Brundtland's Second Cabinet
# Brundtland's Second Cabinet

Brundtland's Second Cabinet was a minority, Labour Government of Norway. It succeeded the Conservative Willoch's Second Cabinet, and sat between 9 May 1986 and 16 October 1989. It was replaced by the Conservative/Centre/Christian Democrat cabinet Syse after the 1989 election. The cabinet was historic in that 8 of the 18 members were female, to then the highest female share in a government ever in the world. Brundtland's cabinet had the following composition.

## Cabinet members

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland | 9 May 1986 | 16 October 1989 | Labour |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Knut Frydenlund | 9 May 1986 | 26 February 1987 | Labour |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Thorvald Stoltenberg | 9 March 1987 | 16 October 1989 | Labour |
| Minister of Finance and Customs | Gunnar Berge | 9 May 1986 | 16 October 1989 | Labour |
| Minister of Defence | Johan Jørgen Holst | 9 May 1986 | 16 October 1989 | Labour |
| Minister of Justice and the Police | Helen Bøsterud | 9 May 1986 | 16 October 1989 | Labour |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | Kjell Borgen | 9 May 1986 | 13 June 1988 | Labour |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | William Engseth | 13 June 1988 | 16 October 1989 | Labour |
| Minister of Local Government and Labour | Leif Haraldseth | 9 May 1986 | 20 February 1987 | Labour |
| Minister of Local Government and Labour | William Engseth | 20 February 1987 | 13 June 1988 | Labour |
| Minister of Local Government and Labour | Kjell Borgen | 13 June 1988 | 16 October 1989 | Labour |
| Minister of Education and Church Affairs | Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl | 9 May 1986 | 13 June 1988 | Labour |
| Minister of Education and Church Affairs | Mary Kvidal | 13 June 1988 | 16 October 1989 | Labour |
| Minister of Culture | Hallvard Bakke | 9 May 1986 | 16 October 1989 | Labour |
| Minister of Social Affairs | Tove S. Gerhardsen | 9 May 1986 | 16 October 1989 | Labour |
| Minister of Agriculture | Gunhild Øyangen | 9 May 1986 | 16 October 1989 | Labour |
| Minister of Industry | Finn Kristensen | 9 May 1986 | 16 October 1989 | Labour |
| Minister of Trade and Shipping | Kurt Mosbakk | 9 May 1986 | 13 June 1988 | Labour |
| Minister of Trade and Shipping | Jan Balstad | 13 June 1988 | 16 October 1989 | Labour |
| Minister of Administration and Consumer Affairs | Anne-Lise Bakken | 9 May 1986 | 13 June 1988 | Labour |
| Minister of Administration and Consumer Affairs | Einfrid Halvorsen | 13 June 1988 | 28 April 1989 | Labour |
| Minister of Administration and Consumer Affairs | Oddrunn Pettersen | 28 April 1989 | 16 October 1989 | Labour |
| Minister of International Development | Vesla Vetlesen | 9 May 1986 | 13 June 1988 | Labour |
| Minister of International Development | Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl | 13 June 1988 | 16 October 1989 | Labour |
| Minister of the Environment | Sissel Rønbeck | 9 May 1986 | 16 October 1989 | Labour |
| Minister of Petroleum and Energy | Arne Øien | 9 May 1986 | 16 October 1989 | Labour |
| Minister of Fisheries Minister of Nordic Cooperation | Bjarne Mørk-Eidem | 9 May 1986 | 10 October 1989 | Labour |
