Willoch's First Cabinet

Willoch's First Cabinet was a minority, Conservative Government of Norway.[1] It succeeded Brundtland's First Cabinet (which was a Labour government), after the Conservative victory in the 1981 Storting election; and sat from 14 October 1981 to 8 June 1983. It was replaced by Willoch's Second Cabinet, a coalition of the Conservative, Centre and Christian Democrat parties to form a majority government. Willoch's First Cabinet was the first Conservative-only cabinet since Stang's Second Cabinet of 1893–95, and there has not been another Conservative-only cabinet since.

Willoch's First Cabinet

Cabinet of Norway
Date formed14 October 1981
Date dissolved8 June 1983
People and organisations
Head of stateOlav V of Norway
Head of governmentKåre Willoch
Total no. of members17
Member partyConservative Party
Status in legislatureCentre-right
Opposition partyLabour Party
History
Election(s)1981 parliamentary election
PredecessorBrundtland's First Cabinet
SuccessorWilloch's Second Cabinet

Members

Willoch's first cabinet had the following composition, with all of its members serving from 14 October 1981 to 8 June 1983:

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Prime Minister Kåre Willoch14 October 19818 June 1983Conservative
Minister of Foreign Affairs Svenn Stray14 October 19818 June 1983Conservative
Minister of Finance and Customs Rolf Presthus14 October 19818 June 1983Conservative
Minister of Defence Anders C. Sjaastad14 October 19818 June 1983Conservative
Minister of Justice and the Police Mona Røkke14 October 19818 June 1983Conservative
Minister of Transport and Communications Inger Koppernæs14 October 19818 June 1983Conservative
Minister of Local Government and Labour Arne Rettedal14 October 19818 June 1983Conservative
Minister of Education and Church Affairs Tore Austad14 October 19818 June 1983Conservative
Minister of Culture and Research Lars Roar Langslet14 October 19818 June 1983Conservative
Minister of Social Affairs Leif Arne Heløe14 October 19818 June 1983Conservative
Minister of Agriculture Johan C. Løken14 October 19818 June 1983Conservative
Minister of Industry Jens-Halvard Bratz14 October 19818 June 1983Conservative
Minister of Trade and Shipping Arne Skauge14 October 19818 June 1983Conservative
Minister of Family Affairs and Government Administration Astrid Gjertsen14 October 19818 June 1983Conservative
Minister of the Environment Wenche Frogn Sellæg14 October 19818 June 1983Conservative
Minister of Petroleum and Energy Vidkunn Hveding14 October 19818 June 1983Conservative
Minister of Fisheries Thor Listau14 October 19818 June 1983Conservative

References
  1. "Kåre Willoch's Cabinet" (in Norwegian). Government.no. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

See also
Preceded by
First cabinet Brundtland		 Norwegian Council of State
1981–1983		 Succeeded by
Second cabinet Willoch
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