Solberg's Cabinet
Solberg's Cabinet | |
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61st cabinet of Norway | |
Incumbent | |
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Date formed | 16 October 2013 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Harald V of Norway |
Head of government | Erna Solberg |
No. of ministers | 20 |
Member party |
Conservative Party Progress Party Liberal Party (from 2018) |
Status in legislature | Coalition minority government |
History | |
Election(s) |
2013 parliamentary election 2017 parliamentary election |
Legislature term(s) |
2013-2017 2017-2021 |
Predecessor | Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet |
The Solberg Cabinet is the incumbent government of the Kingdom of Norway, headed by Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg as Prime Minister. The government was appointed by the King on 16 October 2013 following the parliamentary election on 9 September, consisting of the Conservative Party and the Progress Party as a minority government. On 16 December 2015, the cabinet was re-shuffled. The government secured renewed support following the 2017 parliamentary election. On 14 January 2018 the government was expanded as an agreement was reached with the Liberal Party joining.[1][2]
Parliamentary support
The Government is a centre-right coalition of the Conservative Party and the Progress Party, relying on parliamentary support from the Liberal Party and the Christian Democratic Party through a separate agreement giving them influence on policy.[3] The Government is the first in which the Progress Party participates.
Name
By convention, a Norwegian government is usually named after the Prime Minister, in casu the Solberg Cabinet. The Government, however, has officially referred to itself as the Høyre Frp Cabinet. Informally, it is called the Blue Cabinet and even the Blue Blue Cabinet, referring to Høyre's light blue and the Progress Party's dark blue party colour, respectively.
Members
On 16 October 2013, Erna Solberg's cabinet ministers were formally appointed by the King Harald V.[4]
The Cabinet has 18 ministers; two fewer than the previous Stoltenberg cabinet. It has eleven ministers from the Conservatives and seven from Progress, reflecting the parties numerical strength in Parliament.[5]
The cabinet has nine men and nine women. The average age at the start is 43. Six ministers have studies in economics, four are jurists and four have studies in the humanities or social sciences.[6]
Seven ministers hail from Western Norway,[6] including Listhaug who now represents Oslo. Seven ministers (including Listhaug) represent Eastern Norway, three ministers represent Trøndelag, one Northern Norway and one Sørlandet. Siv Jensen is the only minister who was born and grew up in Oslo.[6]
On 16 December 2015, Solberg made a cabinet reshuffle. The reshuffle increased the number of cabinet ministers from 18 to 20.
Three cabinet ministers were replaced on 20 December 2016.
- ↑ became Minister of Climate and the Environment
- ↑ became Minister of Education and Research
- ↑ became Minister of Foreign Affairs
- ↑ Minister of Migration and Integration was separate minister from 2015 to 2018
- ↑ became Minister of Local Government and Modernisation
- ↑ became Minister of Migration and Integration
- ↑ until 2015 also Minister for Nordic Cooperation Affairs
- ↑ became Minister of European Affairs and Nordic Cooperation
- ↑ became Minister of Trade and Industry
- ↑ became Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion
- ↑ became Minister of Justice, Public Security and Immigration
- ↑ became Minister of Defence
State Secretaries
Ministry | State Secretary | Period | Party |
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Office of the Prime Minister | Julie Brodtkorb | - 21 April 2017 | Conservative |
Lars Øy | Conservative | ||
Sigbjørn Aanes | Conservative | ||
Fredrik Färber | - 17 October 2014 | Progress | |
Marit Berger Røsland | 17 October 2014 - 16 December 2015 | Conservative | |
Tore Vamraak | - 19 June 2015 | Conservative | |
Torkild Haukaas | 19 June 2015 - | Conservative | |
Ingvild Næss Stub | 19 June 2015 - | Conservative | |
Laila Bokhari | - 15 August 2016 | Conservative | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Bård Glad Pedersen | - 18 September 2015 | Conservative |
Hans Brattskar | - 7 August 2015 | Conservative | |
Pål Arne Davidsen | - 22 November 2013 | Progress | |
Morten Høglund | 22 November 2013 - 16 December 2015 | Progress | |
Ingvild Næss Stub | - 19 June 2015 | Conservative | |
