Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet
| Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet 60th cabinet of Norway |
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| Incumbent | |
| Date formed | 17 October 2005 |
| People and organizations | |
| Head of government | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Head of state | Harald V of Norway |
| Current number of ministers | 22 |
| Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal) |
9 |
| Member party | Labour Party Socialist Left Party Centre Party |
| Status in legislature | Red–Green Coalition |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2005 parliamentary election |
| Previous | Bondevik's Second Cabinet |
Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet is the current government of Norway. Appointed on 17 October 2005, it is a coalition between the Labour Party, the Socialist Left Party and the Centre Party, known as the Red–Green Coalition. The cabinet has ten members from the Labour Party, five from the Socialist Left Party and four from the Centre Party. It replaced Bondevik's Second Cabinet following the 2005 parliamentary election where the three parties won a majority in parliament. In the 2009 parliamentary election, the three parties retained their majority, and the coalition continued.
The cabinet is the first time the Socialist Left Party has sat in government, and the second time, after the post-war interim Gerhardsen's First Cabinet, where the Labour Party sits in a coalition government. It was the first cabinet to have had a majority of women, and the first to have had a member with a non-Western heritage.
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[edit] Replacements
There have been several changes since Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg presented his first team in October 2005:
- On 29 September 2006, Odd Eriksen resigned as Minister of Trade and Industry, and was succeeded by Dag Terje Andersen.
- On 21 September 2007, Odd Roger Enoksen resigned as Minister of Petroleum and Energy and was replaced by Åslaug Haga, who was succeeded as Minister of Local Government and Regional Development by Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa, thus making the first government in the history of Norway with more women than men.
- On 18 October 2007, Helen Bjørnøy resigned as Minister of Environment and Øystein Djupedal as Minister of Education and Science. Fellow Socialist Left Party minister Erik Solheim became joint Minister of International Development and Environment (though the two roles were not merged, International Development is part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), while Djupedal was succeeded by Bård Vegard Solhjell as Minister of Education and Tora Aasland as Minister of Science. Karita Bekkemellem resigned as Minister of Children and Equality and was replaced by Norway's first minister with a minority background, Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen.
- On 15 February 2008, Ramin-Osmundsen was forced to resign following the strong criticism she faced after withholding information and lying to the Prime Minister on a possible conflict of interest in appointing a new children's ombudsman.[1] Anniken Huitfeldt was appointed new minister on 29 February 2008.[2]
- On 20 June 2008, Åslaug Haga resigned as Minister of Petroleum and Energy citing health problems following press revelations about a building violations scandal.[3] The resignation led to a major reshuffle. Haga was replaced as Minister of Petroleum and Energy by Terje Riis-Johansen, who was himself replaced as Minister of Agriculture and Food by member of parliament and fellow Centre Party politician Lars Peder Brekk. Among the Labour Party ministers, Dag Terje Andersen moved to the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion and was replaced as Minister of Industry and Trade by Sylvia Brustad. Her former Ministry of Health and Care Services was taken by Bjarne Håkon Hanssen.[4][5][6]
- On 2 October 2009, Dag Terje Andersen resigned as Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion to become President of the Storting and Helga Pedersen as Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs to become parliamentary leader for Labour in the Storting.[7]
- On 4 March 2011, Terje Riis-Johansen resigned as Minister of Petroleum and Energy and was replaced by Ola Borten Moe.
[edit] Change in ministry structure
From 1 January 2010 there will be a change in the Ministry structure. The Social Inclusion division of the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion will be split between the Ministry of Children and Equality and the Ministry of Justice and Police. The Church Affairs division of the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs will move to the Ministry of Government Administration and Reform.
