Bondevik's First Cabinet

Bondevik's First Cabinet
57th cabinet of Norway
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Date formed	17 October 1997
Date dissolved	3 March 2000
People and organisations
Head of government	Kjell Magne Bondevik
Head of state	Harald V of Norway
Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal)	7
Total number of ministers	26
Member party	Centre party Christian Democratic Party Liberal Party
History
Election(s)	1997 parliamentary election
Predecessor	Jagland's Cabinet
Successor	Stoltenberg's First Cabinet

Bondevik's First Cabinet governed Norway between 17 October 1997 to 3 March 2000. It was led by Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, and consisted of the Christian Democratic Party, the Centre Party and the Liberal Party. There was a major reshuffle in March 1999. It had the following composition:

Cabinet members

Portfolio	Minister	Period	Party
Prime Minister	Kjell Magne Bondevik		Christian Democratic
Deputy to the Prime Minister	Anne Enger Lahnstein	8 October 1999 –	Centre
	Odd Roger Enoksen	– 8 October 1999	Centre
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Knut Vollebæk		Christian Democratic
Minister of Defence	Dag Jostein Fjærvoll	– 15 March 1999	Christian Democratic
	Eldbjørg Løwer	15 March 1999 –	Liberal
Minister of Industry and Trade	Lars Sponheim		Liberal
Minister of Labour and Government Administration	Eldbjørg Løwer	– 15 March 1999	Liberal
	Laila Dåvøy	15 March 1999 –	Christian Democratic
Minister of Finance	Gudmund Restad		Centre
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development	Ragnhild Queseth Haarstad	– 16 March 1999	Centre
	Odd Roger Enoksen	16 March 1999 –	Centre
Minister of Health Formally a part of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health	Dagfinn Høybråten		Christian Democratic
Minister of Culture	Anne Enger Lahnstein	– 8 October 1999	Centre
	Åslaug Haga	8 October 1999 –	Centre
Minister of Social Affairs Formally a part of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health	Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa		Centre
Minister of Minister of Transport and Communications	Odd Einar Dørum	– 15 March 1999	Liberal
	Dag Jostein Fjærvoll	15 March 1999 –	Christian Democratic
Minister of Fisheries	Peter Angelsen	– 21 January 2000	Centre
	Lars Peder Brekk	21 January 2000 –	Centre
Minister of Human Rights and Development Formally a part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Hilde Frafjord Johnson		Christian Democratic
Minister of the Environment	Guro Fjellanger		Liberal
Minister of Agriculture	Kåre Gjønnes		Christian Democratic
Minister of Justice and Police	Aud Inger Aure	– 15 March 1999	Christian Democratic
	Odd Einar Dørum	15 March 1999 –	Liberal
Minister of Children and Family Affairs	Valgerd Svarstad Haugland		Christian Democratic
Minister of Petroleum and Energy	Marit Arnstad		Centre
Minister of Church Affairs, Education and Research	Jon Lilletun		Christian Democratic

State Secretaries

Ministry	State Secretary	Period	Party
Office of the Prime Minister	Kari Husøy		Christian Democratic
	Gunnar Husan		Christian Democratic
	Odd Jostein Sæter		Christian Democratic
	Jarle Skjørestad	– 29 March 1999	Centre
	Åslaug Haga	29 March 1999 – 8 October 1999	Centre
	Per Tore Woie	27 October 1997 –	Liberal
	Anna Kristine Jahr Røine	18 October 1999 –	Centre
	Tore Killingland	25 February 2000 –	Liberal
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Åslaug Haga	– 29 March 1999	Centre
	Jarle Skjørestad	29 March 1999 –	Centre
	Leiv Lunde	23 October 1997 –	Christian Democratic
	Janne Haaland Matlary	6 November 1997 –	Christian Democratic
	Wegger Christian Strømmen	12 February 1999 –	Christian Democratic
Ministry of Defence	Ommund Heggheim	29 October 1997 – 15 March 1999	Christian Democratic
	Kjell Alvheim	19 March 1999 –	Liberal
Ministry of Industry and Trade	Harriet E. Berg		Liberal
	Odd Hellesnes	27 October 1997 – 13 April 1999	Liberal
	Hans Tormod Antonsen	23 April 1999 –	Liberal
Ministry of Labour and Government Administration	Kjell Alvheim	– 15 March 1999	Liberal
	Helge Eide	22 March 1999 – 18 October 1999	Christian Democratic
	Jostein Solberg	25 October 1999 –	Christian Democratic
Ministry of Finance	Arne Synnes	– 15 October 1999	Christian Democratic
	Tori Hoven	23 October 1997 – 5 December 1997 30 September 1998 – 1 January 2000	Liberal
	Brynjulf Moe	5 December 1997 – 30 September 1998	Liberal
	Helge Eide	18 October 1999 –	Christian Democratic
	Endre Skjørestad	1 January 2000 –	Centre
	Reinert Andreas Leirvik	17 January 2000 –	Liberal
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development	Johanne N. Gaup	23 October 1997 –	Centre
	Per N. Hagen	23 October 1997 – 10 May 1999	Centre
	Per Olaf Lundteigen	10 May 1999 –	Centre
	Olav Ulleren	10 May 1999 –	Centre
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health	Idar Magne Holme	23 October 1997 –	Christian Democratic
	Rita H. Roaldsen	23 October 1997 – 29 January 1999	Centre
	Steinulf Tungesvik	29 January 1999 –	Centre
Ministry of Culture	Ivar Egeberg	– 17 July 1998	Centre
	Per Kristian Skulberg	17 July 1998 –	Centre
Ministry of Transport and Communications	Torild Skogsholm	– 15 March 1999	Liberal
	Svein Ottar Sandal	15 March 1999 –	Christian Democratic
Ministry of Fisheries	Johannes Martin Nakken	23 October 1997 – 3 November 1999	Centre
	Terje Lorentz Magnussen	3 November 1999 – 21 January 2000	Centre
	Kenneth Mikkelsen	4 February 2000 –	Centre
Ministry of the Environment	Jesper Werdelin Simonsen	23 October 1997 –	Liberal
Ministry of Agriculture	Jan Erik Sundby	24 October 1997 –	Christian Democratic
Ministry of Justice and Police	Bjørn Johan Solbakken	28 November 1997 –	Christian Democratic
	Åshild Anmarkrud	27 October 1997 – 15 March 1999	Christian Democratic
	Atle Hamar	15 March 1999 –	Liberal
Ministry of Children and Family Affairs	Odd Anders With	27 October 1997 – 23 August 1999	Christian Democratic
	Torunn Laupsa	23 August 1999 –	Christian Democratic
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy	Håkon Giil	– 29 January 1999	Centre
	Erlend Grimstad	29 January 1999 –	Centre
Ministry of Church Affairs, Education and Research	Svein Helgesen		Christian Democratic
	Marit Elisebet Totland	23 October 1997 –	Christian Democratic

References

• Kjell Magne Bondeviks første regjering 1997-2000 - Regjeringen.no

Preceded by Premiership of Thorbjørn Jagland

Norwegian Council of State 1997–2000

Succeeded by Jens Stoltenberg's first term as Prime Minister of Norway