Johan Nygaardsvold's Government
20. March 1935–25. June 1945
Labour Party (A), from 1940 also Farmers’ Party (B), Conservative Party (H) and Liberal Party (V), from 1941 also Home Front (Hf)
Johan Nygaardsvold’s Government was appointed by King Haakon VII in a session of the Council of State on 19 March 1935, effective as of 20 March 1935 at 12 noon. It succeded Johan Mowinckel’s Third Government, after an economic agreement had been made in the Storting between the Labour Party and the Farmers’ Party.
During Nazi Germany’s attack on Norway on 9 April 1940, King Haakon VII, Johan Nygaardsvold's Government and the Storting were forced to leave Oslo. On 7 June 1940, the King and the Government left Tromsø for exile in London.
At the Nazi-German capitulation in Norway on 8 May 1945, Vidkun Quisling's illegal government was dissolved. In agreement with the resistance movement Home Front, Nygaardsvold's Government in London had appointed eight chief officers to lead the ministries in Oslo until a government delegation would arrive from London. The main task of the chief officers was to link up the ministries with the Nygaardsvold Government, by re-establishing the structure of ministries that had existed in Oslo on 9 April 1940.
On 12 and 13 May 1945, the Government Delegation arrived in Oslo from London, with Crown Prince Olav as Regent and Minister of Defence Oscar Torp as acting Prime Minister and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs. On 14 May 1945, the Government Delegation was established in Oslo. Its conferences were held in the Council of State Hall at the Royal Palace. The chief officers now became advisers to the ministers. On 30 May 1945, Prime Minister Johan Nygaardsvold and the rest of the Governement arrived in Oslo from London.
On 7 June 1945, King Haakon VII and the rest of the Royal Family returned to Oslo from London. In a session of the Council of State on 12 June 1945, Johan Nygaardsvold's Government handed in its resignation, in accordance with political agreements reached during the war years 1940-1945. Permission to leave was granted by King Haakon VII in a session of the Council of State on 23 June 1945, effective as of 25 June 1945 at 12 noon. At the same time, Einar Gerhardsen's First Government was appointed, effective as of the same point of time.
Secretary to the Council of State in this period:
Acting Secretary to the Council of State Bredo Rolsted, until 12 April 1940, then on leave
Acting Secretary to the Council of State Olaf Tostrup, from 17 April 1940
About the Government
- Prime Minister:
- Johan Nygaardsvold (A)
- Parliamentary basis:
- Majority government
- Appointment reason:
- Change after government crisis
- Parties in the Government:
- Arbeiderpartiet (A), Bondepartiet (B), Hjemmefronten (Hf), Høyre (H) og Venstre (V)
Politicians
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Nygaardsvold, Johan (A)
- Prime Minister - on travel in the USA and Canada – Office of the Prime Minister 16/04/1942–07/07/1942
- Prime Minister and acting Minister of Finance – Ministry of Finance and Customs 13/05/1940–30/05/1940
- Prime Minister and acting Minister of Finance – Ministry of Finance and Customs 12/04/1940–14/04/1940
- Prime Minister and acting Minister of Defence – Ministry of Defence 15/12/1939–22/12/1939
- Prime Minister – Office of the Prime Minister 02/10/1939–25/06/1945
- Prime Minister and Minister of Labour – Ministry of Labour (of 1885) 20/03/1935–02/10/1939
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Torp, Oscar Fredrik (A)
- Minister of Defence, acting Prime Minister and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in Oslo – Ministry of Defence 14/05/1945–31/05/1945
- Minister of Defence – Ministry of Defence 20/03/1942–25/06/1945
- Minister of Finance and acting Minister of Defence – Ministry of Defence 28/11/1941–28/02/1942
- Minister of Finance - on travel to Stockholm – Ministry of Finance and Customs 12/05/1940–30/05/1940
- Minister of Finance - on travel to Stockholm – Ministry of Finance and Customs 12/04/1940–14/04/1940
- Minister of Finance – Ministry of Finance and Customs 01/07/1939–28/11/1942
