First cabinet Bondevik
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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:
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
between 17 October 1997 to 3 March 2000. It was led by Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik
Kjell Magne Bondevik
Kjell Magne Bondevik is a Norwegian Lutheran minister and politician . He served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1997 to 2000, and from 2001 to 2005, making him Norway's longest serving non-Labour Party Prime Minister since World War II...
, and consisted of the Christian Democratic Party, the Centre Party
Centre Party (Norway)
The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its...
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 Kjell Magne Bondevik Kjell Magne Bondevik is a Norwegian Lutheran minister and politician . He served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1997 to 2000, and from 2001 to 2005, making him Norway's longest serving non-Labour Party Prime Minister since World War II... |
Christian Democratic | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Knut Vollebæk Knut Vollebæk Knut Vollebæk is a Norwegian diplomat and centrist politician . He is educated from the Norwegian School of Economics and the University of California, Santa Barbara.... |
Christian Democratic | |
| Minister of Defence | Dag Jostein Fjærvoll Dag Jostein Fjærvoll Dag Jostein Fjærvoll is a Norwegian politician for the Christian People's Party. He was Minister of Defence 1997-1999, and Minister of Transport and Communications 1999-2000 for the Christian People's Party.... |
– 15 March 1999 | Christian Democratic |
| Eldbjørg Løwer Eldbjørg Løwer Eldbjørg Løwer is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.Originally a ceramist, trained at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry, she would eventually move into politics, serving as mayor of Kongsberg and later leader of Kongsberg Chamber of commerce... |
15 March 1999 – | Liberal | |
| Minister of Industry and Trade | Lars Sponheim Lars Sponheim Lars Sponheim is a Norwegian politician. He was leader of the Liberal Party from 1996 to 2010. He was a member of the Storting from 1993 to 2009, and a government minister from 1997 to 2000 and from 2001 to 2005. He is the current County Governor of Hordaland, serving since March 2010.Sponheim was... |
Liberal | |
| Minister of Labour and Government Administration | Eldbjørg Løwer Eldbjørg Løwer Eldbjørg Løwer is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.Originally a ceramist, trained at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry, she would eventually move into politics, serving as mayor of Kongsberg and later leader of Kongsberg Chamber of commerce... |
– 15 March 1999 | Liberal |
| Laila Dåvøy Laila Dåvøy Laila Dåvøy is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.From 1989 to 1990, during the cabinet Syse, Dåvøy was appointed personal secretary in the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs. From August to November 1990 she was State Secretary in the same ministry... |
15 March 1999 – | Christian Democratic | |
| Minister of Finance | Gudmund Restad Gudmund Restad Gudmund Restad is a politician for the Norwegian Centre Party. He was Minister of Finance 1997-2000.-References:... |
Centre Centre Party (Norway) The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its... |
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| Minister of Local Government and Regional Development | Ragnhild Queseth Haarstad Ragnhild Queseth Haarstad Ragnhild Queseth Haarstad is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. She was Norwegian Minister of Local Government and Nordic Cooperation from 1997-1999.-References:... |
– 16 March 1999 | Centre |
| Odd Roger Enoksen Odd Roger Enoksen Odd Roger Enoksen is a Norwegian politician representing the Norwegian Centre Party.Having an agronomist education, he previously worked as a farmer. He was first elected to Parliament in 1989, after a career in local politics... |
16 March 1999 – | Centre | |
| Minister of Health Formally a part of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health |
Dagfinn Høybråten Dagfinn Høybråten Dagfinn Høybråten , is a Norwegian politician and the former leader of the Christian Democratic Party. He was the director of the National Insurance Administration from 1997 to 2004, but barely attended to the position because he was a government minister in Bondevik's First Cabinet from 1997 to... |
Christian Democratic | |
| Minister of Culture | Anne Enger Lahnstein Anne Enger Lahnstein Anne Enger, formerly Anne Enger Lahnstein is a Norwegian politician, but out of politics for the moment, as she is County Governor of Østfold. A former leader of the Centre Party, she is best known for her opposition to the European Union. She was the front person of the "No to EU"-campaign at the... |
– 8 October 1999 | Centre |
| Åslaug Haga Åslaug Haga Åslaug Marie Haga is a Norwegian politician. She was the leader of the Centre Party from 2003 to 2008.-Early life and career:Haga was born in Nes, Akershus. She has a Masters degree in political science from the University of Oslo... |
8 October 1999 – | Centre | |
| Minister of Social Affairs Formally a part of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health |
Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. She was the Minister of Social Affairs from 1997 to 2000 and was appointed Norwegian Minister of Local Government and Regional Development on 21 September 2007. On 20 October 2009, she swapped departments and became Minister... |
Centre | |
| Minister of Minister of Transport and Communications | Odd Einar Dørum Odd Einar Dørum Odd Einar Dørum is a Norwegian politician and former member of parliament, representing The Liberal Party.Dørum was Minister of Transport and Communications from 17 October 1997 to 15 March 1999, then Minister of Justice until 3 March 2000. He was again Minister of Justice in the second government... |