Elsbeth Tronstad | 19 June 2015 - | Conservative | |
Tone Skogen | 7 August 2015 - | Conservative | |
Laila Bokhari | 15 August 2016 - | Conservative | |
Tore Hattrem | 18 December 2015 - 23 September 2016 | Conservative | |
Marit Berger Røsland | 23 September 2016 - 2017 | Conservative | |
Ministry of Finance | Paal Bjørnestad | - 16 December 2016 | Conservative |
Jon Gunnar Pedersen | - 19 June 2015 | Conservative | |
Tore Vamraak | 19 June 2015 - | Conservative | |
Jørgen Næsje | Progress | ||
Ole Berget | - 17 October 2014 | Progress | |
Himanshu Gulati | 17 October 2014 - | Progress | |
Jon Georg Dale | 17 October 2014 - 16 December 2015 | Progress | |
Cecilie Brein-Karlsen | 20 December 2016 - | Progress | |
Ministry of Defence | Øystein Bø | Conservative | |
Ministry of Local Government and Modernization | Paul Chaffey | Conservative | |
Kristin Holm Jensen | Conservative | ||
Anders Bals | - 28 November 2014 | Conservative | |
Anne Karin Olli | 28 November 2014 - | Conservative | |
Jardar Jensen | - 6 November 2015 | Conservative | |
Grete Ellingsen | 6 November 2015 - | Conservative | |
Per Willy Amundsen | - 20 December 2016 | Progress | |
Ministry of Health and Care | Anne Grethe Erlandsen | Conservative | |
Lisbeth Normann | Conservative | ||
Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg | - 15 April 2016 | Progress | |
Cecilie Brein-Karlsen | - 20 December 2016 | Progress | |
Ministry of Agriculture and Food | Hanne Blåfjelldal | Progress | |
Ministry of Transport and Communications | Bård Hoksrud | - 5 June 2015 | Progress |
Reynir Johannesson | 5 June 2015 - | Progress | |
Jon Georg Dale | - 17 October 2014 | Progress | |
Tom Cato Karlsen | 17 October 2014 - | Progress | |
John-Ragnar Aarset | - 16 December 2015 | Conservative | |
Amund Drønen Ringdal | 16 December 2015 – 11 May 2016 | Conservative | |
Ministry of Trade and Fisheries | Dilek Ayhan | Conservative | |
Eirik Lae Solberg | – 3 April 2014 | Conservative | |
Lars Jacob Hiim | 3 April 2014 – | Conservative | |
Amund Drønen Ringdal | – 16 December 2015 | Conservative | |
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs | Torkil Åmland | – 16 December 2015 | Progress |
Kristian Dahlberg Hauge | – 29 April 2016 | Progress | |
Thor Kleppen Sættem | 25 October 2013 – 20 December 2016 | Conservative | |
Ministry of Culture | Knut Olav Åmås | - 6 June 2014 | Conservative |
Bjørgulv Vinje Borgundvaag | 6 June 2014 - 8 January 2016 | Conservative | |
Himanshu Gulati | 15 January 2016 - | Progress | |
Ministry of the Environment | Lars Andreas Lunde | Conservative | |
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy | Kåre Fostervold | - 23 October 2015 | Progress |
Kjell-Børge Freiberg | 23 October 2015 - | Progress | |
Ministry of Justice | Himanshu Gulati | - 17 October 2014 | Progress |
Jøran Kallmyr | 17 October 2014 - 19 February 2016 | Progress | |
Vidar Brein-Karlsen | Progress | ||
Hans J. Røsjorde | 25 October 2013 - 19 June 2015 | Progress | |
Gjermund Hagesæter | 19 June 2015 - 20 December 2016 | Progress | |
Thor Kleppen Sættem | 20 December 2016 – | Conservative | |
Marit Berger Røsland | 16 December 2015 - 23 September 2016 | Conservative | |
Torkil Åmland | 29 September 2017 - | Progress | |
Toril Charlotte Ulleberg Reynolds | 1 October 2017 - | Progress | |
Knut Morten Johansen | 17 January 2018 - | Progress | |
Sveinung Rotevatn | 17 January 2018 - | Liberal | |
Ministry of Children and Social Inclusion | Maria Hoff Aanes | - 17 October 2014 | Progress |
Kai-Morten Terning | 17 October 2014 - | Progress | |
Ida Krag | 26 November 2015 - 6 January 2016 (acting) |
Progress | |
Jøran Kallmyr | 16 December 2015 - 19 February 2016 | Progress | |
Marit Berger Røsland | 16 December 2015 - 1 April 2016 | Conservative | |
Vidar Brein-Karlsen | 19 February 2016 - 1 April 2016 | Progress | |
Ministry of Education | Bjørn Haugstad | Conservative | |
Birgitte Jordahl | 25 October 2013 – 12 August 2016 | Conservative |
References
- ↑ "Norway's Liberals to join Conservative-led government". Reuters. 14 January 2018.
- ↑ "Solberg Solidifies Grip on Norway as Liberals Join Government". Bloomberg. 14 January 2018.
- ↑ Conservative Party and Progress Party to form a coalition government. 2013-09-30 Aftenposten
- ↑ Official news release from the Cabinet 16 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ↑ NTB (14 October 2013)Frp får landbruksministeren Aftenposten. Retrieved 17 October 2013 (in Norwegian)
- 1 2 3 John Olav Egeland (16 October 2013) En regjering for markedsstaten Aftenposten. Retrieved 17 October 2013 (in Norwegian)