Løvland's Cabinet
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Løvland's cabinet was the government of Norway between 23 October 1907 and 19 March 1908. The cabinet was led by Prime Minister Jørgen Løvland of the
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and consisted of nine ministers, mostly from the Liberal Party, one from the
Moderate Liberal Party The Moderate Liberal Party (, literally "Moderate Left") was a List of political parties in Norway, political party in Norway that emerged from the moderate and religious branches of the Liberal Party (Norway), Liberal Party in 1888. The party's t ...
and two independents. During the State Council on 14 March 1908, Prime Minister Løvland asked to resign after cabinet had got a negative majority against it for the debate on the speech of the Throne. The resignation was accepted by
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during the State Council on 18 March and took effect the day after at 10:30am. The first cabinet of Gunnar Knudsen was then appointed with immediate effect at the same time stamp.Government.no>


Cabinet members

The cabinet was intact through Løvland's entire term. Three ministers, Arctander, Aarrestad and Brunchorst, were retained from Michelsen's cabinet.


References

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