Second cabinet Stoltenberg
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The second cabinet Stoltenberg is the current government of Norway. It is formed by a centre-left coaltion of the Norwegian Labour Party, the Socialist Left Party and the agrarian Centre Party, and has been in power since October 17, 2005.

There have been several changes since Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg presented his first team in October 2005:

• On 29 September 2006, Odd Eriksen resigned as Minister of Trade and Industry, and was succeeded by Dag Terje Andersen.
• On 21 September 2007, Odd Roger Enoksen resigned as Minister of Petroleum and Energy and was replaced by Åslaug Haga, who was succeeded as Minister of Local Government and Regional Developement by Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa, thus making the first government in the history of Norway with more women than men.
• On 18 October 2007, Helen Bjørnøy resigned as Minister of Environment and Øystein Djupedal as Minister of Education and Science. Fellow Socialist Left Party minister Erik Solheim became joint Minister of International Development and Environment (though the two Ministries were not merged), while Djupedal was succeeded by Bård Vegard Solhjell as Minister of Education and Tora Aasland as Minister of Science. Karita Bekkemellem resigned as Minister of Children and Equality and was replaced by Norway's first minister with a minority background, Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen.
• On 15 February 2008, Ramin-Osmundsen was forced to resign following the strong criticism she faced after withholding information and lying to the Prime Minister on a possible conflict of interest in appointing a new children's ombudsman¹. Anniken Huitfeldt was appointed new minister on 29 February 2008²
• On 20 June 2008, Åslaug Haga resigned as Minister of Petroleum and Energy citing health problems following press revelations about a building violations scandal³. The resignation led to a major reshuffle. Haga was replaced as Minister of Petroleum and Energy by Terje Riis-Johansen, who was himself replaced as Minister of Agriculture and Food by member of parliament and fellow Centre Party politician Lars Peder Brekk. Among the Labour Party ministers, Dag Terje Andersen moved to the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion and was replaced as Minister of Industry and Trade by Sylvia Brustad. Her former Ministry of Health and Care Services was taken by Bjarne Håkon Hanssen⁴⁵⁶.

Cabinet members

State Secretaries

References

• Jens Stoltenberg's Second Government. 17 October 2005 –present - Government.no

Notes

1. ^ Children's minister quits under fire Aftenposten, February 14, 2008
2. ^ "Anniken Huitfeldt ny statatsråd" (in Norwegian). The norwegian Government (2008-02-26). Retrieved on 2008-09-24.
3. ^ Nina Berglund (2008-06-19). "Embattled cabinet minister steps down". Retrieved on 2008-09-24.
4. ^ "Changes in the Government", The Norwegian Government (2008-06-20). Retrieved on 12 July 2008. 
5. ^ Andersen, Mads A.; Elisabeth Breien Ellingsen, Per Øyvind Fange and Jarle Brenna (2008-06-20). "Her er Stoltenbergs nye regjeringskabal" (in Norwegian), Verdens Gang. Retrieved on 21 June 2008. 
6. ^ Nina Berglund (2008-06-20). "Stoltenberg unveils new government line-up". Retrieved on 2008-09-24.
7. ^ ^{a b} Unless otherwise noted, the period was 17 October 2005 – present
8. ^ Giske overtar Manuelas departement, VG. Retrieved on February 15, 2008.
9. ^ ^{a b c d} "Endringer i statssekretærkorpset", The Norwegian Government (2008-02-29). Retrieved on 24 September 2008. 
10. ^ ^{a b c d} "Endringer i statssekretærkorpset", The Norwegian Government (2008-09-12). Retrieved on 19 September 2008. 
11. ^ ^{a b} "Ny statssekretær for Hanssen", The Norwegian Government (2008-06-27). Retrieved on 19 September 2008. 
12. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Endringer i statssekretærkorpset", The Norwegian Government (2008-06-20). Retrieved on 19 September 2008.