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Knudsen's Second Cabinet

Knudsen's Second Cabinet was the government of Norway from 31 January 1913 to 21 June 1920, led by prime minister Gunnar Knudsen. It was a Liberal Party minority government. It was formed following Jens Bratlie's defeat in the 1912 election.

Knudsen's Second Cabinet

Cabinet of Norway
Knudsen's second cabinet in 1913.
Note: The caption is incorrect with it saying it's the first cabinet.
Date formed31 January 1913
Date dissolved21 June 1920
People and organisations
Head of stateHaakon VII of Norway
Head of governmentGunnar Knudsen
Total no. of members11
Member partyLiberal Party
Status in legislatureMinority
History
Elections1912
1915
1918
Legislature terms1913–1916
1916–1919
1919–1922
Incoming formation1912 election
Outgoing formationGovernment crisis
PredecessorBratlie's Cabinet
SuccessorBahr Halvorsen's First Cabinet

Knudsen had originally asked king Haakon VII to resign on 4 February 1919 following a majority vote against the cabinet's proposal of a tighter economic policy, but the king advised his cabinet to continue on 20 February. All except three ministers, withdrew their resignations. The same issue became the reason for the cabinet's second resignation on 16 June 1920, and this time the king accepted it. The resignation was accepted on 19 June, and came into force two days later, when the cabinet was succeeded by Bahr Halvorsen's First Cabinet.[1]

Cabinet composition

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister
Minister of Auditing (until 1 July 1918)		31 January 191321 June 1920 Liberal
Minister of Foreign Affairs31 January 191321 June 1920 Liberal
Minister of Finance and Customs31 January 191316 June 1920[a] Liberal
Minister of Defence31 January 19138 August 1914 Liberal
8 August 191420 February 1919 Liberal
20 February 191917 June 1919 Liberal
17 June 191921 June 1920 Liberal
Minister of Justice and the Police31 January 191326 July 1916 Liberal
26 July 19161 May 1917 Liberal
1 May 191721 June 1920 Liberal
Minister of Education and Church Affairs31 January 191326 October 1915 Liberal
26 October 191521 June 1920 Liberal
Minister of Labour31 January 191326 July 1916 Liberal
26 July 191610 May 1920 Liberal
10 May 192021 June 1920 Liberal
Minister of Social Affairs3 June 191322 April 1914 Liberal
22 April 19141 October 1916 Liberal
1 October 191620 February 1919 Liberal
20 February 191921 June 1920 Liberal
Minister of Agriculture31 January 191312 December 1919 Liberal
12 December 191921 June 1920 Liberal
Minister of Trade and Industry[b]31 January 19133 June 1913 Liberal
1 October 191620 February 1919 Liberal
20 February 191921 June 1920 Liberal
Minister of Provisioning26 July 191628 November 1917 Liberal
28 November 191720 February 1919 Liberal
20 February 191921 June 1920 Liberal
Minister of Industrial Provisioning30 April 19175 July 1918[c] Liberal
21 July 19181 May 1920 Liberal

Notes

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  1. ^ Otto Blehr was acting minister from 23 April to 16 July 1915, and Gunnar Knudsen from 12 December 1919 to 16 June 1920.
  2. ^ The Ministry of Trade was reorganized as the Ministry of Social Affairs from 3 June 1913. The Ministry of Trade's affairs were divided between the new Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. However, following strong pressure from the trade industry, a new Ministry of Trade was re-established under the name of the Ministry of Trade and Maritime Affairs, from 1 October 1916.
  3. ^ Nils Claus Ihlen was acting minister from 5 to 21 July 1918.

References

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  1. ^ "Gunnar Knudsens andre regjering" (in Norwegian). Government.no. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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