Grepp Stang Torp Gerhardsen Bratteli Steen Brundtland Jagland Stoltenberg Støre
Party Secretaries	Nilssen Tranmæl Gerhardsen Bratteli Lie Bye Leveraas Jagland D.T. Andersen Torsvik Kolberg Johansen Stenseng
Parliamentary leaders	Eriksen Knudsen Eriksen Knudsen Buen Hornsrud Scheflo Madsen Støstad Madsen Nygaardsvold Støstad Magnus Nilssen Madsen Monsen Støstad Torp Gerhardsen Hønsvald Bratteli Hansen Bratteli Nordli Bratteli Brundtland Førde Brundtland Berge Borgen Jagland Thoresen Jagland Stoltenberg Solberg Stoltenberg Solberg Pedersen

Cabinets