Nordli's Cabinet

Nordli's Cabinet
Cabinet of Norway
Date formed	15 January 1976
Date dissolved	4 February 1981
People and organisations
Head of state	Olav V of Norway
Head of government	Odvar Nordli
Ministers removed	18
Total no. of members	35
Member party	Labour Party
Status in legislature	Minority government
History
Election	1977 parliamentary election
Legislature terms	1973–1977 1977–1981
Predecessor	Bratteli's Second Cabinet
Successor	Brundtland's First Cabinet

Nordli's Cabinet governed Norway between 15 January 1976 and 4 February 1981. The Labour Party cabinet was led by Odvar Nordli. It had the following composition:

Cabinet members ^[a]

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Odvar Nordli	15 January 1976	4 February 1981		Labour
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Knut Frydenlund	15 January 1976	4 February 1981		Labour
Minister of Finance and Customs	Per Kleppe	15 January 1976	8 October 1979		Labour
	Ulf Sand	8 October 1979	4 February 1981		Labour
Minister of Defence	Rolf A. Hansen	15 January 1976	8 October 1979		Labour
	Thorvald Stoltenberg	8 October 1979	4 February 1981		Labour
Minister of Justice and the Police	Inger Louise Valle	15 January 1976	8 October 1979		Labour
	Andreas Z. Cappelen	8 October 1979	3 October 1980		Labour
	Oddvar Berrefjord	3 October 1980	4 February 1981		Labour
Minister of Transport and Communications	Ragnar Christiansen	15 January 1976	11 January 1978		Labour
	Asbjørn Jordahl	11 January 1978	8 October 1979		Labour
	Ronald Bye	8 October 1979	4 February 1981		Labour
Minister of Local Government and Labour	Leif Jørgen Aune	15 January 1976	11 January 1978		Labour
	Arne Nilsen	11 January 1978	8 October 1979		Labour
	Inger Louise Valle	8 October 1979	3 October 1980		Labour
	Harriet Andreassen	3 October 1980	4 February 1981		Labour
Minister of Education and Church Affairs	Kjølv Egeland	15 January 1976	8 October 1979		Labour
	Einar Førde	8 October 1979	4 February 1981		Labour
Minister of Social Affairs	Ruth Ryste	15 January 1976	8 October 1979		Labour
	Arne Nilsen	8 October 1979	4 February 1981		Labour
Minister of Family Affairs and Government Administration	Annemarie Lorentzen	15 January 1976	11 January 1978		Labour
	Kirsten Myklevoll	11 January 1978	8 October 1979		Labour
	Sissel Rønbeck	8 October 1979	4 February 1981		Labour
Minister of Agriculture	Oskar Øksnes	15 January 1976	4 February 1981		Labour
Minister of Industry	Bjartmar Gjerde	15 January 1976	11 January 1978		Labour
	Olav Haukvik	11 January 1978	8 October 1979		Labour
	Lars Skytøen	8 October 1979	4 February 1981		Labour
Minister of Trade and Shipping	Hallvard Bakke	15 January 1976	8 October 1979		Labour
	Reiulf Steen	8 October 1979	4 February 1981		Labour
Minister of the Environment	Gro Harlem Brundtland	15 January 1976	8 October 1979		Labour
	Rolf A. Hansen	8 October 1979	4 February 1981		Labour
Minister of Petroleum and Energy	Bjartmar Gjerde	11 January 1978	3 October 1980		Labour
	Arvid Johanson	3 October 1980	4 February 1981		Labour
Minister of Fisheries	Eivind Bolle	15 January 1976	4 February 1981		Labour
Minister of Maritime Law [b]	Jens Evensen	15 January 1976	31 December 1978		Labour

Bibliography

• "Odvar Nordlis regjering. 15. januar 1976 – 4. februar 1981" (in Norwegian). Regjeringen.no. Retrieved 16 October 2009.

Notes

1. Unless otherwise noted, the period was from 15 January 1976 - 4 February 1981.
2. The post of Maritime Law minister was one without a portfolio.