The Støre Cabinet is the incumbent government of the Kingdom of Norway, headed by Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre as Prime Minister. The government was appointed by King Harald V on 14 October 2021, following the parliamentary election on 13 September, consisting of the Labour Party (Ap) and the Centre Party (Sp) as a minority government.[1][2]
Støre Cabinet | |
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Cabinet of Norway | |
Incumbent | |
Date formed | 14 October 2021 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Harald V of Norway |
Head of government | Jonas Gahr Støre |
No. of ministers | 20 |
Member party | Labour Party Centre Party |
Status in legislature | Coalition minority government 76 / 169 (45%) |
Opposition party | Conservative Party Christian Democratic Party Green Party Liberal Party Patient Focus Progress Party Red Party Socialist Left Party |
Opposition leader | Erna Solberg |
History | |
Election(s) | 2021 |
Legislature term(s) | 2021–2025 |
Budget(s) | 2022 (revised), 2023, 2024 |
Incoming formation | 2021 election |
Predecessor | Solberg's Cabinet |
Members edit
On 14 October 2021, Jonas Gahr Støre's cabinet ministers were appointed by King Harald V. The cabinet consists of 19 ministers;[3] one fewer than the previous Solberg cabinet. It has eleven ministers from Labour and eight from Centre, reflecting the parties' numerical strength in Parliament.[4]
The cabinet consists of ten women and nine men, two of whom (Brenna and Vestre) survived the 2011 Norway attacks.[5][6] At age 28, Emilie Enger Mehl became the youngest person to serve as the minister of justice in the Norwegian government. This is also the third time in Norwegian history that a cabinet has a women-majority.[7][8]
A cabinet reshuffle was held on 16 October 2023. The Minister of Digitalisation position was re-established, thereby increasing the number of ministers to 20.[9]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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Prime Minister | 14 October 2021 | Incumbent | Labour | ||
Minister of Finance | 14 October 2021 | Incumbent | Centre | ||
Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion | 14 October 2021 | 4 March 2022 | Labour | ||
7 March 2022 | 16 October 2023 | Labour | |||
16 October 2023 | Incumbent | Labour | |||
Minister of Research and Higher Education | 14 October 2021 | 4 August 2023 | Centre | ||
4 August 2023 | 23 January 2024 | Centre | |||
23 January 2024 | Incumbent | Centre | |||
Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy | 14 October 2021 | 16 October 2023 | Labour | ||
16 October 2023 | Incumbent | Labour | |||
Minister of International Development | 14 October 2021 | Incumbent | Centre | ||
Minister of Foreign Affairs | 14 October 2021 | 16 October 2023 | Labour | ||
16 October 2023 | Incumbent | Labour | |||
Minister of Defence | 14 October 2021 | 12 April 2022 | Centre | ||
12 April 2022 | Incumbent | Centre | |||
Minister of Climate and the Environment | 14 October 2021 | 16 October 2023 | Labour | ||
16 October 2023 | Incumbent | Labour | |||
Minister of Children and Families | 14 October 2021 | Incumbent | Centre | ||
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development | 14 October 2021 | 12 April 2022 | Centre | ||
12 April 2022 | 16 October 2023 | Centre | |||
16 October 2023 | Incumbent | Centre | |||
Minister of Transport | 14 October 2021 | Incumbent | Labour | ||
Minister of Energy[a] | 14 October 2021 | 7 March 2022 | Labour | ||
7 March 2022 | Incumbent | Labour | |||
Minister of Health and Care Services | 14 October 2021 | Incumbent | Labour | ||
Minister of Culture and Equality | 14 October 2021 | 28 June 2023 | Labour | ||
28 June 2023 | Incumbent | Labour | |||
Minister of Trade and Industry | 14 October 2021 | Incumbent | Labour | ||
Minister of Education | 14 October 2021 | 16 October 2023 | Labour | ||
16 October 2023 | Incumbent | Labour | |||
Minister of Agriculture and Food | 14 October 2021 | 4 August 2023 | Centre | ||
4 August 2023 | Incumbent | Centre | |||
Minister of Justice and Public Security | 14 October 2021 | Incumbent | Centre | ||
Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance | 16 October 2023 | Incumbent | Labour |
Scandals edit
Throughout its tenure the Støre Cabinet has been marred by scandals that first began in 2022.[11]
Hadia Tajik edit
In a 18 February 2022 post on her Facebook page, Tajik accused Aftenposten for wanting to make a scandal out of her usage of a parliamentary apartment in 2019.[12] She said that Aftenposten had forced her to admit that she misused the system for three months in 2019 or openly discuss her security situation, the latter which she refused to discuss.[13] Trine Eilertsen, the editor for Aftenposten, said in respose that they had tried to get an interview with Tajik since 31 January, but Tajik had only wanted to give answers in writing.[12]
In the following weeks, it was also revealed that Tajik had avoiding tax on a fringe benefit with having had a rental contract for an apartment in Rogaland in 2006, but never used or paid for it as she was at the time using a government apartment in Oslo.[14] Both media analysts and legal experts concluded that the avoidance would count as both cheating and tax fraud, with calls for her to resign quickly following.[15][16] Tajik ultimately announced her resignation on 2 March, formally doing so two days later. She was succeeded by petroleum and energy minister Marte Mjøs Persen on 7 March.[17][18][19]
Odd Roger Enoksen edit
In early April, Hilde Lengali, a former deputy leader of the Nordland Centre Party, delivered a formal complaint against Enoksen, alleging that he had inappropriately touched her and commented on her look about 20 years prior. Enoksen responded saying that he had no recollections of said events with the exception of the mentioned comment. He did however issue an apology for what happened.[20]