- Minister of Social Affairs – Ministry of Social Affairs (of 1916) 13/11/1936–01/07/1939
- Acting Minister of Defence – Ministry of Defence 20/12/1935–15/08/1936
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Bergsvik, Kornelius Olai Person (A)
- Minister of Finance – Ministry of Finance and Customs 13/11/1936–01/07/1939
- Minister of Social Affairs – Ministry of Social Affairs (of 1916) 20/03/1935–13/11/1936
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Fjelstad, Anders (B)
- Consultative Minister 07/06/1940–07/10/1943
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Frihagen, Anders Rasmus (A)
- Minister of Provisioning and Reconstruction – Ministry of Provisioning and Reconstruction 01/10/1942–25/06/1945
- Minister of Trade – Ministry of Trade (of 1916) 15/04/1942–01/10/1942
- Minister - Government Representative in Stockholm 07/06/1940–15/04/1942
- Minister of Trade - on travel to Stockholm – Ministry of Trade (of 1916) 13/05/1940–30/05/1940
- Minister of Trade and acting Minister of Church and Education – Ministry of Church and Education 12/04/1940–13/05/1940
- Minister of Trade – Ministry of Trade (of 1916) 02/10/1939–07/06/1940
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Hartmann, Paul Ernst Wilhelm (Hf)
- Minister of Finance and acting Minister of Agriculture in Oslo – Ministry of Finance and Customs 14/05/1945–31/05/1945
- Minister of Finance – Ministry of Finance and Customs 20/03/1942–25/06/1945
- Acting Minister of Finance – Ministry of Finance and Customs 28/11/1941–15/02/1942
- Consultative Minister 19/09/1941–20/03/1942
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Hindahl, Olav (A)
- Minister of Labour and acting Minister of Trade – Ministry of Trade (of 1916) 01/10/1942–12/03/1945
- Minister of Labour – Ministry of Labour (of 1885) 02/10/1939–25/06/1945
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Hjelmtveit, Nils (A)
- Minister of Church and Education - on travel to Stockholm – Ministry of Church and Education 12/04/1940–30/05/1940
- Minister of Church and Education – Ministry of Church and Education 20/03/1935–25/06/1945
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Indrebø, Adolf (A)
- Minister of Defence and acting Minister of Defence – Ministry of Defence 15/11/1935–20/12/1935
- Minister of Finance – Ministry of Finance and Customs 20/03/1935–13/11/1936
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Koht, Halvdan (A)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - leave of absence – Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19/11/1940–21/02/1941
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - on travel to London and Paris – Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01/05/1940–18/05/1940
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - on travel to Stockholm – Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12/04/1940–14/04/1940
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Ministry of Foreign Affairs 20/03/1935–21/02/1941
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Lie, Trygve (A)
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - leave of absence – Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15/04/1945–10/05/1945
- Minister of Foreign Affairs and acting Prime Minister – Office of the Prime Minister 16/04/1942–07/07/1942
- Minister of Foreign Affairs – Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21/02/1941–25/06/1945
- Minister of Provisioning and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs – Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19/11/1940–21/02/1941
- Minister of Provisioning and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs – Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01/05/1940–18/05/1940
- Minister of Provisioning and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs – Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12/04/1940–14/04/1940
- Minister of Provisioning – Ministry of of Provisioning (of 1939) 02/10/1939–21/02/1941
- Minister of Trade – Ministry of Trade (of 1916) 01/07/1939–02/10/1939
- Minister of Justice – Ministry of Justice and the Police 20/03/1935–01/07/1939
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Ljungberg, Birger
