Willoch's Second Cabinet

Willoch's Second Cabinet
Cabinet of Norway
Date formed	8 June 1983
Date dissolved	9 May 1986
People and organisations
Head of state	Olav V of Norway
Head of government	Kåre Willoch
Ministers removed	9
Total no. of members	27
Member party	Conservative Party Centre Party Christian Democratic Party
Status in legislature	Coalition minority government 78 / 150 (49.68%)
Opposition party	Labour Party
History
Election	1985 parliamentary election
Predecessor	Willoch's First Cabinet
Successor	Brundtland's Second Cabinet

Willoch's Second Cabinet was a majority, centre-right government consisting of the Conservative, Centre, Christian Democratic parties.^[1] It succeeded the Conservative First cabinet Willoch in mid-term to secure a majority, right-winged government, and sat from 8 June 1983 to 9 May 1986. It survived the 1985 election, but it was replaced by the Labour Brundtland's Second Cabinet, after it failed a vote of confidence in the Parliament of Norway seven months later.

Cabinet members

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Kåre Willoch	8 June 1983	9 May 1986		Conservative
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Svenn Stray	8 June 1983	9 May 1986		Conservative
Minister of Finance and Customs	Rolf Presthus	8 June 1983	25 April 1986		Conservative
	Arne Skauge	25 April 1986	9 May 1986		Conservative
Minister of Defence	Anders C. Sjaastad	8 June 1983	25 April 1986		Conservative
	Rolf Presthus	25 April 1986	9 May 1986		Conservative
Minister of Justice and the Police	Mona Røkke	8 June 1983	4 October 1985		Conservative
	Wenche Frogn Sellæg	4 October 1985	9 May 1986		Conservative
Minister of Transport and Communications	Johan J. Jakobsen	8 June 1983	9 May 1986		Centre
Minister of Local Government and Labour	Arne Rettedal	8 June 1983	9 May 1986		Conservative
Minister of Education and Church Affairs Deputy to the Prime Minister	Kjell Magne Bondevik	8 June 1983	9 May 1986		Christian Democratic
Minister of Culture and Research	Lars Roar Langslet	8 June 1983	9 May 1986		Conservative
Minister of Social Affairs	Leif Arne Heløe	8 June 1983	9 May 1986		Conservative
Minister of Agriculture	Finn T. Isaksen	8 June 1983	4 October 1985		Centre
	Svein Sundsbø	4 October 1985	9 May 1986		Centre
Minister of Industry	Jens-Halvard Bratz	8 June 1983	16 September 1983		Conservative
	Jan P. Syse	16 September 1983	4 October 1985		Conservative
	Petter Thomassen	4 October 1985	9 May 1986		Conservative
Minister of Trade and Shipping Minister of Nordic Cooperation	Asbjørn Haugstvedt	8 June 1983	9 May 1986		Christian Democratic
Minister of Family Affairs and Government Administration	Astrid Gjertsen	8 June 1983	18 April 1986		Conservative
	Astrid Nøkkelby Heiberg	18 April 1986	9 May 1986		Conservative
Minister of International Development	Reidun Brusletten	8 June 1983	9 May 1986		Christian Democratic
Minister of the Environment	Rakel Surlien	8 June 1983	9 May 1986		Centre
Minister of Petroleum and Energy	Kåre Kristiansen	8 June 1983	9 May 1986		Christian Democratic
Minister of Fisheries	Thor Listau	8 June 1983	4 October 1985		Conservative
	Eivind Reiten	4 October 1985	9 May 1986		Centre

References

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

See also

• First cabinet Willoch
• Norwegian Council of State
• Government of Norway
• List of Norwegian governments

Preceded by First cabinet Willoch

Norwegian Council of State 1983–1986

Succeeded by Second cabinet Brundtland