Jagland's Cabinet

Jagland's Cabinet
56th cabinet of Norway
Date formed	25 October 1996
Date dissolved	17 October 1997
People and organisations
Head of government	Thorbjørn Jagland
Head of state	Harald V of Norway
Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal)	3
Total number of ministers	22
Member party	Labour Party
History
Election(s)	1997 parliamentary election
Predecessor	Brundtland's Third Cabinet
Successor	Bondevik's First Cabinet

Thorbjørn Jagland, Prime Minister of Norway 1996 – 1997.

Jagland's Cabinet governed Norway between 25 October 1996 and 17 October 1997. It had the following composition:

Cabinet members

Office(s)	Name	Period
Prime Minister	Thorbjørn Jagland	25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Bjørn Tore Godal	25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997
Minister of Defence	Jørgen Hårek Kosmo	25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997
Ministry of Trade and Industry	Grete Knudsen	25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997
Minister of Planning	Terje Rød-Larsen Bendik Rugaas	25 October 1996 – 29 November 29 November 1996 – 17 October 1997
Minister of Finance and Customs	Jens Stoltenberg	25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997
Minister of Local Government and Labor	Kjell Opseth	25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997
Minister of Health	Gudmund Hernes	25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997
Minister of Culture	Turid Birkeland	25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997
Minister of Social Affairs	Hill-Marta Solberg	25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997
Minister of Transport and Communications	Sissel Rønbeck	25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997
Minister of Fisheries	Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen	25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997
Minister of International Development	Kari Nordheim-Larsen	25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997
Minister of the Environment	Thorbjørn Berntsen	25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997
Minister of Agriculture	Dag Terje Andersen	25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997
Minister of Justice and the Police	Anne Holt	25 October 1996 – 4 February 1997
	Gerd-Liv Valla	4 February – 17 October 1997
Minister of Children and Equality	Sylvia Brustad	25 October 1996 – 4 February 1997
Minister of Petroleum and Energy	Grete Faremo	25 October – 18 December 1996
	Ranveig Frøiland	18 December 1996 – 17 October 1997
Minister of Education, Research and Church Affairs	Reidar Sandal	25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997
State Secretaries
Office of the Prime Minister	Terje Moe Gustavsen	25 October – 17 October 1997
	Norvald Mo	25 October – 17 October 1997
	Frøy Kannert	1 November 1996 – 17 October 1997
	Britt Schultz	1 November 1996 – 22 August 1997
	Sten Helland	27 June – 17 October 1997
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Jan Egeland	25 October – 17 October 1997
	Siri Bjerke	25 October – 17 October 1997
	Frode Forfang	1 November 1996 – 17 October 1997
Minister of Defence	Martin Kolberg	1 November 1996 – 17 October 1997
Ministry of Trade and Industry	Nils Amund Røhne	1 November 1996 – 17 October 1997
	Inger Karin Nerheim	1 November 1996 – 17 October 1997
	Morten Wetland	1 November – 18 December 1996
	Liv Undheim	18 December 1996 – 1 January 1997
Ministry of Labour and Government Administration	Arve Bakke	29 November 1996 – 17 October 1997
Ministry of Finance	Mary Kvidal	1 November 1996 – 17 October 1997
	Haktor Helland	1 November 1996 – 29 November 1996
	Marianne Andreassen	25 October 1996 – 30 May 1997
	Tom Therkildsen	30 May – 3 October 1997
Minister of Local Government and Labor	Jan Petter Rasmussen	1 November 1996 – 1 October 1997
	May Britt Lunde	1 November 1996 – 17 October 1997
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health	Kari Paulsrud	25 October – 17 October 1997
	Finn Grønseth	25 October – 17 October 1997
Minister of Culture	Stig Erik Fossum	21 October 1996 – 17 October 1997
Minister of Transport and Communications	Torstein Rudihagen	1 November 1996 – 1 October 1997
Minister of Fisheries	Asbjørn Rasch	1 November 1996 – 1 October 1997
Minister of the Environment	Bernt Øgrim Bull	1 November 1996 – 6 June 1997
	Erik Orskaug	6 June – 17 October 1997
Minister of Agriculture	Ottar Befring	25 October – 17 October 1997
Minister of Justice and the Police	Øystein Mæland	1 November 1996 – 27 June 1997
	Torolv Groseth	27 June – 17 October 1997
	Berit Reiss-Andersen	1 November 1996 – 4 April 1997
	Ingunn Yssen	4 April – 17 October 1997
Ministry of Children and Family Affairs	Ingunn Yssen	25 October 1996 – 4 April 1997
	Sylfest Lomheim	4 April – 17 October 1997
Minister of Petroleum and Energy	Liv Undheim	1 January – 17 October 1997
Ministry of Church Affairs, Education and Research	Astrid Søgnen	1 November – 17 October 1997
	Magnus Midtbø	1 November – 7 February 1996
	Per Wøien	7 February – 17 October 1997

References

• Thorbjørn Jaglands regjering 1996-1997 - Regjeringen.no

Preceded by Third Government of Gro Harlem Brundtland

Norwegian Council of State 1996–1997

Succeeded by Government of Kjell Magne Bondevik