Bratteli's First Cabinet

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Bratteli's First Cabinet
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Cabinet of Norway
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Date formed17 March 1971
Date dissolved18 October 1972
People and organisations
Head of state Olav V of Norway
Head of government Trygve Bratteli
Total no. of members15
Member party Labour Party
Status in legislature Minority government
74 / 155(48%)
History
Legislature term 19691973
Predecessor Borten's Cabinet
Successor Korvald's Cabinet

Bratteli's First Cabinet governed Norway between 17 March 1971 and 18 October 1972. The Labour Party cabinet was led by Trygve Bratteli. Bratteli governed his second cabinet between 1973 and 1976.

Contents

On 8 May 1972 there was a cabinet reshuffle. The Ministry of Wages and Prices was discontinued, the Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs was restructured as the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Administration, and the Ministry of the Environment was established.

Cabinet members

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister 17 March 197118 October 1972  Labour
Minister of Foreign Affairs 17 March 197118 October 1972  Labour
Minister of Defence 17 March 197118 October 1972  Labour
Minister of Finance and Customs 17 March 197118 October 1972  Labour
Minister of Justice and the Police 17 March 197118 October 1972  Labour
Minister of Industry 17 March 197118 October 1972  Labour
Minister of Pay and Prices 17 March 19718 May 1972  Labour
Minister of Local Government and Labour 17 March 197118 October 1972  Labour
Minister of Social Affairs 17 March 197118 October 1972  Labour
Minister of Transport and Communications 17 March 197118 October 1972  Labour
Minister of Trade and Shipping
Minister of Nordic Cooperation (from 24 September 1971)
17 March 197118 October 1972  Labour
Minister of Fisheries 17 March 197124 January 1972  Labour
24 January 197218 October 1972  Labour
Minister of Agriculture 17 March 197118 October 1972  Labour
Minister of the Environment 8 May 197218 October 1972  Labour
Minister of Education and Church Affairs 17 March 197118 October 1972  Labour
Minister of Consumer Affairs and Administration
(known as Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs until 8 May 1972)
17 March 197118 October 1972  Labour

State Secretaries

MinistryState SecretaryPeriod [a] Party
Office of the Prime Minister Oluf Fuglerud 19 March 1971 Labour
Arne Gunnar Lie 19 March 1971 Labour
Erik Himle 19 March 1971 6 July 1972Labour
Lasse Aasland 1 September 1971 Labour
Kjell Thorbjørn Kristensen 7 August 1972 30 September 1972Labour
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Thorvald Stoltenberg 19 March 1971 Labour
Ministry of Finance and Customs Juul Bjerke 19 March 1971 Labour
Ministry of Wages and Prices Ulf Oscar Sand 19 March 1971 8 May 1972Labour
Ministry of Defence Sverre Frogner 26 April 1971 Labour
Ministry of Industry Arve Johnsen 19 March 1971 Labour
Ministry of Local Government and Labour Leif Jørgen Aune 19 March 1971 Labour
Ministry of Social Affairs Torbjørn Mork 19 March 1971 Labour
Ministry of Transport and Communications Kåre Ellingsgård 19 March 1971 22 August 1971Labour
Ministry of Trade and Shipping Erik Andreas Ribu 26 March 1971 31 August 1972Labour
Ministry of Fisheries Sven Olsen 26 April 1971 24 January 1972Labour
Herlof Gjerde 31 January 1972 Labour
Ministry of Agriculture Hans Solberg 19 March 1971 Labour
Ministry of the Environment Olav Sigurd Carlsen 15 May 1972 Labour
Ministry of Justice and Police Elsa Rastad Bråten 26 March 1971 Labour
Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Administration Ulf Oscar Sand 8 May 1972 Labour
Ministry of Church Affairs and Education Hans Christian Ingemann Østvold 19 April 1971 Labour

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Notes

  1. Unless otherwise noted, the period was 17 March 1971 - 18 October 1972.