Lykke's Cabinet

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Lykke's Cabinet
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Cabinet of Norway
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The cabinet ministers outside the Royal Palace in 1926.
Date formed5 March 1926
Date dissolved28 January 1928
People and organisations
Head of state Haakon VII of Norway
Head of government Ivar Lykke
No. of ministers9
Member party Conservative Party
Free-minded Liberal Party
Status in legislature Minority
History
Election(s) 1927 parliamentary election
Legislature term(s) 19251928
Incoming formationChange of government after crisis
Outgoing formation 1927 parliamentary election
Predecessor Mowinckel's Second Cabinet
Successor Hornsrud's Cabinet
The ministers of Lykke's Cabinet with Crown Prince Olav at the Royal Palace in Oslo. Lykke's Cabinet 1926.jpg
The ministers of Lykke's Cabinet with Crown Prince Olav at the Royal Palace in Oslo.

Lykke's Cabinet was the government of Norway from 5 March 1926 to 28 January 1928. The cabinet was led by Ivar Lykke and was a coalition between the Conservative and Free-minded Liberal Party. It had the following composition:

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Cabinet members

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PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs
  Ivar Lykke 5 March 192628 January 1928 Conservative
Minister of Justice and the Police   Ingolf E. Christensen 5 March 192626 July 1926 Conservative
  Knud Øyen 26 July 192628 January 1928 Conservative
Minister of Finance and Customs   Fredrik Ludvig Konow 5 March 192628 January 1928 Free-minded
Minister of Defence   Karl Wilhelm Wefring 5 March 192626 July 1926 Free-minded
  Ingolf E. Christensen 26 July 192628 January 1928 Conservative
Minister of Agriculture   Ole Bærøe 5 March 192628 January 1928 Conservative
Minister of Education and Church Affairs   Wilhelm Magelssen 5 March 192625 December 1927 Conservative
  Ole Bærøe 25 December 192728 January 1928 Conservative
Minister of Trade   Charles Robertson 5 March 192628 January 1928 Conservative
Minister of Labour   Anders Venger 5 March 192626 July 1926 Conservative
  Worm Darre-Jenssen 26 July 192628 January 1928 Conservative
Minister of Social Affairs   Peter A. Morell 5 March 192628 January 1928 Conservative

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Notes

  1. Unless otherwise noted, the period was 5 March 1926 – 28 January 1928