Fourth cabinet Gerhardsen
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Gerhardsen's Fourth Cabinet governed Norway
between 25 September 1963 and 12 October 1965. The Labour Party
cabinet was led by Einar Gerhardsen
. It had the following composition:
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
between 25 September 1963 and 12 October 1965. The Labour Party
Norwegian Labour Party
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
cabinet was led by Einar Gerhardsen
Einar Gerhardsen
was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party of Norway. He was Prime Minister for three periods, 1945–1951, 1955–1963 and 1963–1965. With 17 years in office, he is the longest serving Prime Minister in Norway since the introduction of parliamentarism...
. It had the following composition:
Cabinet members
| Portfolio | Minister | Period | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Einar Gerhardsen Einar Gerhardsen was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party of Norway. He was Prime Minister for three periods, 1945–1951, 1955–1963 and 1963–1965. With 17 years in office, he is the longest serving Prime Minister in Norway since the introduction of parliamentarism... |
Labour Norwegian Labour Party The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway.... |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Halvard Manthey Lange | Labour | |
| Minister of Defence | Gudmund Harlem Gudmund Harlem Gudmund Harlem was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Labour Party. He was the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs from 1955 to 1961 and Norwegian Minister of Defence from 1961 to 1965... |
Labour | |
| Minister of Industry | Trygve Lie Trygve Lie Trygve Halvdan Lie was a Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author. He served as Norwegian Foreign minister during the critical years of the Norwegian government in exile in London from 1940 to 1945. From 1946 to 1952 he was the first Secretary-General of the United... |
– 20 January 1964 | Labour |
| Karl Trasti Karl Trasti Karl Trasti was a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Labour Party.During the third cabinet Gerhardsen he was appointed state secretary to the Minister of Finance in 1955, a post he held one year... |
20 January 1964 – | Labour | |
| Minister of Finance and Customs | Andreas Zeier Cappelen Andreas Zeier Cappelen Andreas Zeier Cappelen was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Vang, Hedmark.He held a variety of positions in different Norwegian cabinets... |
Labour | |
| Minister of Wages and Prices | Karl Trasti Karl Trasti Karl Trasti was a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Labour Party.During the third cabinet Gerhardsen he was appointed state secretary to the Minister of Finance in 1955, a post he held one year... |
– 20 January 1964 | Labour |
| Idar Olav Norstrand Idar Olav Norstrand Idar Olav Norstrand was a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Labour Party.... |
20 January 1964 – | Labour | |
| Minister of Local Government and Labour | Jens Haugland Jens Haugland Jens Haugland was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder in 1954, and was re-elected on four occasions. From November 1955 to August 1963, during the third cabinet Gerhardsen, Haugland was Norwegian Minister of Justice and the Police... |
Labour | |
| Minister of Social Affairs | Olav Gjærevoll Olav Gjærevoll Olav Gjærevoll was a Norwegian botanist and politician for the Labour Party. Gjærevoll was a professor of botany at the University of Trondheim from 1958 to 1986, and was a specialist in alpine plants.... |
Labour | |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | Trygve Bratteli Trygve Bratteli was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party and Prime Minister of Norway in 1971–1972 and 1973–1976.-Early life and career:... |
– 20 January 1964 | Labour |
| Erik Himle Erik Himle Erik Himle is a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Labour Party.Himle graduated with the cand.oecon. degree in 1948, and from the Nato Defence College in 1957... |
20 January 1964 – | Labour | |
| Minister of Trade and Shipping | Erik Himle Erik Himle Erik Himle is a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Labour Party.Himle graduated with the cand.oecon. degree in 1948, and from the Nato Defence College in 1957... |
– 20 January 1964 | Labour |
| Trygve Lie Trygve Lie Trygve Halvdan Lie was a Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author. He served as Norwegian Foreign minister during the critical years of the Norwegian government in exile in London from 1940 to 1945. From 1946 to 1952 he was the first Secretary-General of the United... |
