Bondevik's First Cabinet

Bondevik's First Cabinet governed Norway between 17 October 1997 to 17 March 2000. It was led by Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, and consisted of the Christian Democratic Party, the Centre Party and the Liberal Party. There was a major reshuffle in March 1999. It had the following composition:

Bondevik's First Cabinet
Cabinet of Norway
Date formed	17 October 1997
Date dissolved	17 March 2000
People and organisations
Head of state	Harald V of Norway
Head of government	Kjell Magne Bondevik
Ministers removed	7
Total no. of members	26
Member party	Centre Party Christian Democratic Party Liberal Party
Status in legislature	Coalition minority government 42 / 165 (25.45%)
History
Election	1997 parliamentary election
Legislature term	1997–2001
Predecessor	Jagland's Cabinet
Successor	Stoltenberg's First Cabinet

Cabinet members

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Kjell Magne Bondevik[a]	17 October 1997	17 March 2000		Christian Democratic
Deputy to the Prime Minister	Anne Enger	17 October 1997	8 October 1999		Centre
	Odd Roger Enoksen	8 October 1999	17 March 2000		Centre
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Knut Vollebæk	17 October 1997	17 March 2000		Christian Democratic
Minister of Finance	Gudmund Restad	17 October 1997	17 March 2000		Centre
Minister of Defence	Dag Jostein Fjærvoll	17 October 1997	15 March 1999		Christian Democratic
	Eldbjørg Løwer	15 March 1999	17 March 2000		Liberal
Minister of Justice and the Police	Aud Inger Aure	17 October 1997	15 March 1999		Christian Democratic
	Odd Einar Dørum	15 March 1999	17 March 2000		Liberal
Minister of Transport and Communications	Odd Einar Dørum	17 October 1997	15 March 1999		Liberal
	Dag Jostein Fjærvoll	15 March 1999	17 March 2000		Christian Democratic
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development	Ragnhild Queseth Haarstad	17 October 1997	16 March 1999		Centre
	Odd Roger Enoksen	16 March 1999	17 March 2000		Centre
Minister of Education and Church Affairs	Jon Lilletun	17 October 1997	17 March 2000		Christian Democratic
Minister of Culture	Anne Enger	17 October 1997	8 October 1999		Centre
	Åslaug Haga	8 October 1999	17 March 2000		Centre
Minister of Social Affairs	Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa	17 October 1997	17 March 2000		Centre
Minister of Health	Dagfinn Høybråten	17 October 1997	17 March 2000		Christian Democratic
Minister of Children and Family Affairs	Valgerd Svarstad Haugland	17 October 1997	17 March 2000		Christian Democratic
Minister of Labour and Government Administration	Eldbjørg Løwer	17 October 1997	15 March 1999		Liberal
	Laila Dåvøy	15 March 1999	17 March 2000		Christian Democratic
Minister of International Development	Hilde Frafjord Johnson	17 October 1997	17 March 2000		Christian Democratic
Minister of Agriculture	Kåre Gjønnes	17 October 1997	17 March 2000		Christian Democratic
Minister of Trade and Industry	Lars Sponheim	17 October 1997	17 March 2000		Liberal
Minister of the Environment	Guro Fjellanger	17 October 1997	17 March 2000		Liberal
Minister of Petroleum and Energy	Marit Arnstad[b]	17 October 1997	17 March 2000		Centre
Minister of Fisheries	Peter Angelsen	17 October 1997	21 January 2000		Centre
	Lars Peder Brekk	21 January 2000	17 March 2000		Centre
Minister of Nordic Cooperation	Ragnhild Queseth Haarstad	17 October 1997	16 March 1999		Centre
	Peter Angelsen	16 March 1999	21 January 2000		Centre
	Kåre Gjønnes	21 January 2000	17 March 2000		Christian Democratic