Despite his apology to Lengali, another woman, who remained anonymous, came forward with a similar story about a relationship with Enoksen when he was petroleum and energy minister. In the early hours of 9 April, Enoksen announced that he had asked to resign as defence minister.[21] Later the same day, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced that he had accepted Enoksen's resignation.[22] Enoksen left his position on 12 April, and was succeeded by local government minister Bjørn Arild Gram.[23]
Tonje Brenna edit
In June 2023, Verdens Gang revealed that Brenna had approved in May for a close friend, Frode Elgesem, to become a member of the central board of Wergelandsenteret who provides funds to Utøya AS, where her former spouse Martin Henriksen sits as a member. Brenna admitted to not having considered her impartiality, and reported the matter to the Storting's Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs and also asked for an interim minister to assume her duties while the matter is being investigated. International development minister Anne Beathe Tvinnereim was appointed interim minister and handled cases were Brenna had not been impartial.[24] Unlike other cabinet members who faced scandals, Brenna was kept in place until being appointed minister of labour and social inclusion in the October 2023 reshuffle.[9]
Anette Trettebergstuen edit
Mere 24 hours following the revelations about Tonje Brenna, Nettavisen revealed that Trettebergstuen had been involved in a similar case when she appointed two colleagues from the Labour Party to the board of Norsk Tipping, one of which was appointed chair of the board. Trettebergstuen confirmed that she had evaluated her impartiality when it came to the appointment of one of them, Thomas Breen, but not the other, Sylvia Brustad. She reasoned that her relation to Brustad wasn't strong enough to warrant a impartiality assessment.[25] Two days later, Aftenposten revealed that Trettebergstuen had earlier in June nominated close friend Renate Larsen to the board of the Oslo Opera House. The newspaper also revealed that she had made two other appointments as well without impartiality considerations, one of which is also a godparent to her son. At a press conference the same day, Trettebergstuen announced that she would resign as culture minister.[26] She formally resigned on 28 June and was succeeded by Lubna Jaffery.[27]
Ola Borten Moe edit
A month following the Brenna and Trettebergstuen cases, NRK revealed that Borten Moe had appointed "an old acquaintance", Karl Eirik Haug, to the board of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs in December 2021 and that the Ministry of Education had considered him impartial in the issue. However the nature of the appointment is classified. Borten Moe knew both Haug and his wife Monica Rolfsen, with both he also served with in the Trondheim City Council, and Borten Moe had also attended their wedding.[28] Later that month, on 21 July; E24 revealed that Borten Moe had bought weapons stocks in Kongsberg Gruppen. He also admitted that he had breached the government's guidelines for stock trading and had not considered impartiality in the matter.[29] The National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime announced that they would open an investigation into his dealings.[30] At a press conference the same day, Borten Moe announced that he would resign as higher education minister.[31] He formally resigned on 4 August and was succeeded by agriculture minister Sandra Borch.[32]
Anniken Huitfeldt edit
In late August 2023, Huitfeldt informed Verdens Gang that she had breached several impartiality rules with her husband Ola Flem having bought stocks in several weapons and fisheries companies. Both Huitfeldt and her husband apologised for the situation, while prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre expressed that he still had trust in her based on her apology.[33] The Progress Party later asked her to consider resigning when discrepancies in her public revealed and undisclosed information were revealed to contradict each other.[34] Similar to Tonje Brenna, Huitfeldt was kept as minister until the October 2023 cabinet reshuffle. Unlike Brenna, Huitfeldt was dismissed and replaced with Espen Barth Eide as foreign minister.[9]
Sandra Borch edit
In January 2024, E24 revealed that parts of Borch's master's thesis had been plagiarised ten years prior. The case led to multiple calls for her resignation by both academic and legal experts, and she ultimately announced her intention to do so on 19 January.[35][36][37][38] She formally resigned on 23 January and was succeded by her state secretary, Oddmund Løkensgard Hoel.[39] In March of the same year, the University of Tromsø announced that her thesis would be annulled and Borch confirmed that she wouldn't object to the decision.[40]
Notes edit
References edit
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- ^ a b "Aftenposten-redaktør reagerer kraftig på anklager fra Hadia Tajik". NRK. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Hevder seg presset: - Skandale" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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- ^ "Hadia Tajik: – Jeg vil gå av som statsråd" (in Norwegian). NRK. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Støre: Tajik-erstatter klar over helgen" (in Norwegian). NRK. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Marte Mjøs Persen er Norges nye arbeidsminister" (in Norwegian). NRK. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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- ^ "Trettebergstuen ga styreverv til gamle partivenner" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
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- ^ "Huitfeldt innrømmer feil: Sier hun ikke visste om mannens aksjekjøp" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Frp: Ber Huitfeldt vurdere sin stilling" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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