- Minister og Defence - leave of absence – Ministry of Defence 28/11/1941–28/02/1942
- Minister of Defence - on travel to London and Paris – Ministry of Defence 01/05/1940–18/05/1940
- Minister of Defence – Ministry of Defence 22/12/1939–20/03/1942
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Madsen, Alfred Martin (A)
- Minister of Trade – Ministry of Trade (of 1916) 20/03/1935–01/07/1939
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Monsen, Fredrik (A)
- Minister of Defence - leave of absence – Ministry of Defence 15/12/1939–22/12/1939
- Minister of Defence - leave of absence – Ministry of Defence 15/11/1935–15/08/1936
- Minister of Defence – Ministry of Defence 20/03/1935–22/12/1939
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Mowinckel, Johan Ludwig (V)
- Consultative Minister - Government representative in Stockholm 05/06/1940–05/06/1942
- Consultative Minister – Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22/04/1940–05/06/1942
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Nielsen, Sven (H)
- Minister of Trade, acting Minister of Shipping and acting Minister of Labour in Oslo – Ministry of Trade (of 1916) 14/05/1945–31/05/1945
- Minister of Trade – Ministry of Trade (of 1916) 12/03/1945–25/06/1945
- Consultative Minister - Chief of State Office of Auditing – State Office of Auditing 03/01/1941–09/03/1945
- Acting Minister of Defence – Ministry of Defence 01/05/1940–18/05/1940
- Consultative Minister 22/04/1940–12/03/1945
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Støstad, Sverre Kornelius Eilertsen (A)
- Minister of Social Affairs and acting Minister of Provisioning in Oslo – Ministry of Social Affairs (of 1916) NS 14/05/1945–31/05/1945
- Minister of Social Affairs and acting Minister of Church and Education – Ministry of Church and Education 13/05/1940–30/05/1940
- Minister of Social Affairs – Ministry of Social Affairs (of 1916) 01/07/1939–25/06/1945
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Sunde, Arne Toralf (V)
- Minister of Shipping – Ministry of Shipping (of 1942) 01/10/1942–25/06/1945
- Minister of Provisioning – Ministry of of Provisioning (of 1939) 19/11/1940–01/10/1942
- Consultative Minister 07/06/1940–19/11/1940
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Vik, Jakob Nilsson (B)
- Consultative Minister - did not take office 22/04/1940–02/05/1940
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Wold, Terje (A)
- Minister of Justice and acting Minister of Church and Education in Oslo – Ministry of Justice and the Police 14/05/1945–31/05/1945
- Minister of Justice and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs – Ministry of Foreign Affairs 15/04/1945–10/05/1945
- Minister of Justice and acting Minister of Trade – Ministry of Trade (of 1916) 07/06/1940–15/04/1942
- Minister of Justice and acting Minister of Trade – Ministry of Trade (of 1916) 13/05/1940–30/05/1940
- Minister of Justice – Ministry of Justice and the Police 01/07/1939–25/06/1945
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Ystgaard, Hans (A)
- Minister of Agriculture – Ministry of Agriculture 20/03/1935–25/06/1945
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Berg, Hans Christian
- Secretary to the Prime Minister for Nygaardsvold, Johan – Ministry of Labour (of 1885) 15/06/1940–30/05/1945
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Gjesdal, Tor
- Secretary to the Prime Minister for Nygaardsvold, Johan – Ministry of Labour (of 1885) 01/03/1941–30/05/1945
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Hagen, Ragna
- Secretary to the Prime Minister for Nygaardsvold, Johan – Office of the Prime Minister 15/06/1940–25/06/1945
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Juell, Harald
- Secretary to the Prime Minister for Nygaardsvold, Johan – Ministry of Labour (of 1885) 15/06/1940–01/03/1941
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Lønnå, Finn
- Secretary to the Prime Minister for Nygaardsvold, Johan – Ministry of Labour (of 1885) 20/10/1939–30/06/1940
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Solumsmoen, Olaf
- Secretary to the Prime Minister for Nygaardsvold, Johan – Office of the Prime Minister 11/04/1940–07/06/1940