Willoch's First Cabinet

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Willoch's First Cabinet
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Cabinet of Norway
Date formed14 October 1981
Date dissolved8 June 1983
People and organisations
Head of state Olav V of Norway
Head of government Kåre Willoch
Total no. of members17
Member party Conservative Party
Status in legislature Minority government
Opposition party Labour Party
History
Election 1981 parliamentary election
Predecessor Brundtland's First Cabinet
Successor Willoch's Second Cabinet

Willoch's First Cabinet was a minority, Conservative Government of Norway. [1] It succeeded Brundtland's First Cabinet (which was a Labour government), after the Conservative victory in the 1981 Storting election; and sat from 14 October 1981 to 8 June 1983. It was replaced by Willoch's Second Cabinet, a coalition of the Conservative, Centre and Christian Democrat parties to form a majority government. Willoch's First Cabinet was the first Conservative-only cabinet since Stang's Second Cabinet of 1893–95, and there has not been another Conservative-only cabinet since.

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Members

Willoch's first cabinet had the following composition, with all of its members serving from 14 October 1981 to 8 June 1983:

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister 14 October 19818 June 1983  Conservative
Minister of Foreign Affairs 14 October 19818 June 1983  Conservative
Minister of Finance and Customs 14 October 19818 June 1983  Conservative
Minister of Defence 14 October 19818 June 1983  Conservative
Minister of Justice and the Police 14 October 19818 June 1983  Conservative
Minister of Transport and Communications 14 October 19818 June 1983  Conservative
Minister of Local Government and Labour 14 October 19818 June 1983  Conservative
Minister of Education and Church Affairs 14 October 19818 June 1983  Conservative
Minister of Culture and Research 14 October 19818 June 1983  Conservative
Minister of Social Affairs 14 October 19818 June 1983  Conservative
Minister of Agriculture 14 October 19818 June 1983  Conservative
Minister of Industry 14 October 19818 June 1983  Conservative
Minister of Trade and Shipping 14 October 19818 June 1983  Conservative
Minister of Family Affairs and Government Administration14 October 19818 June 1983  Conservative
Minister of the Environment 14 October 19818 June 1983  Conservative
Minister of Petroleum and Energy 14 October 19818 June 1983  Conservative
Minister of Fisheries 14 October 19818 June 1983  Conservative

References

  1. "Kåre Willoch's Cabinet" (in Norwegian). Government.no. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

See also

Preceded by Norwegian Council of State
19811983
Succeeded by