Konow's Cabinet
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The Konow's Cabinet was a Norwegian cabinet, formed by a coalition of the Conservative Party
and the Liberal Left Party. It was in office from 2 February 1910 to 20 February 1912.
. The old title State Secretary, used between 1814 and 1925, is now known as Secretary to the Government (Regjeringsråd).
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 the Liberal Left Party. It was in office from 2 February 1910 to 20 February 1912.
Cabinet members
Portfolio | Minister | Period | Party |
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Prime Minister | Wollert Konow | Liberal Left | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Johannes Irgens Johannes Irgens Johannes Irgens was a Norwegian barrister, diplomat and politician, noted for his service as minister of foreign affairs of Norway from 1910 to 1913.-Personal life:... |
Liberal Left/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 Defence | Karl Sigwald Johannes Bull | Conservative | |
Minister of Labour | Bernhard Cornelius Brænne | – 11 June 1910 | Conservative |
Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen was a Norwegian engineer and politician for the Liberal Left Party. He was the Minister of Labour from 1910 to 1912, and thereafter served as director of the Norwegian State Railways.-Personal life:... |
11 June 1910 – | Liberal Left | |
Minister of Church and Education | Just Knud Qvigstad Just Knud Qvigstad Just Knud Qvigstad was a Norwegian philologist, linguist, ethnographer, historian and cultural historian. He was also a headmaster in Tromsø, and a politician for the Conservative Party who served as mayor of Tromsø and as Minister of Education and Church Affairs.-Personal life:He was born in... |
Conservative | |
Minister of Trade | Sofus Arctander Sofus Arctander Sofus Anton Birger Arctander was a politician with the Liberal Party of Norway and served as acting Prime Minister of Norway.... |
– 11 June 1910 | Conservative |
Bernhard Cornelius Brænne | 11 June 1910 – | Liberal Left | |
Minister of Justice | Herman Carsten Johannes Scheel Herman Carsten Johannes Scheel Herman Carsten Johannes Scheel was a Norwegian judge and politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Hamar, and was a painter of Signe Scheel. He was married to Sara Leonore Sandberg, they had five children. He is a great-grandfather of Georg Scheel.Scheel enrolled at the Royal Frederick... |
Conservative | |
Minister of Finance | Abraham Berge Abraham Berge Abraham Theodor Berge was a Norwegian politician representing Venstre, the social liberal party, and later Frisinnede Venstre, a right-of-centre party... |
Liberal Left | |
Minister of Auditing | Wollert Konow | Liberal Left | |
Minister of Agriculture | Wollert Konow | – 1 March 1910 | Liberal Left |
Bernt Holtsmark Bernt Holtsmark Bernt Holtsmark was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Conservative Party and the Liberal Left Party. He was a four-term member of the Parliament of Norway, and served as Minister of Agriculture from 1910 to 1912... |
1 March 1910 – | Liberal Left |
State Secretary
Not to be confused with the modern title State SecretaryState Secretary (Norway)
In Norway, a State Secretary is a partisan political position within the executive branch of government. Contrary to the position Secretary of State in many other countries, the Norwegian State Secretary does not head his or her Ministry, rather, they are second in rank to a Minister...
. The old title State Secretary, used between 1814 and 1925, is now known as Secretary to the Government (Regjeringsråd).
- Nils Otto HesselbergNils Otto HesselbergNils 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:...