Gerhardsen's Second Cabinet governed Norway between 5 November 1945 and 19 November 1951. The Labour Party (Ap) cabinet was led by Einar Gerhardsen.[1]
Gerhardsen's Second Cabinet | |
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 Cabinet of Norway | |
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| Date formed | 5 November 1945 |
| Date dissolved | 19 November 1951 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Haakon VII of Norway |
| Head of government | Einar Gerhardsen |
| No. of ministers | 15 |
| Member party | Labour Party |
| Status in legislature | Majority government 76 / 150 (50.67%)
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| History | |
| Elections | 1945 parliamentary election 1949 parliamentary election |
| Legislature terms | 1945-1949 1949-1953 |
| Predecessor | Gerhardsen's First Cabinet |
| Successor | Torp's Cabinet |
In May 1948, Gerhardsen told Jens Chr Hauge, that he was considering resigning.[2] Furthermore, as candidates for prime minister, Gerhardsen named Torp, Sverre Støstad and Lars Evensen.[2]
On 17 June 1948 parliament started its deliberations about the Helset Case.[3] Something Gerhardsen knew, but did not tell parliament, was that he had certain[4] evidence, that "either at the US embassy or in the top leadership of Norway's Armed Forces there were people who were willing to leak top secret info about then minister of defence's conversations with US military attaché, winter and spring 1948, in an attempt to force" the defence minister out of office—with or without the knowledge of Olaf Helset. Later in 1948 Olaf Helset resigned.
Cabinet members
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | 5 November 1945 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | 5 November 1945 | 2 February 1946 | Labour | ||
| 2 February 1946 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | |||
| Minister of Finance and Customs | 5 November 1945 | 6 December 1947 | Labour | ||
| 6 December 1947 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | |||
| Minister of Defence | 5 November 1945 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | ||
| Minister of Justice and the Police | 5 November 1945 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | ||
| Minister of Transport and Communications | 22 February 1946 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | ||
| Minister of Local Government and Labour | 20 December 1948 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | ||
| Minister of Education and Church Affairs | 5 November 1945 | 28 June 1948 | Labour | ||
| 28 June 1948 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | |||
| Minister of Labour | 5 November 1945 | 22 February 1946 | Labour | ||
| Minister of Social Affairs | 5 November 1945 | 23 June 1948 | Labour | ||
| 20 December 1948 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | |||
| Minister of Agriculture | 5 November 1945 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | ||
| Minister of Industry | 6 December 1947 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | ||
| Minister of Trade and Shipping | 6 December 1947 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | ||
| Minister of Fisheries | 1 July 1946 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | ||
| Minister of Provisioning and Reconstruction | 5 November 1945 | 10 January 1948 | Labour | ||
| 10 January 1948 | 14 September 1950 | Labour | |||
| Consulative Minister | 5 November 1945 | 20 December 1948 | Labour | ||
| 5 November 1945 | 30 June 1948 | Labour | |||
| 5 November 1945 | 1 July 1946 | Labour | |||
Notes
edit- ^ Acting minister from 18 May to 20 December 1948.
- ^ Leave of absence from 18 May 1948.
- ^ Olav Oksvik was acting minister from 6 December 1947 to 6 March 1948.
- ^ Arne Drogseth was acting minister from 29 June to 11 November 1951.
References
edit- ^ "Einar Gerhardsen's Second Government". Government.no. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ a b Njølstad p.352
- ^ Njølstad p.367
- ^ Njølstad p.369
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