[edit] Cabinet members
[edit] State Secretaries
| Ministry | State Secretary | Period[9] | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Prime Minister | Lars Erik Flatø | – 1 December 2006 | Labour |
| Bård Vegar Solhjell | – 18 October 2007 | Socialist Left | |
| Hege Solbakken[10] | – 3 March 2008 | Centre | |
| Svein Fjellheim | Labour | ||
| Morten Wetland | – 31 December 2007 | Labour | |
| Torbjørn Giæver Eriksen | – 11 June 2011 | Labour | |
| Rita Skjærvik | (leave of absence 9 March 2006 – 30 November 2006) (leave of absence 12 January 2010 – 16 August 2010) |
Labour | |
| Kjersti Markusson | 22 October 2007 – 31 December 2009 | Socialist Left | |
| Hilde Singsaas | 1 December 2006 – 20 October 2009 (acting since 17 March) |
Labour | |
| Anne Odden | 1 June 2006 – 17 September 2006 (acting) |
Labour | |
| Kjetil Hillestad | 1 June 2006 – 17 September 2006 (acting) |
Socialist Left | |
| Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen | 1 December 2006 – 20 October 2009 | Labour | |
| Snorre Wikstrøm[11] | 1 January 2008 – 15 September 2008 20 October 2009 – |
Labour | |
| Per J. Jordal[10] | 3 March 2008 – 16 October 2009 | Centre | |
| Jan-Erik Larsen[11] | 15 September 2008 – 16 October 2009 | Labour | |
| Dagfinn Sundsbø | 20 October 2009 – | Centre | |
| Mina Gerhardsen | 20 October 2009 – | Labour | |
| Tor Brostigen | 1 January 2010 – | Socialist Left | |
| Lotte Grepp Knutsen | 13 January 2010 – 16 August 2010 (acting) |
Labour | |
| Hans Kristian Amundsen | 9 May 2011 – | Labour | |
| Inger-Anne Ravlum | 11 June 2011 – | Labour | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Kjetil Skogrand | 21 October 2005 – 17 November 2006 | Labour |
| Raymond Johansen[12] | 28 October 2005 – 24 April 2009 | Labour | |
| Liv Monica Bargem Stubholt | 7 November 2005 – 21 September 2007 | Centre | |
| Elisabeth Walaas | 21 September 2007 – 4 January 2010 | Labour | |
| Gry Larsen | 24 April 2009 – (leave of absence 9 August 2010 – 26 February 2011) |
Labour | |
| Erik Lahnstein | 4 January 2010 – | Centre | |
| Espen Barth Eide | – 28 June 2010 | Labour | |
| Anne Margareth Stenhammer (International Development) |
– 16 November 2007 | Socialist Left | |
| Håkon Gulbrandsen (International Development) |
16 November 2007 – 20 November 2009 | Socialist Left | |
| Ingrid Fiskaa (International Development) |
20 November 2009 – | Socialist Left | |
| Ministry of Defence | Espen Barth Eide | – 28 June 2010 | Labour |
| Roger Ingebrigtsen | 28 June 2010 – | Labour | |
| Ministry of Industry and Trade | Frode Berge | 21 October 2005 – 14 December 2007 | Labour |
| Karin Yrvin | 21 October 2005 – 29 September 2006 | Labour | |
| Rikke Lind | 26 January 2007 – (leave of absence 7 January 2008 – 1 August 2008) |
Labour | |
| Øyvind Slåke[13] | 14 December 2007 – 2 October 2009 | Labour | |
| Annelene Svingen[14] | 7 January 2008 – 1 July 2008 (acting) |
Labour | |
| Arvid Libak[11][15] | 20 June 2008 – 12 September 2008 | Labour | |
| Fride Solbakken[13] | 2 October 2009 – 20 October 2009 (acting) |
Labour | |
| Pål Julius Skogholt | 20 November 2009 – 4 February 2011 | Socialist Left | |
| Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs | Wenche Lyngholm | 21 October 2005 – 20 October 2009 | Socialist Left |
| Halvard Ingebrigtsen | 20 October 2009 – | Labour | |
| Raimo Valle | 20 October 2009 – | Labour | |
| Inger-Anne Ravlum | 23 October 2009 – 11 June 2011 | Labour | |
| Ministry of Finance | Roger Schjerva[16] | 17 October 2005 – (leave of absence 18 May 2009 – 31 July 2009) |
Socialist Left |
| Geir Axelsen | – 20 October 2009 | Labour | |
| Roger Sandum | – 20 October 2009 | Socialist Left | |
| Bjørn Arild Gram | – 12 October 2007 (leave of absence 6 August 2007 – 30 September 2007) |
Centre | |
| Kjersti Markusson | 21 October 2005 – 22 October 2007 | Socialist Left | |
| Sigrid Hjørnegård | 6 August 2007 – 3 September 2007 (acting) |
Centre | |
| Ole Morten Geving | 12 October 2007 – 17 December 2010 | Centre | |
| Henriette Westhrin | 18 October 2007 – 20 October 2009 | Socialist Left | |
| Bernt Sverre Mehammer | 18 May 2009 – 31 July 2009 (acting) |
Socialist Left | |
| Hilde Singsaas | 20 October 2009 – | Labour | |
| Kjetil Lund | 20 October 2009 – | Labour | |
| Morten Søberg | 17 December 2010 – | Centre | |
| Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development | Inge Bartnes | – 21 September 2007 | Centre |
| Guri Størvold | – 21 September 2007 | Centre | |
| Dag-Henrik Sandbakken | 21 October 2005 – | Centre | |
| Janne Sjelmo Nordås | 2 November 2007 – 30 September 2009 (leave of absence 10 August 2009 – 15 September 2009) |
