Bratteli's First Cabinet

Bratteli's First Cabinet governed Norway between 17 March 1971 and 18 October 1972. The Labour Party cabinet was led by Trygve Bratteli. Bratteli governed his second cabinet between 1973 and 1976.

Bratteli's First Cabinet
Cabinet of Norway
Date formed	17 March 1971
Date dissolved	18 October 1972
People and organisations
Head of state	Olav V of Norway
Head of government	Trygve Bratteli
Total no. of members	15
Member party	Labour Party
Status in legislature	Minority government 74 / 150 (49.33%)
History
Legislature term	1969–1973
Predecessor	Borten's Cabinet
Successor	Korvald's Cabinet

On 8 May 1972 there was a cabinet reshuffle. The Ministry of Wages and Prices was discontinued, the Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs was restructured as the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Administration, and the Ministry of the Environment was established.

Cabinet members

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Trygve Bratteli	17 March 1971	18 October 1972		Labour
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Andreas Z. Cappelen	17 March 1971	18 October 1972		Labour
Minister of Defence	Alv Fostervoll	17 March 1971	18 October 1972		Labour
Minister of Finance and Customs	Ragnar Christiansen	17 March 1971	18 October 1972		Labour
Minister of Justice and the Police	Oddvar Berrefjord	17 March 1971	18 October 1972		Labour
Minister of Industry	Finn Lied	17 March 1971	18 October 1972		Labour
Minister of Pay and Prices	Olav Gjærevoll	17 March 1971	8 May 1972		Labour
Minister of Local Government and Labour	Odvar Nordli	17 March 1971	18 October 1972		Labour
Minister of Social Affairs	Odd Højdahl	17 March 1971	18 October 1972		Labour
Minister of Transport and Communications	Reiulf Steen	17 March 1971	18 October 1972		Labour
Minister of Trade and Shipping Minister of Nordic Cooperation (from 24 September 1971)	Per Kleppe	17 March 1971	18 October 1972		Labour
Minister of Fisheries	Knut Hoem	17 March 1971	24 January 1972		Labour
	Magnus Andersen	24 January 1972	18 October 1972		Labour
Minister of Agriculture	Thorstein Treholt	17 March 1971	18 October 1972		Labour
Minister of the Environment	Olav Gjærevoll	8 May 1972	18 October 1972		Labour
Minister of Education and Church Affairs	Bjartmar Gjerde	17 March 1971	18 October 1972		Labour
Minister of Consumer Affairs and Administration (known as Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs until 8 May 1972)	Inger Louise Valle	17 March 1971	18 October 1972		Labour

State Secretaries

Ministry	State Secretary	Period[a]	Party
Office of the Prime Minister	Oluf Fuglerud	19 March 1971 –	Labour
	Arne Gunnar Lie	19 March 1971 –	Labour
	Erik Himle	19 March 1971 – 6 July 1972	Labour
	Lasse Aasland	1 September 1971 –	Labour
	Kjell Thorbjørn Kristensen	7 August 1972 – 30 September 1972	Labour
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Thorvald Stoltenberg	19 March 1971 –	Labour
Ministry of Finance and Customs	Juul Bjerke	19 March 1971 –	Labour
Ministry of Wages and Prices	Ulf Oscar Sand	19 March 1971 – 8 May 1972	Labour
Ministry of Defence	Sverre Frogner	26 April 1971 –	Labour
Ministry of Industry	Arve Johnsen	19 March 1971 –	Labour
Ministry of Local Government and Labour	Leif Jørgen Aune	19 March 1971 –	Labour
Ministry of Social Affairs	Torbjørn Mork	19 March 1971 –	Labour
Ministry of Transport and Communications	Kåre Ellingsgård	19 March 1971 – 22 August 1971	Labour
Ministry of Trade and Shipping	Erik Andreas Ribu	26 March 1971 – 31 August 1972	Labour
Ministry of Fisheries	Sven Olsen	26 April 1971 – 24 January 1972	Labour
	Herlof Gjerde	31 January 1972 –	Labour
Ministry of Agriculture	Hans Solberg	19 March 1971 –	Labour
Ministry of the Environment	Olav Sigurd Carlsen	15 May 1972 –	Labour
Ministry of Justice and Police	Elsa Rastad Bråten	26 March 1971 –	Labour
Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Administration	Ulf Oscar Sand	8 May 1972 –	Labour
Ministry of Church Affairs and Education	Hans Christian Ingemann Østvold	19 April 1971 –	Labour

References

• Trygve Brattelis første regjering 1971-1972 - Regjeringen.no

Notes

1. Unless otherwise noted, the period was 17 March 1971 - 18 October 1972.