– 15 March 1999 | Liberal |
| Dag Jostein Fjærvoll Dag Jostein Fjærvoll Dag Jostein Fjærvoll is a Norwegian politician for the Christian People's Party. He was Minister of Defence 1997-1999, and Minister of Transport and Communications 1999-2000 for the Christian People's Party.... |
15 March 1999 – | Christian Democratic | |
| Minister of Fisheries | Peter Angelsen Peter Angelsen Peter Angelsen is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party . Born in Vestvågøy, Nordland, he represented the county in the Storting for four periods, from 1981 to 1997... |
– 21 January 2000 | Centre |
| Lars Peder Brekk Lars Peder Brekk Lars Peder Brekk is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was private secretary to the Minister of Fisheries 1985-1986, and himself Minister of Fisheries in 2000. He was elected to parliament in 2005. From 20 June 2008, he has been Minister of Agriculture and Food... |
21 January 2000 – | Centre | |
| Minister of Human Rights and Development Formally a part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Hilde Frafjord Johnson Hilde Frafjord Johnson Hilde Frafjord Johnson is a Norwegian politician from the Christian Democratic Party. She is a former Minister of International Development of Norway, and member of the Norwegian Government... |
Christian Democratic | |
| Minister of the Environment | Guro Fjellanger Guro Fjellanger Guro Fjellanger is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. She served as Minister of the Environment in the first cabinet Bondevik, as the first Norwegian government minister with a disability.-Career:... |
Liberal | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Kåre Gjønnes Kåre Gjønnes Kåre Gjønnes is a Norwegian politician for the Christian People's Party. He has been County Governor of Sør-Trøndelag from 1993, but went on leave from 1997 till 2000 to serve as Minister of Agriculture. He was also Minister of Nordic Cooperation in 2000.-References:... |
Christian Democratic | |
| Minister of Justice and Police | Aud Inger Aure Aud Inger Aure Aud Inger Aure is a Norwegian politician for the Christian People's Party. Born in Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, she was awarded a Candidate of Law degree in 1993. From 1989 to 1990 she represented her county in the Storting, while Kjell Magne Bondevik was Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government... |
– 15 March 1999 | Christian Democratic |
| Odd Einar Dørum Odd Einar Dørum Odd Einar Dørum is a Norwegian politician and former member of parliament, representing The Liberal Party.Dørum was Minister of Transport and Communications from 17 October 1997 to 15 March 1999, then Minister of Justice until 3 March 2000. He was again Minister of Justice in the second government... |
15 March 1999 – | Liberal | |
| Minister of Children and Family Affairs | Valgerd Svarstad Haugland Valgerd Svarstad Haugland Valgerd Svarstad Haugland is a former Minister of Culture and Church Affairs and former leader of the Christian Democratic Party in Norway between 1995 and 2004, to which also former Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik belongs.... |
Christian Democratic | |
| Minister of Petroleum and Energy | Marit Arnstad Marit Arnstad Marit Arnstad is a Norwegian lawyer and politician.Arnstad was born in Stjørdal. She held various jobs and offices before entering politics on a national level in 1993. That year, she was elected to the Storting and sat as a representative for the Centre Party from 1993 to 1997... |
Centre | |
| Minister of Church Affairs, Education and Research | Jon Lilletun Jon Lilletun Jon Lilletun was a Norwegian politician active in the Christian Democratic Party.-Background:Lilletun was born in Western Vossestrand, now a part of the municipality of Voss. His father owned a farm and also worked as a mailman... |
Christian Democratic |
State Secretaries
| Ministry | State Secretary | Period | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Prime Minister | Kari Husøy Kari Husøy Kari Husøy is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.She was born in Bergen, and has a librarian's education. She worked as a secretary and advisor for the Christian Democratic Party's parliamentary group from 1983. She served herself in the position of deputy representative to... |
Christian Democratic | |
| Gunnar Husan | Christian Democratic | ||
| Odd Jostein Sæter | Christian Democratic | ||
| Jarle Skjørestad | – 29 March 1999 | Centre Centre Party (Norway) The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its... |
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| Åslaug Haga Åslaug Haga Åslaug Marie Haga is a Norwegian politician. She was the leader of the Centre Party from 2003 to 2008.-Early life and career:Haga was born in Nes, Akershus. She has a Masters degree in political science from the University of Oslo... |
29 March 1999 – 8 October 1999 | Centre | |
| Per Tore Woie | 27 October 1997 – | Liberal | |
| Anna Kristine Jahr Røine Anna Kristine Jahr Røine Anna Kristine Jahr Røine is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus during the term 1977–1981.... |
18 October 1999 – | Centre | |
| Tore Killingland Tore Killingland Tore Killingland is a Norwegian business manager, environmentalist and politician for the Liberal Party.He took his cand.mag. degree at the University of Oslo. He was a co-founder and chairman of Natur og Ungdom , worked for the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment, the Norwegian Consumer Council... |
25 February 2000 – | Liberal | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Åslaug Haga Åslaug Haga Åslaug Marie Haga is a Norwegian politician. She was the leader of the Centre Party from 2003 to 2008.-Early life and career:Haga was born in Nes, Akershus. She has a Masters degree in political science from the University of Oslo... |
