Lyng's Cabinet

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Lyng's Cabinet
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Cabinet of Norway
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Prime Minister Lyng (first row, to the far right) in the Storting five days before his cabinet fell.
Date formed28 August 1963
Date dissolved25 September 1963
People and organisations
Head of state Olav V of Norway
Head of government John Lyng
No. of ministers15
Member party Conservative Party
Liberal Party
Christian Democratic Party
Centre Party
Status in legislature Coalition minority government
History
Predecessor Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet
Successor Gerhardsen's Fourth Cabinet

The Lyng Cabinet governed Norway between 28 August 1963 and 25 September 1963. It was the first in 28 years not to be led by the Norwegian Labour Party. It was a centre-right coalition government of the Conservative Party, Centre Party, Christian Democratic Party and Liberal Party led by John Lyng of the Conservative Party. It had fifteen members, of which five were from the Conservative Party, four were from the Centre Party, three were from the Christian Democratic Party and three were from the Liberal Party. Karen Grønn-Hagen was the cabinet's only female member.

Contents

After the Socialist People's Party joined a no-confidence vote against Einar Gerhardsen's government, Lyng realised that between them, the non-Labour parties were only one seat short of a majority in the Storting. He quickly got the non-Labour parties to form a coalition government, which took office on 28 August after the SF abstained. The SF, however, threw its support back to Gerhardsen a month later, allowing Labour to return to power. Nonetheless, the brief Lyng government proved that the non-Labour parties were capable of governing after three decades of Labour rule.

Cabinet members

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister 28 August 196325 September 1963  Conservative
Minister of Foreign Affairs 28 August 196325 September 1963  Christian Democratic
Minister of Defence 28 August 196325 September 1963  Conservative
Minister of Industry 28 August 196325 September 1963  Conservative
Minister of Finance and Customs 28 August 196325 September 1963  Centre
Minister of Pay and Prices 28 August 196325 September 1963  Liberal
Minister of Local Government and Labour 28 August 196325 September 1963  Liberal
Minister of Social Affairs 28 August 196325 September 1963  Christian Democratic
Minister of Transport and Communications 28 August 196325 September 1963  Centre
Minister of Trade and Shipping 28 August 196325 September 1963  Conservative
Minister of Fisheries 28 August 196325 September 1963  Conservative
Minister of Agriculture 28 August 196325 September 1963  Centre
Minister of Justice and the Police 28 August 196325 September 1963  Christian Democratic
Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs 28 August 196325 September 1963  Centre
Minister of Education and Church Affairs 28 August 196325 September 1963  Liberal

State Secretaries

MinistryState SecretaryPeriod [a] Party
Office of the Prime Minister Ivar Johansen Conservative
Paul Thyness Conservative
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tomas Torsvik Christian Democratic
Ministry of Defence Arne Gunnar Lund Conservative
Ministry of Industry Torkild Wilhelm Schøyen Conservative
Ministry of Social Affairs Odd Steinar Holøs Christian Democratic
Ministry of Transport and Communications Bjørn Unneberg Centre
Ministry of Agriculture Teddy Dyring Centre
Ministry of Church Affairs and Education Magne Lerheim Liberal

References

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise noted, the period was 28 August - 25 September 1963.