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Berge's Cabinet was the government of Norway from 30 May 1923 to 25 July 1924. The cabinet was led by Prime Minister
Abraham Berge Abraham Theodor Berge (20 August 1851 – 10 July 1936) was the 15th prime minister of Norway from 1923 to 1924. He was a teacher and civil servant who represented the Liberal Party, the social liberal party, and later Free-minded Liberal Party, a ...
. It succeeded Otto Bahr Halvorsen's second cabinet following his death, and was composed of mostly the same ministers as its predecessor. The cabinet resigned on 23 July 1924, with effect two days later, after not getting wide support in the
Storting The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...
for a alcohol ban. It was succeeded by Johan L. Mowinckel's first cabinet.Government.no Government.no ( no, Regjeringen.no, se, Ráđđehus.no) is the web portal for the Government of Norway. Operated by the Government Administration Services Norwegian Government Security and Service Organisation (G.S.S.O) ( no, Departementenes ...
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Cabinet ministers

The cabinet stayed mostly intact through Berge's term. The only changes was
Christian Lange Rolfsen Christian Lange Rolfsen (6 November 1864 – 21 January 1934) was a Norwegian politician and attorney of the Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are gen ...
stepping in as Minister of Justice, and
Karl Sanne Karl Sanne (26 January 1869 – 29 June 1945) was a Norwegian farmer and politician of the Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing tho ...
as Minister of Education and Church Affairs following the death of Ivar B. Sælen in November 1923.


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{{reflist Berge Cabinets established in 1923 Cabinets disestablished in 1924