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Michelsen's Cabinet 
Summary
The Michelsen's Cabinet was a Norwegian cabinet, formed by a coalition of the Liberal Party, the Conservative Party, the Moderate Liberal Party and the Coalition Party. It governed Norway between 11 March 1905 and 23 October 1907. It entered office as part of the build-up for the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905. It had the following composition:
Michelsen's Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of Norway | |
 The cabinet in 1905. In the front, left to right: Olssøn, Arctander,
Michelsen, Løvland, G. Knudsen, Vinje. Behind, left to right: Bothner, Hagerup Bull, Lehmkuhl, Chr. Knudsen. | |
| Date formed | 11 March 1905 |
| Date dissolved | 23 October 1907 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Haakon VII of Norway |
| Head of government | Christian Michelsen |
| No. of ministers | 9 |
| Member party | Coalition Party Conservative Party Liberal Party Moderate Liberal Party |
| Status in legislature | Majority |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Hagerup's Second Cabinet |
| Successor | Løvland's Cabinet |
Cabinet members edit
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | 11 March 1905[a] | 23 October 1907 | Coalition | ||
| Prime Minister in Stockholm | 11 March 1905 | 7 June 1905 | Liberal | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | 7 June 1905 | 23 October 1907 | Liberal | ||
| Minister of Justice and the Police | 11 March 1905 | 7 June 1905 | Coalition | ||
| 7 June 1905 | 27 November 1905 | Conservative | |||
| 27 November 1905 | 23 October 1907 | Liberal | |||
| Minister of Finance and Customs | 11 March 1905 | 31 October 1905 | Liberal | ||
| 31 October 1905 | 27 November 1905 | Coalition | |||
| 27 November 1905 | 7 November 1906 | Conservative | |||
| 7 November 1906 | 23 October 1907 | Liberal | |||
| Minister of Auditing | 11 March 1905 | 7 June 1905 | Liberal | ||
| 7 June 1905 | 27 November 1905 | Liberal | |||
| 27 November 1905 | 23 October 1907 | Coalition | |||
| Minister of Defence | 11 March 1905 | 25 May 1907 | Conservative | ||
Christian Michelsen (acting) | 25 May 1907 | 23 October 1907 | Coalition | ||
| Minister of Agriculture | 11 March 1905 | 6 November 1906 | Moderate Liberal | ||
| 6 November 1906 | 23 October 1907 | Liberal | |||
| Minister of Education and Church Affairs | 11 March 1905 | 27 January 1906 | Conservative | ||
| 27 January 1906 | 23 October 1907 | Independent | |||
| Minister of Trade | 11 March 1905 | 23 October 1907 | Liberal | ||
| Minister of Labour | 11 March 1905 | 28 September 1907 | Conservative | ||
| 28 September 1907 | 23 October 1907 | Independent | |||
| Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm | 11 March 1905 | 7 June 1905 | Conservative | ||
| 11 March 1905 | 7 June 1905 | Liberal | |||
Other edit
The State Secretary title is not to be confused with the modern title State Secretary. The old title State Secretary, used between 1814 and 1925, is now known as Secretary to the Government (Regjeringsråd).[1]
- State Secretary:
- Halfdan Lehmann, – 1 February 1906
- Nils Otto Hesselberg, 1 February 1906 –
- Director General in Stockholm
- August Sibbern, in office until the office was abolished in 1906.
- Secretary to the President of the Norwegian Government
- Paul Ivar Paulsen, in office until the office was abolished in 1906.
References edit
- Christian Michelsen's Government. 11 March 1905 – 23 October 1907 - Government.no
Notes edit
- ^ Sofus Arctander was acting Prime Minister from 31 August to 23 September 1905.
- ^ Secretary to the Council of State since 1814 - Government.no