Gerhardsen's Second Cabinet
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 | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of Norway | |
 | |
| 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 |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1945 parliamentary election 1949 parliamentary election |
| Legislature term(s) | 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
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Einar Gerhardsen | 5 November 1945 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Trygve Lie | 5 November 1945 | 2 February 1946 | Labour | |
| Halvard Lange | 2 February 1946 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | ||
| Minister of Finance and Customs | Erik Brofoss | 5 November 1945 | 6 December 1947 | Labour | |
| Olav Meisdalshagen | 6 December 1947 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | ||
| Minister of Defence | Jens Christian Hauge | 5 November 1945 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | |
| Minister of Justice and the Police | O. C. Gundersen | 5 November 1945 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | Nils Langhelle | 22 February 1946 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | |
| Minister of Local Government and Labour | Ulrik Olsen | 20 December 1948 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | |
| Minister of Education and Church Affairs | Kaare Fostervoll | 5 November 1945 | 28 June 1948 | Labour | |
| Lars Moen | 28 June 1948 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | ||
| Minister of Labour | Nils Langhelle | 5 November 1945 | 22 February 1946 | Labour | |
| Minister of Social Affairs | Sven Oftedal[lower-alpha 1] | 5 November 1945 | 23 June 1948 | Labour | |
| Aaslaug Aasland[lower-alpha 2] | 20 December 1948 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | ||
| Minister of Agriculture | Kristian Fjeld[lower-alpha 3] | 5 November 1945 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | |
| Minister of Industry | Lars Evensen[lower-alpha 4] | 6 December 1947 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | |
| Minister of Trade and Shipping | Erik Brofoss | 6 December 1947 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | |
| Minister of Fisheries | Reidar Carlsen | 1 July 1946 | 19 November 1951 | Labour | |
| Minister of Provisioning and Reconstruction | Oscar Torp | 5 November 1945 | 10 January 1948 | Labour | |
| Nils Hønsvald | 10 January 1948 | 14 September 1950 | Labour | ||
| Consulative Minister | Aaslaug Aasland | 5 November 1945 | 20 December 1948 | Labour | |
| Peder Holt | 5 November 1945 | 30 June 1948 | Labour | ||
| Reidar Carlsen | 5 November 1945 | 1 July 1946 | Labour | ||
Notes
- Leave of absence from 18 May 1948.
- Acting minister from 18 May to 20 December 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.
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References
- "Einar Gerhardsen's Second Government". Government.no. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- Njølstad p.352
- Njølstad p.367
- Njølstad p.369
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