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Lyng's Cabinet

Cabinet of Norway
Prime Minister Lyng (first row, to the far right) in the Storting five days before his cabinet fell.
Date formed28 August 1963
Date dissolved25 September 1963
People and organisations
Head of stateOlav V of Norway
Head of governmentJohn Lyng
No. of ministers15
Member partyConservative Party
Liberal Party
Christian Democratic Party
Centre Party
Status in legislatureCoalition minority government
76 / 169 (49.33%)



History
PredecessorGerhardsen's Third Cabinet
SuccessorGerhardsen's Fourth Cabinet

The Lyng Cabinet governed Norway between 28 August 1963 and 25 September 1963. It was the first in 28 years not to be led by the Norwegian Labour Party. It was a centre-right coalition government of the Conservative Party, Centre Party, Christian Democratic Party and Liberal Party led by John Lyng of the Conservative Party. It had fifteen members, of which five were from the Conservative Party, four were from the Centre Party, three were from the Christian Democratic Party and three were from the Liberal Party. Karen Grønn-Hagen was the cabinet's only female member. After the Socialist People's Party joined a no-confidence vote against Einar Gerhardsen's government, Lyng realised that between them, the non-Labour parties were only one seat short of a majority in the Storting. He quickly got the non-Labour parties to form a coalition government, which took office on 28 August after the SF abstained. The SF, however, threw its support back to Gerhardsen a month later, allowing Labour to return to power. Nonetheless, the brief Lyng government proved that the non-Labour parties were capable of governing after three decades of Labour rule.

Cabinet members

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister28 August 196325 September 1963 Conservative Party (Norway)
Minister of Foreign Affairs28 August 196325 September 1963 Christian Democratic Party (Norway)
Minister of Defence28 August 196325 September 1963 Conservative Party (Norway)
Minister of Industry28 August 196325 September 1963 Conservative Party (Norway)
Minister of Finance and Customs28 August 196325 September 1963 Centre
Minister of Pay and Prices28 August 196325 September 1963 Liberal
Minister of Local Government and Labour28 August 196325 September 1963 Liberal
Minister of Social Affairs28 August 196325 September 1963 Christian Democratic Party (Norway)
Minister of Transport and Communications28 August 196325 September 1963 Centre
Minister of Trade and Shipping28 August 196325 September 1963 Conservative Party (Norway)
Minister of Fisheries28 August 196325 September 1963 Conservative Party (Norway)
Minister of Agriculture28 August 196325 September 1963 Centre
Minister of Justice and the Police28 August 196325 September 1963 Christian Democratic Party (Norway)
Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs28 August 196325 September 1963 Centre
Minister of Education and Church Affairs28 August 196325 September 1963 Liberal

State Secretaries

Ministry State Secretary Period[lower-alpha 1] Party
Office of the Prime Minister Ivar Johansen Conservative
Paul Thyness Conservative
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tomas Torsvik Christian Democratic
Ministry of Defence Arne Gunnar Lund Conservative
Ministry of Industry Torkild Wilhelm Schøyen Conservative
Ministry of Social Affairs Odd Steinar Holøs Christian Democratic
Ministry of Transport and Communications Bjørn Unneberg Centre
Ministry of Agriculture Teddy Dyring Centre
Ministry of Church Affairs and Education Magne Lerheim Liberal

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Unless otherwise noted, the period was 28 August - 25 September 1963.


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