Kolstad's Cabinet

Kolstad's Cabinet
Cabinet of Norway
The cabinet in 1931. From left to right: Foreign Minister Birger Braadland, Education Minister Nils Trædal, Prime Minister Peder Kolstad, Justice Minister Asbjørn Lindboe, Defence Minister Vidkun Quisling, Trade Minister Per Larssen, Labour Minister Rasmus Langeland, Agriculture Minister Jon Sundby and Social Affairs Minister Jakob Vik.
Date formed	12 May 1931
Date dissolved	14 March 1932
People and organisations
Head of state	Haakon VII of Norway
Head of government	Peder Kolstad
Total no. of members	10
Member party	Agrarian Party
Status in legislature	Minority government
History
Legislature term	1931–1934
Predecessor	Mowinckel's Second Cabinet
Successor	Hundseid's Cabinet

Kolstad's Cabinet governed Norway from 12 May 1931 to 14 March 1932. The Agrarian Party cabinet was led by Prime Minister Peder Kolstad. It had the following composition: ^[1]

Cabinet members

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Peder Kolstad	12. May 1931	14. March 1932		Farmers'
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Birger Braadland	12. May 1931	14. March 1932		Farmers'
Minister of Defence	Vidkun Quisling	12. May 1931	14. March 1932		Independent
Minister of Finance	Peder Kolstad	12. May 1931	1. February 1932		Farmers'
	Jon Sundby	1. February 1932	14. March 1932		Farmers'
Minister of Trade	Per Larssen	12. May 1931	14. March 1932		Farmers'
Minister of Labour	Rasmus Olsen Langeland	12. May 1931	14. March 1932		Farmers'
Minister of Justice and the Police	Asbjørn Lindboe	12. May 1931	14. March 1932		Farmers'
Minister of Social Affairs	Jakob Nilsson Vik	12. May 1931	14. March 1932		Farmers'
Minister of Agriculture	Jon Sundby	12. May 1931	25. February 1932		Farmers'
	Ivar Kirkeby-Garstad	25. February 1932	14. March 1932		Farmers'
Minister of Education and Church Affairs	Nils Trædal	12. May 1931	14. March 1932		Farmers'

References

1. regjeringen.no (2007-12-03). "Peder Kolstad's Government". Government.no . Retrieved 2025-02-22.