State Secretaries

Ministry	State Secretary	Period[c]	Party
Office of the Prime Minister	Kari Husøy		Christian Democratic
	Gunnar Husan		Christian Democratic
	Odd Jostein Sæter		Christian Democratic
	Jarle Skjørestad	– 29 March 1999	Centre
	Åslaug Haga	29 March 1999 – 8 October 1999	Centre
	Per Tore Woie	27 October 1997 –	Liberal
	Anna Kristine Jahr Røine	18 October 1999 –	Centre
	Tore Killingland	25 February 2000 –	Liberal
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Åslaug Haga	– 29 March 1999	Centre
	Jarle Skjørestad	29 March 1999 –	Centre
	Leiv Lunde	23 October 1997 –	Christian Democratic
	Janne Haaland Matlary	6 November 1997 –	Christian Democratic
	Wegger Christian Strømmen	12 February 1999 –	Christian Democratic
Ministry of Defence	Ommund Heggheim	29 October 1997 – 15 March 1999	Christian Democratic
	Kjell Alvheim	19 March 1999 –	Liberal
Ministry of Industry and Trade	Harriet E. Berg		Liberal
	Odd Hellesnes	27 October 1997 – 13 April 1999	Liberal
	Hans Tormod Antonsen	23 April 1999 –	Liberal
Ministry of Labour and Government Administration	Kjell Alvheim	– 15 March 1999	Liberal
	Helge Eide	22 March 1999 – 18 October 1999	Christian Democratic
	Jostein Solberg	25 October 1999 –	Christian Democratic
Ministry of Finance	Arne Synnes	– 15 October 1999	Christian Democratic
	Tori Hoven	23 October 1997 – 5 December 1997 30 September 1998 – 1 January 2000	Liberal
	Brynjulf Moe	5 December 1997 – 30 September 1998	Liberal
	Helge Eide	18 October 1999 –	Christian Democratic
	Endre Skjørestad	1 January 2000 –	Centre
	Reinert Andreas Leirvik	17 January 2000 –	Liberal
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development	Johanne Gaup	23 October 1997 –	Centre
	Per N. Hagen	23 October 1997 – 10 May 1999	Centre
	Per Olaf Lundteigen	10 May 1999 –	Centre
	Olav Ulleren	10 May 1999 –	Centre
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health	Idar Magne Holme	23 October 1997 –	Christian Democratic
	Rita H. Roaldsen	23 October 1997 – 29 January 1999	Centre
	Steinulf Tungesvik	29 January 1999 –	Centre
Ministry of Culture	Ivar Egeberg	– 17 July 1998	Centre
	Per Kristian Skulberg	17 July 1998 –	Centre
Ministry of Transport and Communications	Torild Skogsholm	– 15 March 1999	Liberal
	Svein Ottar Sandal	15 March 1999 –	Christian Democratic
Ministry of Fisheries	Johannes Martin Nakken	23 October 1997 – 3 November 1999	Centre
	Terje Lorentz Magnussen	3 November 1999 – 21 January 2000	Centre
	Kenneth Mikkelsen	4 February 2000 –	Centre
Ministry of the Environment	Jesper Werdelin Simonsen	23 October 1997 –	Liberal
Ministry of Agriculture	Jan Erik Sundby	24 October 1997 –	Christian Democratic
Ministry of Justice and Police	Bjørn Johan Solbakken	28 November 1997 –	Christian Democratic
	Åshild Anmarkrud	27 October 1997 – 15 March 1999	Christian Democratic
	Atle Hamar	15 March 1999 –	Liberal
Ministry of Children and Family Affairs	Odd Anders With	27 October 1997 – 23 August 1999	Christian Democratic
	Torunn Laupsa	23 August 1999 –	Christian Democratic
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy	Håkon Giil	– 29 January 1999	Centre
	Erlend Grimstad	29 January 1999 –	Centre
Ministry of Church Affairs, Education and Research	Svein Helgesen		Christian Democratic
	Marit Elisebet Totland	23 October 1997 –	Christian Democratic