Centre | |
| Lars Erik Bartnes | 20 October 2009 – (acting 10 August 2009 – 15 September 2009) |
Centre | |
| Hege Solbakken | 20 October 2009 – | Centre | |
| Guri Størvold | 20 October 2009 – (leave of absence 6 March 2011 – 2 October 2011) |
Centre | |
| Anne Beathe Tvinnereim | 14 February 2011 – 2 October 2011 (acting) |
Centre | |
| Ministry of Health and Care Services | Rigmor Aasrud | 21 October 2005 – 30 September 2009 | Labour |
| Wegard Harsvik | 21 October 2005 – 3 December 2007 | Labour | |
| Arvid Libak | 13 October 2006 – 20 June 2008 | Labour | |
| Kari Henriksen | 3 December 2007 – 3 April 2009 | Labour | |
| Dagfinn Sundsbø[15] | 20 June 2008 – 20 October 2009 | Centre | |
| Ellen Birgitte Pedersen[14] | 27 June 2008 – 20 October 2009 | Socialist Left | |
| Ketil Lindseth | 27 February 2009 – 20 October 2009 | Labour | |
| Tone-Helen Toften | 20 October 2009 – | Labour | |
| Roger Ingebrigtsen | 20 October 2009 – 28 June 2010 | Labour | |
| Ragnhild Mathisen | 23 October 2009 – | Labour | |
| Robin Kåss | 25 June 2010 – (leave of absence 3 March 2011 – 11 May 2011) |
Labour | |
| Tord Dale | 3 March 2011 – 11 May 2011 (acting) |
Labour | |
| Ministry of Culture | Randi Øverland | 21 October 2005 – 30 November 2007 | Labour |
| Mette Gundersen | 21 October 2005 – (leave of absence 1 October 2006 – 3 June 2007) |
Labour | |
| Halvard Ingebrigtsen | 1 June 2007 – 20 October 2009 (acting since 12 October 2006) |
Labour | |
| Wegard Harsvik | 3 December 2007 – 20 October 2009 | Labour | |
| Lotte Grepp Knutsen | 20 October 2009 – (leave of absence 7 March 2011 – 30 December 2011) |
Labour | |
| Lubna Jaffery | 23 October 2009 – | Labour | |
| Roger Solheim | 13 January 2010 – 16 August 2010 (acting) 7 March 2011 – 30 December 2011 |
Labour | |
| Ministry of Labour | Jan-Erik Støstad | 21 October 2005 – | Labour |
| Libe S. Rieber-Mohn | 21 October 2005 – 20 October 2009 | Labour | |
| Laila Gustavsen | 21 October 2005 – 30 September 2009 | Labour | |
| Berit Oskal Eira | 28 October 2005 – 26 October 2007 | Independent | |
| Raimo Valle | 26 October 2007 – 20 October 2009 | Labour | |
| Gina Lund | 20 October 2009 – | Labour | |
| Ministry of Transport and Communications | Steinulf Tungesvik[10] | 21 October 2005 – 29 February 2008 | Centre |
| Erik Lahnstein | 19 October 2007 – 4 January 2010 (acting 17 October 2006 – 15 December 2006) |
Centre | |
| Hege Solbakken[10] | 3 March 2008 – 20 October 2009 (leave of absence 29 September 2008 – 29 March 2009) |
Centre | |
| Guri Størvold[11] | 15 September 2008 – 20 October 2009 (acting) |
Centre | |
| Geir Pollestad[17] | 8 October 2008 – 30 September 2009 | Centre | |
| Ministry of Fisheries | Vidar Ulriksen | 21 October 2005 – 14 January 2011 | Labour |
| Hans Kristian Amundsen | 14 January 2011 – 9 May 2011 | Labour | |
| Kristine Gramstad | 13 May 2011 – | Labour | |
| Ministry of the Environment | Henriette Westhrin | – 18 October 2007 | Socialist Left |
| Heidi Sørensen | 18 October 2007 – | Socialist Left | |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Ola T. Heggem | 28 October 2005 – | Centre |
| Ministry of Justice and Police | Anne Rygh Pedersen | 21 October 2005 – 9 February 2007 | Labour |
| Terje Moland Pedersen | 21 October 2005 – (leave of absence 17 April 2009 – 10 August 2009) |
Labour | |
| Astri Aas-Hansen | 9 February 2007 – | Labour | |
| Eirik Øwre Thorshaug | 29 April 2009 – 10 August 2009 (acting) 1 January 2011 – 31 March 2011 (acting) |
Labour | |
| Pål Lønseth | 23 October 2009 – | Labour | |
| Ministry of Children and Equality | Kjell Erik Øie[18] | 21 October 2005 – 27 March 2009 | Labour |
| Krishna Chudasama | 28 October 2005 – 1 December 2006 | Labour | |
| Lotte Grepp Knutsen[18] | 27 March 2009 – 20 October 2009 | Labour | |
| Henriette Westhrin | 20 October 2009 – | Socialist Left | |
| Kirsti Bergstø | 26 November 2010 – | Socialist Left | |
| Ministry of Petroleum and Energy | Anita Utseth | 21 October 2005 – 21 September 2007 | Centre |
| Liv Monica Bargem Stubholt[18] | 21 September 2007 – 27 March 2009 | Centre | |
| Guri Størvold[15] | 21 September 2007 – 20 June 2008 | Centre | |
| Geir Pollestad[15] | 20 June 2008 – 8 October 2008 | Centre | |
| Robin Kåss | 8 October 2008 – 25 June 2010 | Labour | |
| Sigrid Hjørnegård | 27 March 2009 – 4 March 2011 | Centre | |
| Per Rune Henriksen | 3 September 2010 – | Labour | |
| Eli Blakstad | 11 March 2011 – | Centre | |
| Ministry of Education and Research | Åge Ronald Rosnes | – 3 September 2006 | Socialist Left |
| Lisbet Rugtvedt | Socialist Left | ||
