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Syse's Cabinet was a minority

Minority government

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, Conservative

Conservative Party of Norway

The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...

/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...

/Christian Democrat Government of Norway. It succeeded the Labour Second cabinet Brundtland

Second cabinet Brundtland

Brundtland's Second Cabinet was a minority, Labour Government of Norway. It succeeded the Conservative Willoch's Second Cabinet, and sat between 9 May 1986 and 16 October 1989. It was replaced by the Conservative/Centre/Christian Democrat cabinet Syse after the 1989 election...

after the 1989 election

Stortinget 1989-1993

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, and sat between 16 October 1989 and 3 November 1990. It was replaced by the Labour

Norwegian Labour Party

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Second cabinet Brundtland

after Centre left the coalition due to to disagreement over possible Norwegian membership

Norway and the European Union

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in the European Economic Area

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. This disagreement was anticipated as the cabinet operated with a suicide paragraph

Suicide paragraph

A suicide paragraph , sometimes referred to as a suicide clause, is an important term in politics of Norway. It is a part of the formal agreements between political parties about to form a coalition government...

from the beginning. Syse's cabinet had the following composition.

Portfolio	Minister	Period	Party
Prime Minister	Jan Peder Syse	October 16, 1989 - November 3, 1990	Conservative Conservative Party of Norway The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
Minister of Agriculture	Anne Petrea Vik Anne Petrea Vik Anne Petrea Vik is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.From 1989 to 1990, while the cabinet Syse held office, Vik was appointed Minister of Agriculture....	October 16, 1989 - November 3, 1990	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...
Minister of Church Affairs and Education	Einar Steensnæs Einar Steensnæs Einar Steensnæs is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democrats, and served as parliamentary representative for Rogaland 1993-1997. He was also Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1989-1990, and Minister of Petroleum and Energy 2001-2004....	October 16, 1989 - November 3, 1990	Christian Democrat
Minister of Culture and Research	Eleonore Bjartveit Eleonore Bjartveit Eleonore Bjartveit was a Norwegian politician for the Christian People's Party. Born in Alta, she worked as a medical doctor for several years, before entering politics. Bjartveit was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo in 1989, serving until 1993...	October 16, 1989 - November 3, 1990	Christian Democrat
Minister of Defence	Per Ditlev-Simonsen Per Ditlev-Simonsen Per Ditlev-Simonsen is a Norwegian politician. He was the mayor of Oslo, representing the Conservative Party, from 1995 to 2007. He stepped down on 23 August 2007 following the Swiss bank-account scandal....	October 16, 1989 - November 3, 1990	Conservative Conservative Party of Norway The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
Minister of the Environment	Kristin Hille Valla Kristin Hille Valla Kristin Hille Valla is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.From 1989 to 1990, while the cabinet Syse held office, Hille Valla was appointed Minister of the Environment....	October 16, 1989 - November 3, 1990	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...
Minister of Government Administration and Labour	Kristin Clemet Kristin Clemet Kristin Clemet is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo in 1989, but was not re-elected in 1993...	October 16, 1989 - November 3, 1990	Conservative Conservative Party of Norway The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs	Solveig Sollie Solveig Sollie Solveig Sollie is a Norwegian politician for the Christian People's Party, who served as parliamentary representative for Telemark 1985-1993. She was also Minister of Administration and Consumer Affairs in 1989, and Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs in 1990.-References:...	October 16, 1989 - November 3, 1990	Christian Democrat
Minister of Finance	Arne Skauge Arne Skauge Arne Skauge is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party, who served as parliamentary representative for Hordaland from 1977-1993. He was also Minister of Trade and Shipping 1981-1983 , state secretary to the Prime Minister 1984-1986, and Minister of Finance in 1986 and...	October 16, 1989 - November 3, 1990	Conservative Conservative Party of Norway The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
Minister of Fisheries	Svein Munkejord Svein Munkejord Svein Magnus Munkejord is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was personal secretary to the Minister of Fisheries 1981-1983, state secretary to the Minister of Fisheries 1984-1985, and Minister of Fisheries 1989-1990.-References:...	October 16, 1989 - November 3, 1990	Conservative Conservative Party of Norway The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
Minister of Foreign Affairs	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...	October 16, 1989 - November 3, 1990	Christian Democrat
Minister of Health and Social Affairs	Wenche Frogn Sellæg Wenche Frogn Sellæg Wenche Frogn Sellæg is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party, and between 1981-1989 a parliamentary representative for Nord-Trøndelag...	October 16, 1989 - November 3, 1990	Conservative Conservative Party of Norway The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
Minister of Industry	Petter Thomassen Petter Thomassen Petter Johan Thomassen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Salangen as a son of farmers Karl Thomassen and Johanna, née Grimstad . He finished his secondary education in Trondheim in 1960, and took the siv.øk. degree in Copenhagen in 1963...	October 16, 1989 - November 3, 1990	Conservative Conservative Party of Norway The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
Minister of International development	Tom Vraalsen	October 16, 1989 - November 3, 1990	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...
Minister of Local Government	Johan Jakob Jakobsen	October 16, 1989 - November 3, 1990	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...
Minister of Justice	Else Bugge Fougner Else Bugge Fougner Else Bugge Fougner is a Norwegian lawyer and a politician for the Conservative Party.She was born in Moss as a daughter of Jacob C. Bugge and Bodil Bengtson . In August 1974 she married lawyer Amund Fougner. Through her sister Kari she is a sister-in-law of Gunnar Gran.She was the Minister of...	October 16, 1989 - November 3, 1990	Conservative Conservative Party of Norway The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
Minister of Petroleum and Energy	Eivind Reiten Eivind Reiten Eivind Kristofer Reiten is a Norwegian economist, corporate officer and politician for the Centre Party. He was a Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Petroleum and Energy during the 1980s, before entering a career in business. Reiten served as the Director General of Norsk Hydro between 2001...	October 16, 1989 - November 3, 1990	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...
Minister of Trade and Shipping	Kaci Kullmann Five Kaci Kullmann Five Karin Cecilie Kullmann Five is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party, and a business professional. She was born Karin Cecilie Kullmann in Bærum and was educated in law, French language and political science at University of Oslo in 1981...	October 16, 1989 - November 3, 1990	Conservative Conservative Party of Norway The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
Minister of Transport and Communications	Lars Gunnar Lie Lars Gunnar Lie Lars Gunnar Lie is a Norwegian politician from the Christian People's Party and was the Minister of Transport and Communications 1989-1990.-References:...	October 16, 1989 - November 3, 1990	Christian Democrat

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