20 January 1964 – | Labour | |
| Minister of Fisheries | Magnus Andersen | Labour | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Leif Granli Leif Granli Leif Granli was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag in 1945, and was re-elected on six occasions. From 1963 to 1965, while the fourth cabinet Gerhardsen held office, Granli was appointed Minister of Agriculture... |
Labour | |
| Minister of Justice and Police | O. C. Gundersen Oscar Christian Gundersen Oscar Christian "O.C." Gundersen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.Gundersen graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1931. During the second cabinet Gerhardsen he was appointed Minister of Justice and the Police, a post he a year into the new cabinet Torp. He left in 1952 and became a... |
Labour | |
| Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs | Aase Bjerkholt Aase Bjerkholt Aase Ingerid Nathalie Bjerkholt is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Oslo.She was consultative councillor of state for family and consumer affairs during the third cabinet Gerhardsen in 1955–1956, and became the first Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs in 1956... |
Labour | |
| Minister of Church Affairs and Education | Helge Sivertsen Helge Sivertsen Helge Sivertsen was a Norwegian discus thrower and politician. He was born in Mandal, but represented Inderøy IL in athletics competitions. His party affiliation was to the Labour Party.... |
Labour |
State Secretaries
| Ministry | State Secretary | Period | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Prime Minister | Olaf Solumsmoen Olaf Solumsmoen Olaf Solumsmoen was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Sigdal, and decided to be a stenographer. He was hired in the Labour Party newspaper Fremtiden in Drammen, where he also was involved in local politics. He eventually left stenography to become a... |
Labour | |
| Dagfin Juel Dagfin Juel Dagfin Juel was a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Labour Party.He graduated as cand.oecon. in 1932. He was hired in the Ministry of Social Affairs in 1938, and was later promoted to assistant secretary. He moved to the Ministry of Trade in 1949, and was promoted from assistant... |
Labour | ||
| Kjell Gjøstein Aabrek Kjell Gjøstein Aabrek Kjell Gjøstein Aabrek was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Bergen.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Bergen in 1954, and was re-elected on three occasions... |
– 25 September 1965 | Labour | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Jens Mogens Boyesen | 15 January 1964 – | Labour |
| Ministry of Finance | Per Dragland | 10 February 1964 – | Labour |
| Ministry of Industry | Reidar Alfred Melien | 27 September 1963 – | Labour |
| Ministry of Local Government and Labour | Ingvald Ulveseth | 1 February 1964 – 31 July 1965 | Labour |
| Brynjulv Sjetne Brynjulv Sjetne Brynjulv Sjetne was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he established the Hedmark and Oppland chapter of XU, later called ØXU... |
1 August 1965 – | Labour | |
| Ministry of Social Affairs | Bjørn Skau Bjørn Skau Bjørn Skau is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.In 1959, during the third cabinet Gerhardsen, he was appointed personal secretary in the Ministry of Social Affairs. He was promoted to state secretary in 1961, but lost the position temporarily in 1963, when the cabinet Lyng held office... |
Labour | |
| Ministry of Transport and Communications | Erik Andreas Ribu | 1 February 1964 – | Labour |
| Ministry of Fisheries | Trygve Hoem | 1 February 1964 – | Labour |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Oskar Øksnes Oskar Øksnes Oskar Øksnes was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Kvam, Nord-Trøndelag. An agronomist by education, Øksnes was state secretary to the Minister of Agriculture from 1964 to 1965, during the Gerhardsen's Fourth Cabinet... |
1 June 1964 – | Labour |
| Ministry of Church Affairs and Education | Enevald Skadsem | – 24 January 1965 | Labour |
| Tønnes Andenæs Tønnes Andenæs Tønnes Madsson Andenæs was a Norwegian jurist, book publisher and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Innvik as a son of vicar Mads Olsen Andenæs and his wife Signe Theoline Mydland . The family moved to Bærum when Tønnes Andenæs was two years old. He was a brother of Johs. Andenæs,... |
15 January 1965 – | Labour |