Selmer's Cabinet
# Selmer's Cabinet

The Selmer Cabinet governed Norway between 11 October 1880 and 1 March 1884. It was led by Christian Selmer. All but three of the cabinet's ministers were impeached after a dispute about whether or not the cabinet should be required to meet in the Storting. This decision effectively led to the introduction of parliamentarism in Norway. The impeachment of the Selmer Cabinet was also the last time a Norwegian politician was convicted after being impeached, as Prime Minister Abraham Berge was found not guilty after his 1926 impeachment.

## Cabinet Members

| Portfolio | Minister | Period | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| Prime Minister | Christian August Selmer | | Conservative |
| Prime Minister in Stockholm | Otto Richard Kierulf | | Independent |
| Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm | Ole Andreas Bachke | – 15 November 1881 | Independent |
| Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm | Rasmus Tønder Nissen | 15 November 1880 – 15 October 1881 | Independent |
| Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm | Jacob Lerche Johansen | 11 November 1881 – 15 September 1882 | Independent |
| Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm | Christian Homann Schweigaard | 15 September 1882 – 15 September 1883 | Conservative |
| Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm | Niels Petersen Vogt | 15 September 1882 – 15 September 1883 | Independent |
| Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm | Jens Holmboe | 15 September 1883 – 26 March 1884 | Conservative |
| Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm | Henrik Laurentius Helliesen | 15 September 1883 – 26 March 1884 | Conservative |
| Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm | Nils Christian Egede Hertzberg | 26 March – 3 April 1884 | Conservative |
| Minister of the Army | Adolph Frederik Munthe | | Independent |
| Minister of the Navy | Jacob Lerche Johansen | – 11 November 1881, 15 September 1882 - 21 March 1884 | Independent |
| Minister of the Navy | Jens Holmboe | 15 November 1881 - 15 September 1882 | Conservative |
| Minister of Finance and Customs | Henrik Laurentius Helliesen | – 15 September 1883 | Conservative |
| Minister of Finance and Customs | Christian Homann Schweigaard | 15 September 1883 - 3 April 1884 | Conservative |
| Minister of Auditing | Christian Jensen | – 22 December 1880 | Independent |
| Minister of Auditing | Christian Homann Schweigaard | 22 December 1880 - 16 September 1881, 26 September 1881 - September 1882 | Conservative |
| Minister of Auditing | Frederik Christian Stoud Platou | 16 - 26 September 1881 | Independent |
| Minister of Auditing | Ole Andreas Bachke | September 1882 - 26 March 1884 | Independent |
| Minister of Auditing | Johan Christian Collett | 26 March - 3 April 1884 | Independent |
| Minister of the Interior | Nils Vogt | – 15 September 1882, 15 September 1883 - 21 March 1884 | Conservative |
| Minister of the Interior | Christian Jensen | 15 September 1882 – 15 September 1883 | Independent |
| Minister of Justice and the Police | Christian Jensen | – 15 September 1881, 15 September 1883 - 26 March 1884 | Independent |
| Minister of Justice and the Police | Christian Homann Schweigaard | 15 November 1881 - 15 November 1881 | Conservative |
| Minister of Justice and the Police | Ole Andreas Bachke | 15 November 1881 - 15 September 1882 | Independent |
| Minister of Justice and the Police | Jens Holmboe | 15 September 1882 - 15 September 1883 | Conservative |
| Minister of Church and Education | Rasmus Tønder Nissen | – 15 November 1880, 15 October 1881 - 19 January 1882 | Independent |
| Minister of Church and Education | Jens Holboe | 15 November 1880 - 16 September 1881 | Conservative |
| Minister of Church and Education | Halfdan Lehmann | 16 September 1881 - 15 October 1881, 29 March - 3 April 1884 | Independent |
| Minister of Church and Education | Nils Christian Egede Hertzberg | 30 January 1882 - 21 March 1884 | Conservative |
| Minister of Church and Education | Henrik Laurentius Helliesen | 21 March 1884 - 29 March 1884 | Conservative |