| Per Botolf Maurseth | 1 September 2006 – 18 October 2007 | Socialist Left | |
| Jens Revold | 18 October 2007 – 13 March 2009 | Socialist Left | |
| Åsa Elvik | 13 March 2009 – 20 October 2009 | Socialist Left | |
| Roger Sandum | 20 October 2009 – | Socialist Left | |
| Kyrre Lekve | 20 October 2009 – | Socialist Left |
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ Children's minister quits under fire Aftenposten, February 14, 2008
- ^ "Anniken Huitfeldt ny statatsråd" (in Norwegian). The norwegian Government. 2008-02-26. http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/smk/Pressesenter/pressemeldinger/2008/anniken-huitfeldt-ny-statsrad.html?id=502190. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ Nina Berglund (2008-06-19). "Embattled cabinet minister steps down". http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2492666.ece. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ "Changes in the Government". The Norwegian Government. 2008-06-20. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/smk/Press-Center/Press-releases/2008/changes-in-the-government-2.html?id=518480. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
- ^ Andersen, Mads A.; Elisabeth Breien Ellingsen, Per Øyvind Fange and Jarle Brenna (2008-06-20). "Her er Stoltenbergs nye regjeringskabal" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/norsk-politikk/artikkel.php?artid=500739. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ Nina Berglund (2008-06-20). "Stoltenberg unveils new government line-up". http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2496908.ece. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ "Andersen and Pedersen leaving the Government". The Norwegian Government. 2009-10-02. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/smk/Press-Center/Press-releases/2009/andersen-and-pedersen-leaving-the-govern.html?id=578731. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ Giske overtar Manuelas departement, VG. Retrieved on February 15, 2008.
- ^ Unless otherwise noted, the period was 17 October 2005 – present
- ^ a b c d "Endringer i statssekretærkorpset". The Norwegian Government. 2008-02-29. http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/smk/Pressesenter/pressemeldinger/2008/endringer-i-statssekretarkorpset.html?id=502200. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ a b c d "Endringer i statssekretærkorpset". The Norwegian Government. 2008-09-12. http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/smk/Pressesenter/pressemeldinger/2008/endringer-i-statssekretarkorpset-3.html?id=526247. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ "Change of state secretary in UD". The Norwegian Government. 2009-04-24. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/smk/Press-Center/Press-releases/2009/change-of-state-secretary-in-ud.html?id=557461. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ a b "Changes among the state secretaries". The Norwegian Government. 2009-10-02. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/smk/Press-Center/Press-releases/2009/changes-among-the-state-secretaries-2.html?id=578732. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ a b "Ny statssekretær for Hanssen". The Norwegian Government. 2008-06-27. http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/smk/Pressesenter/pressemeldinger/2008/ny-statssekretar-for-hanssen.html?id=520238. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ a b c d "Endringer i statssekretærkorpset". The Norwegian Government. 2008-06-20. http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/smk/Pressesenter/pressemeldinger/2008/endringer-i-statssekretarkorpset-2.html?id=518482. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ "Acting state secretary in FIN". The Norwegian Government. 2009-05-18. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/smk/Press-Center/Press-releases/2009/acting-state-secretary-in-fin.html?id=562676. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ "Change among the state secretaries". The Norwegian Government. 2009-09-25. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/smk/Press-Center/Press-releases/2009/changes-among-the-state-secretaries.html?id=578160. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ a b c "Change of state secretaries". The Norwegian Government. 2009-03-27. http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/smk/Press-Center/Press-releases/2009/change-of-state-secretaries.html?id=551630. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
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