Lyng's Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:Lyng's Cabinet
Cabinet Type:Cabinet
Jurisdiction:Norway
Flag:Flag of Norway.svg
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:28 August 1963
Date Dissolved:25 September 1963
Government Head:John Lyng
State Head:Olav V of Norway
Current Number:15
Political Party:Conservative Party
Liberal Party
Christian Democratic Party
Centre Party
Legislature Status:Coalition minority government
76 / 169(49.33%)
Previous:Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet
Successor:Gerhardsen's Fourth Cabinet

The Lyng Cabinet governed Norway between 28 August 1963 and 25 September 1963. It was the first in 28 years not to be led by the Norwegian Labour Party. It was a centre-right coalition government of the Conservative Party, Centre Party, Christian Democratic Party and Liberal Party led by John Lyng of the Conservative Party. It had fifteen members, of which five were from the Conservative Party, four were from the Centre Party, three were from the Christian Democratic Party and three were from the Liberal Party. Karen Grønn-Hagen was the cabinet's only female member.

After the Socialist People's Party joined a no-confidence vote against Einar Gerhardsen's government, Lyng realised that between them, the non-Labour parties were only one seat short of a majority in the Storting. He quickly got the non-Labour parties to form a coalition government, which took office on 28 August after the SF abstained. The SF, however, threw its support back to Gerhardsen a month later, allowing Labour to return to power. Nonetheless, the brief Lyng government proved that the non-Labour parties were capable of governing after three decades of Labour rule.

Cabinet members

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State Secretaries

MinistryState SecretaryPeriodParty
Office of the Prime MinisterIvar JohansenConservative
Paul ThynessConservative
Ministry of Foreign AffairsTomas TorsvikChristian Democratic
Ministry of DefenceArne Gunnar LundConservative
Ministry of IndustryTorkild Wilhelm SchøyenConservative
Ministry of Social AffairsOdd Steinar HoløsChristian Democratic
Ministry of Transport and CommunicationsBjørn UnnebergCentre
Ministry of AgricultureTeddy DyringCentre
Ministry of Church Affairs and EducationMagne LerheimLiberal

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