Syse cabinet

Syse's Cabinet

Cabinet of Norway
Date formed16 October 1989
Date dissolved3 November 1990
People and organisations
KingOlav V of Norway
Prime MinisterJan Peder Syse
Total no. of members19
Member parties
  •   Conservative Party
  •   Centre Party
  •   Christian Democratic Party
Status in legislatureCoalition (minority)
Opposition party  Labour
History
Election1989 parliamentary election
PredecessorBrundtland's Second Cabinet
SuccessorBrundtland's Third Cabinet

Syse's Cabinet was a minority centre-right Conservative, Centre, Christian Democrat Government of Norway. It succeeded the Labour Second cabinet Brundtland after the 1989 election, and sat between 16 October 1989 and 3 November 1990. It was replaced by the Labour Third cabinet Brundtland after Centre left the coalition due to disagreement over possible Norwegian membership in the European Economic Area. This disagreement was anticipated as the cabinet operated with a suicide paragraph from the beginning. Syse's cabinet had the following composition: