Lykke's Cabinet

Lykke's Cabinet
Lykke's Cabinet
; Cabinet of Norway
	The cabinet ministers outside the Royal Palace in 1926.
Date formed	5 March 1926
Date dissolved	28 January 1928
People and organisations
Head of state	Haakon VII of Norway
Head of government	Ivar Lykke
No. of ministers	9
Member party	Conservative Party ; Free-minded Liberal Party
Status in legislature	Minority
History
Election	1927 parliamentary election
Legislature term	1925–1928
Incoming formation	Change of government after crisis
Outgoing formation	1927 parliamentary election
Predecessor	Mowinckel's First Cabinet
Successor	Hornsrud's Cabinet

Last updated August 22, 2025

Lykke's Cabinet was the government of Norway from 5 March 1926 to 28 January 1928. The cabinet was led by Ivar Lykke and was a coalition between the Conservative and Free-minded Liberal Party. It had the following composition:

Cabinet members

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Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs	Ivar Lykke	5 March 1926	28 January 1928	Conservative
Minister of Justice and the Police	Ingolf E. Christensen	5 March 1926	26 July 1926	Conservative
Minister of Justice and the Police	Knud Øyen	26 July 1926	28 January 1928	Conservative
Minister of Finance and Customs	Fredrik Ludvig Konow	5 March 1926	28 January 1928	Free-minded Liberal
Minister of Defence	Karl Wilhelm Wefring	5 March 1926	26 July 1926	Free-minded Liberal
Minister of Defence	Ingolf E. Christensen	26 July 1926	28 January 1928	Conservative
Minister of Agriculture	Ole Bærøe	5 March 1926	28 January 1928	Conservative
Minister of Education and Church Affairs	Wilhelm Magelssen	5 March 1926	25 December 1927	Conservative
Minister of Education and Church Affairs	Ole Bærøe	25 December 1927	28 January 1928	Conservative
Minister of Trade	Charles Robertson	5 March 1926	28 January 1928	Conservative
Minister of Labour	Anders Venger	5 March 1926	26 July 1926	Conservative
Minister of Labour	Worm Darre-Jenssen	26 July 1926	28 January 1928	Conservative
Minister of Social Affairs	Peter A. Morell	5 March 1926	28 January 1928	Conservative

Secretary to the Council of State

Nicolai Franciscus Leganger

References

Ivar Lykke's Government. 5 March 1926 - 28 January 1928 - Government.no

Notes

↑ Unless otherwise noted, the period was 5 March 1926 – 28 January 1928

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[duration-1] Unless otherwise noted, the period was 5 March 1926 – 28 January 1928

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v t e Conservative Party
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Cabinets	Stang I Stang II Hagerup I Hagerup II Michelsen Konow Lykke Bratlie Bahr Halvorsen I Bahr Halvorsen II Berge Lykke Gerhardsen I Lyng Borten Willoch I Willoch II Syse Bondevik II Solberg
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v t e Free-minded Liberal Party
Leaders	Berge (1909–10) Halvorsen (1910–12) Enge (1915–18) Holtsmark (1918–22) Müller (1922–24) Wefring (1924–25) Holm (1925–30) Brøgger (acting, 1930–31) Greve (1931–33) Thommessen (1933)
Cabinets	Konow Bratlie Bahr Halvorsen I Bahr Halvorsen II Berge Lykke

Lykke's Cabinet
Cabinet of Norway
The cabinet ministers outside the Royal Palace in 1926.
Date formed	5 March 1926
Date dissolved	28 January 1928
People and organisations
Head of state	Haakon VII of Norway
Head of government	Ivar Lykke
No. of ministers	9
Member party	Conservative Party Free-minded Liberal Party
Status in legislature	Minority
History
Election	1927 parliamentary election
Legislature term	1925–1928
Incoming formation	Change of government after crisis
Outgoing formation	1927 parliamentary election
Predecessor	Mowinckel's First Cabinet
Successor	Hornsrud's Cabinet

Lykke's Cabinet

Contents

Cabinet members

Secretary to the Council of State

References

Notes