Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet

Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet was the cabinet of Norway from 22 January 1955 to 28 August 1963. The government was led by Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen, marking his third term in said role. The cabinet was defeated in a motion of no-confidence in 1963 following the Kings Bay affair.

Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet
Cabinet of Norway
Date formed	22 January 1955
Date dissolved	28 August 1963
People and organisations
Head of state	Haakon VII of Norway Olav V of Norway
Head of government	Einar Gerhardsen
No. of ministers	15
Member party	Labour Party
Status in legislature	Majority
History
Elections	1957 parliamentary election 1961 parliamentary election
Legislature terms	1957-1961 1961-1965
Predecessor	Torp's Cabinet
Successor	Lyng's Cabinet

Cabinet members

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Einar Gerhardsen	22 January 1955	28 August 1963		Labour
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Halvard Lange	22 January 1955	28 August 1963		Labour
Minister of Justice and the Police	Jens Christian Hauge	22 January 1955	1 November 1955		Labour
	Jens Haugland	1 November 1955	28 August 1963		Labour
Minister of Local Government and Labour	Ulrik Olsen	22 January 1955	1 September 1958		Labour
	Andreas Z. Cappelen	1 September 1958	4 February 1963		Labour
	Oskar Skogly	4 February 1963	28 August 1963		Labour
Minister of Defence	Nils Handal	22 January 1955	18 February 1961		Labour
	Gudmund Harlem	18 February 1961	28 August 1963		Labour
Minister of Social Affairs	Rakel Seweriin	22 January 1955	1 August 1955		Labour
	Gudmund Harlem	1 August 1955	18 February 1961		Labour
	Olav Bruvik	18 February 1961	30 December 1962		Labour
	Aase Bjerkholt (acting)	30 December 1962	4 February 1963		Labour
	Olav Gjærevoll	4 February 1963	28 August 1963		Labour
Minister of Education and Church Affairs	Birger Bergersen	22 January 1955	23 April 1960		Labour
	Helge Sivertsen	23 April 1960	28 August 1963		Labour
Minister of Industry	Gustav Sjaastad	22 January 1955	9 April 1959		Labour
	Kjell Holler	9 April 1959	4 July 1963		Labour
	Trygve Lie	4 July 1963	28 August 1963		Labour
Minister of Agriculture	Olav Meisdalshagen	22 January 1955	14 May 1956		Labour
	Harald J. Løbak	14 May 1956	23 April 1960		Labour
	Einar Wøhni	23 April 1960	28 August 1963		Labour
Minister of Trade and Shipping	Arne Skaug	22 January 1955	13 January 1962		Labour
	O.C. Gundersen	13 January 1962	28 August 1963		Labour
Minister of Fisheries	Nils Lysø	22 January 1955	28 August 1963		Labour
Minister of Transport and Communications	Kolbjørn Varmann	22 January 1955	23 April 1960		Labour
	Trygve Bratteli	23 April 1960	28 August 1963		Labour
Minister of Finance and Customs	Mons Lid	22 January 1955	28 December 1956		Labour
	Trygve Bratteli	28 December 1956	23 April 1960		Labour
	Petter Jakob Bjerve	23 April 1960	4 February 1963		Labour
	Andreas Z. Cappelen	4 February 1963	28 August 1963		Labour
Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs	Aase Bjerkholt	1 August 1955	28 August 1963		Labour
Minister of Pay and Prices	Gunnar Bråthen	1 August 1955	9 April 1959		Labour
	Gunnar Bøe	9 April 1959	1 September 1962		Labour
	Karl Trasti	1 September 1962	28 August 1963		Labour

State Secretaries

Ministry	State Secretary	Period[a]	Party
Office of the Prime Minister	Kai Knudsen	23 January 1955 – 31 December 1955	Labour
	Olaf Solumsmoen	6 January 1956 –	Labour
	Arnfinn Guldvog	6 January 1956 –	Labour
	Dagfin Juel	1 April 1956 –	Labour
	Kjell Gjøstein Aabrek	1 January 1958 –	Labour
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Dag Ramsøy Bryn	– 30 April 1958	Labour
	Hans Engen	1 August 1958 –	Labour
Ministry of Finance	Karl Trasti	– 28 December 1956	Labour
	Per Kleppe	25 February 1957 – 1 March 1962	Labour
Minister of Defence	Sivert Andreas Nielsen	1 August 1955 – 31 July 1958	Labour
	Erik Himle	1 July 1958 – 17 February 1961	Labour
Ministry of Industry	Odd Gøthe	– 31 August 1958	Labour
Ministry of Social Affairs	Bjørn Skau	15 December 1961 –	Labour
Ministry of Transport and Communications	Halvard Lange Bojer	1 September 1956 – 1 May 1960	Labour
	Robert Nordén	15 August 1960 – 6 January 1961	Labour
	Erik Himle	1 January 1962 –	Labour
Ministry of Fisheries	Olaf Marcelius Grønaas	– 4 May 1960	Labour
	Finn Bryhni	15 June 1960 – 5 January 1962
Ministry of Agriculture	Thorstein Treholt	– 1 September 1957	Labour
Ministry of Church Affairs and Education	Helge Sivertsen	– 1 December 1956	Labour
	Enevald Skadsem	2 September 1960 –	Labour

References

• Einar Gerhardsens tredje regjering 1955-1963 - Regjeringen.no

Notes

1. Unless otherwise noted, the period was 22 January 1955 - 28 August 1963.