– 29 March 1999 | Centre |
| Jarle Skjørestad | 29 March 1999 – | Centre | |
| Leiv Lunde | 23 October 1997 – | Christian Democratic | |
| Janne Haaland Matlary Janne Haaland Matlary Dame Janne Haaland Matláry is a Norwegian political scientist, writer, and Christian Democrat politician.-Life:Matláry grew up in Mandal, in the south of Norway, and studied at the University of Oslo, attaining her doctorate in political science in 1994.She is a professor of international politics... |
6 November 1997 – | Christian Democratic | |
| Wegger Christian Strømmen Wegger Christian Strømmen Wegger Christian Strømmen is a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was born in Larvik, and is a cand.jur. by education. He started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1988. From 1993 to 1995 he was a special advisor to Thorvald Stoltenberg... |
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 Helge Eide (politician) Helge Eide is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He graduated with the siv.øk. degree from the Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen, and was elected to Bergen city council in 1988. In 1995 he was elected to Skedsmo municipal council... |
22 March 1999 – 18 October 1999 | Christian Democratic | |
| Jostein Solberg | 25 October 1999 – | Christian Democratic | |
| Ministry of Finance | Arne Synnes Arne Synnes Arne Synnes is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He took the cand.real. degree in theoretical physics at the University of Oslo, and worked five years as a secondary school teacher in Røros. Here, he was nominated and elected to Røros municipal council representing the... |
– 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 Helge Eide Helge Eide is a Norwegian businessperson.He graduated from Rogaland University College with a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering.... |
18 October 1999 – | Christian Democratic | |
| Endre Skjørestad Endre Skjørestad Endre Skjørestad is a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Centre Party. He is Chair of the railway company Flytoget since 2003. He is also Chair of Nofima, deputy chair of the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway, board member of Gassnova and partner in the law firm Haver... |
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 Per N. Hagen Per N. Hagen was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Hedmark during the term 1977–1981. On the local level he was the mayor of Tynset from 1972 to 1987, and a member of Hedmark county council... |
23 October 1997 – 10 May 1999 | Centre | |
| Per Olaf Lundteigen Per Olaf Lundteigen Per Olaf Lundteigen is a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Centre Party.-Career:He was born in Vestfossen, took his secondary education in Hokksund in 1972 and the cand.agric. degree at the Norwegian College of Agriculture in 1977. From 1977 to 1979 he worked as a secretary in the Norwegian... |
10 May 1999 – | Centre | |
| Olav Ulleren Olav Ulleren Olav Ulleren is a Norwegian organizational leader, civil servant and former politician for the Centre Party. A veterinary by education, he was a mayor and State Secretary during his political career, and has since made his mark as general director of the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional... |
10 May 1999 – | Centre | |
| Ministry of Social Affairs and Health | Idar Magne Holme | 23 October 1997 – | Christian Democratic |
| Rita H. Roaldsen Rita H. Roaldsen Rita H. Roaldsen is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 1993, but was not re-elected in 1997. Instead she served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1997–2001... |
23 October 1997 – 29 January 1999 | Centre | |
| Steinulf Tungesvik Steinulf Tungesvik Steinulf Tungesvik is a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Centre Party.The son of Hans Olav Tungesvik, Steinulf Tungesvik grew up in Skånevik. He graduated from the University of Oslo with a cand.jur. degree in 1994... |
29 January 1999 – | Centre | |
| Ministry of Culture | Ivar Egeberg Ivar Egeberg Ivar Egeberg is a Norwegian sports official, retired athlete and politician for the Centre Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Akershus during the term 1989–1993. Between 1997 and 1998, during the first cabinet Bondevik, he was appointed as a State... |
– 17 July 1998 | Centre |
| Per Kristian Skulberg Per Kristian Skulberg Per Kristian Skulberg is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold during the terms 1989–1993 and 1993–1997... |
17 July 1998 – | Centre | |
| Ministry of Transport and Communications | Torild Skogsholm Torild Skogsholm Torhild Skogsholm is a Norwegian politician . She was Minister of Transport and Communications from 2001 to 2005. She is now the director of the Oslo tram company Oslo Sporvognsdrift.... |
– 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 Åshild Anmarkrud Åshild Anmarkrud is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Oppland during the term 1997–2001, except for 1997 to 1999 when she was a State Secretary in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police... |
27 October 1997 – 15 March 1999 | Christian Democratic | |
| Atle Hamar Atle Hamar Atle Hamar is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.From 1988 to 1990 he was the leader of the Young Liberals of Norway, the youth wing of the Liberal Party... |
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 Marit Elisebet Totland Marit Elisebet Totland is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.She was elected to Bømlo municipality council in 1991, and became mayor in 1995. She still held that post when in 1997, during the first cabinet Bondevik, she was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Church... |
23 October 1997 – | Christian Democratic |