Michelsen's Cabinet
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.
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:
Cabinet members
| Portfolio | Minister | Period[1] | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Christian Michelsen | (Negotiations in Karlstad 31 August 1905 - 23 September 1905) | Liberal |
| Sofus Arctander | 31 August 1905 - 23 September 1905 (acting) | Liberal | |
| Prime Minister in Stockholm | Jørgen Løvland | – 7 June 1905 | Liberal |
| Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm | Edvard Hagerup Bull | – 7 June 1905 | Conservative |
| Harald Bothner | – 7 June 1905 | Liberal | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Jørgen Løvland | 7 June 1905 – | Liberal |
| Minister of Defence | Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn | – 25 May 1907 | Conservative |
| Christian Michelsen | 25 May 1907 – | Liberal | |
| Minister of Finance and Customs | Gunnar Knudsen | – 31 October 1905 | Liberal |
| Christian Michelsen | 31 October 1905 – 27 November 1905 | Liberal | |
| Edvard Hagerup Bull | 27 November 1905 – 7 November 1906 | Conservative | |
| Abraham Berge | 7 November 1906 – | Liberal | |
| Minister of Auditing | Gunnar Knudsen | – 7 June 1905 | Liberal |
| Harald Bothner | 7 June 1905 – 27 November 1905 | Liberal | |
| Christian Michelsen | 27 November 1905 – | Liberal | |
| Minister of Trade | Sofus Arctander | Liberal | |
| Minister of Labour | Kristoffer Didrik Lemkuhl | – 28 September 1907 | Coalition |
| Jørgen Brunchorst | 28 September 1907 – | Liberal | |
| Minister of Justice and the Police | Christian Michelsen | – 7 June 1905 | Liberal |
| Edvard Hagerup Bull | 7 June 1905 – 27 November 1905 | Conservative | |
| Harald Bothner | 27 November 1905 – | Liberal | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Aasmund Halvorsen Vinje | – 7 November 1906 | Moderate |
| Sven Aarrestad | 7 November 1906 – | Liberal | |
| Minister of Church and Education | Christoffer Knudsen | – 27 January 1906 | Conservative |
| Otto Jensen | 27 January 1906 – | Independent |
Other
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).[2]
- 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
Notes
- ↑ Unless otherwise noted, the period was 11 March 1905 – 23 October 1907
- ↑ Secretary to the Council of State since 1814 - Government.no
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