First cabinet Bahr Halvorsen
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Bahr Halvorsen's First Cabinet governed Norway
between 21 June 1920 and 22 June 1921. The Conservative
and Liberal Left cabinet was led by Otto Bahr Halvorsen
. 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 21 June 1920 and 22 June 1921. The 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...
and Liberal Left cabinet was led by Otto Bahr Halvorsen
Otto Bahr Halvorsen
Otto Bahr Halvorsen was a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1920 to 1921 and again in 1923 when he died in office....
. It had the following composition:
Cabinet members
Portfolio | Minister | Period | Party |
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Prime Minister | Otto Bahr Halvorsen Otto Bahr Halvorsen Otto Bahr Halvorsen was a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1920 to 1921 and again in 1923 when he died in office.... |
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... |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | Christian Fredrik Michelet Christian Fredrik Michelet Christian Fredrik Michelet was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1910, and was re-elected in 1913, 1916 and 1919.... |
Conservative | |
Minister of Defence | Karl Wilhelm Wefring Karl Wilhelm Wefring Karl Wilhelm Wefring was the Norwegian Minister of Defense 1920-1921, 1923-1924 and 1926.... |
Liberal Left | |
Minister of Finance | Edvard Hagerup Bull | Conservative | |
Minister of Trade | Gerdt Henrik Meyer Bruun Gerdt Henrik Meyer Bruun Gerdt Henrik Meyer Bruun was a Norwegian industrialist and a politician for the Conservative Party. The son of factory owner Engelbrekt Christen Bruun , he took over his father's business in 1897. He entered politics shortly after this, and served as deputy mayor and later mayor of Årstad from... |
Conservative | |
Minister of Provisioning | Johan Henrik Rye Holmboe Johan Henrik Rye Holmboe Johan Henrik Rye Holmboe was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Liberal Left Party. He was a city council member in Tromsø for 42 years, a three-term member of Parliament, Minister of Provisioning from 1920 to 1921, and Minister of Trade from 1923 to 1924.-Personal life:He was born... |
Liberal Left | |
Minister of Labour | Cornelius Middelthon Cornelius Middelthon Cornelius Middelthon was the Norwegian Minister of Labour 1920-1921 and 1923-1924.... |
Conservative | |
Minister of Justice and the Police | Otto Bahr Halvorsen Otto Bahr Halvorsen Otto Bahr Halvorsen was a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1920 to 1921 and again in 1923 when he died in office.... |
Conservative | |
Minister of Social Affairs | Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg was the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs 1920-1921, 1923 and 1923-1924 in addition to mayor of Trondheim 1911-1916.... |
Conservative | |
Minister of Agriculture | Gunder Anton Johannesen Jahren Gunder Anton Johannesen Jahren Gunder Anton Johannesen Jahren was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was Minister of Agriculture 1920–1921. He also represented Østfold in the Norwegian Parliament from 1903 to 1930, and became president of the legislature in 1326.-References:... |
Conservative | |
Minister of Church and Education | Nils Riddervold Jensen Nils Riddervold Jensen Nils Riddervold Jensen was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Kristiania as a son of dean Peter Andreas Jensen and Mette Marie Riddervold . He was a maternal grandson of politician Hans Riddervold. He was a brother of Anne Marie Riddervold Jensen, who... |
Conservative |
State Secretary
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).State Secretary | Period |
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Nils Otto Hesselberg Nils Otto Hesselberg Nils Otto Hesselberg was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was state secretary 1906-1920 and an appointed councillor of state in 1909.-References:... |
21 June 1920 - 1 October 1920 |
Hans Severin Fürst | 1 October 1920 - 22 June 1921 |