Selmer's Cabinet

The Selmer Cabinet governed Norway between 11 October 1880 and 1 March 1884. It was led by Christian Selmer. All but tree of the cabinet's ministers were impeached after a dispute about whether or not the cabinet should be required to meet in the Storting.[1] This decision effectively led to the introduction of parliamentarism in Norway.[2] The impeachment of the Selmer Cabinet was also the last time a Norwegian politician was convicted after being impeached, as Prime Minister Abraham Berge was not found guilty after his impeachment.

Cabinet Members
Portfolio Minister Period[3] Party[4]
Prime Minister Christian August Selmer Conservative
Prime Minister in Stockholm Otto Richard Kierulf Independent
Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm Ole Andreas Bachke – 15 November 1881 Independent
Rasmus Tønder Nissen 15 November 1880 – 15 October 1881 Independent
Jacob Lerche Johansen 11 November 1881 – 15 September 1882 Independent
Christian Homann Schweigaard 15 September 1882 – 15 September 1883 Conservative
Niels Petersen Vogt 15 September 1882 – 15 September 1883 Independent
Jens Holmboe 15 September 1883 – 26 March 1884 Conservative
Henrik Laurentius Helliesen 15 September 1883 – 26 March 1884 Conservative
Nils Christian Egede Hertzberg 26 March – 3 April 1884 Conservative
Minister of the Army Adolph Frederik Munthe Independent
Minister of the Navy Jacob Lerche Johansen – 11 November 1881, 15 September 1882 - 21 March 1884 Independent
Jens Holmboe 15 November 1881 - 15 September 1882 Conservative
Minister of Finance and Customs Henrik Laurentius Helliesen – 15 September 1883 Conservative
Christian Homann Schweigaard 15 September 1883 - 3 April 1884 Conservative
Minister of Auditing Christian Jensen – 22 December 1880 Independent
Christian Homann Schweigaard 22 December 1880 - 16 September 1881, 26 September 1881 - September 1882 Conservative
Frederik Christian Stoud Platou 16 - 26 September 1881 Independent
Ole Andreas Bachke September 1882 - 26 March 1884 Independent
Johan Christian Collett 26 March - 3 April 1884 Independent
Minister of the Interior Nils Vogt – 15 September 1882, 15 September 1883 - 21 March 1884 Conservative
Christian Jensen 15 September 1882 – 15 September 1883 Independent
Minister of Justice and the Police Christian Jensen – 15 September 1881, 15 September 1883 - 26 March 1884 Independent
Christian Homann Schweigaard 15 November 1881 - 15 November 1881 Conservative
Ole Andreas Bachke 15 November 1881 - 15 September 1882 Independent
Jens Holmboe 15 September 1882 - 15 September 1883 Conservative
Minister of Church and Education Rasmus Tønder Nissen – 15 November 1880, 15 October 1881 - 19 January 1882 Independent
Jens Holboe 15 November 1880 - 16 September 1881 Conservative
Halfdan Lehmann 16 September 1881 - 15 October 1881, 29 March - 3 April 1884 Independent
Nils Christian Egede Hertzberg 30 January 1882 - 21 March 1884 Conservative
Henrik Laurentius Helliesen 21 March 1884 - 29 March 1884 Conservative

References
  1. - Government.no
  2. - Store Norske Leksikon
  3. Unless otherwise noted, the period was 11 October 1881 - 1 March 1884
  4. The Cabinet took power before the formation of the first political parties in Norway. The ministers later party affiliations, if any, are listed here
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