Second cabinet Stoltenberg

The second cabinet Stoltenberg is the current government of Norway. It is formed by a centre-left coaltion of the Norwegian Labour Party, the Socialist Left Party and the agrarian Centre Party, and has been in power since October 17, 2005.

There have been several changes since Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg presented his first team in October 2005:
* On September 29, 2006, Odd Eriksen resigned as Minister of Trade and Industry, and was succeeded by Dag Terje Andersen.
* On September 21, 2007, Odd Roger Enoksen resigned as Minister of Petroleum and Energy and was replaced by Åslaug Haga, who was succeeded as Minister of Local Government and Regional Developement by Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa, thus making the first government in the history of Norway with more women than men.
* On October 18, 2007, Helen Bjørnøy resigned as Minister of Environment and Øystein Djupedal as Minister of Education and Science. Fellow Socialist Left Party minister Erik Solheim bacame joint Minister of International Developement and Environment (though the two Ministries were not merged), while Djupedal was succeeded by Bård Vegard Solhjell as Minister of Education and Tora Aasland as Minister of Science. Karita Bekkemellem resigned as Minister of Children and Equality and was replaced by Norway's first minister with a minority background, Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen.
* On February 15, 2008, Ramin-Osmundsen was forced to resign following the strong criticism she faced after withholding information and lying to the Prime Minister on a possible conflict of interest in appointing a new children's ombudsman [ [http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2256533.ece Children's minister quits under fire] Aftenposten, February 14, 2008] . Anniken Huitfeldt was appointed new minister on February 29, 2008 [cite web | url = http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/smk/Pressesenter/pressemeldinger/2008/anniken-huitfeldt-ny-statsrad.html?id=502190 | title = Anniken Huitfeldt ny statatsråd | date = 2008-02-26 | accessdate = 2008-09-24 | publisher = The norwegian Government|language=Norwegian]
* On June 20, 2008, Åslaug Haga resigned as Minister of Petroleum and Energy citing health problems following press revelations about a building violations scandal [cite web | url = http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2492666.ece | title = Embattled cabinet minister steps down | date = 2008-06-19 | accessdate = 2008-09-24 | author = Nina Berglund] . The resignation led to a major reshuffle. Haga was replaced as Minister of Petroleum and Energy by Terje Riis-Johansen, who was himself replaced as Minister of Agriculture and Food by member of parliament and fellow Centre Party politician Lars Peder Brekk. Among the Labour Party ministers, Dag Terje Andersen moved to the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion and was replaced as Minister of Industry and Trade by Sylvia Brustad. Her former Ministry of Health and Care Services was taken by Bjarne Håkon Hanssen [cite news|url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/smk/Press-Center/Press-releases/2008/changes-in-the-government-2.html?id=518480|title=Changes in the Government|last=|first=|coauthors=|date=2008-06-20|publisher=The Norwegian Government|language=|accessdate=2008-07-12] [cite news|url=http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/norsk-politikk/artikkel.php?artid=500739|title=Her er Stoltenbergs nye regjeringskabal |last=Andersen|first=Mads A.|coauthors=Elisabeth Breien Ellingsen, Per Øyvind Fange and Jarle Brenna |date=2008-06-20|publisher=Verdens Gang|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2008-06-21] [cite web | url = http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2496908.ece | title = Stoltenberg unveils new government line-up | date = 2008-06-20 | accessdate = 2008-09-24 | author = Nina Berglund] .

Cabinet members

tate Secretaries

References

* [http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/om_regjeringen/tidligere/oversikt/ministerier_regjeringer/nyere_tid/regjeringer/jens-stoltenbergs-andre-regjering.html?id=449424&epslanguage=NO Jens Stoltenbergs andre regjering 2005-] - Regjeringen.no

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