The Selmer Cabinet governed Norway between 11 October 1880 and 1 March 1884. It was led by Christian Selmer. All but three of the cabinet's ministers were impeached after a dispute about whether or not the cabinet should be required to meet in the Storting.[1] This decision effectively led to the introduction of parliamentarism in Norway.[2] The impeachment of the Selmer Cabinet was also the last time a Norwegian politician was convicted after being impeached, as Prime Minister Abraham Berge was found not guilty after his 1926 impeachment.
Cabinet Members edit
| Portfolio | Minister | Period[3] | Party[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Christian August Selmer | Conservative | |
| Prime Minister in Stockholm | Otto Richard Kierulf | Independent | |
| Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm | Ole Andreas Bachke | – 15 November 1881 | Independent |
| Rasmus Tønder Nissen | 15 November 1880 – 15 October 1881 | Independent | |
| Jacob Lerche Johansen | 11 November 1881 – 15 September 1882 | Independent | |
| Christian Homann Schweigaard | 15 September 1882 – 15 September 1883 | Conservative | |
| Niels Petersen Vogt | 15 September 1882 – 15 September 1883 | Independent | |
| Jens Holmboe | 15 September 1883 – 26 March 1884 | Conservative | |
| Henrik Laurentius Helliesen | 15 September 1883 – 26 March 1884 | Conservative | |
| Nils Christian Egede Hertzberg | 26 March – 3 April 1884 | Conservative | |
| Minister of the Army | Adolph Frederik Munthe | Independent | |
| Minister of the Navy | Jacob Lerche Johansen | – 11 November 1881, 15 September 1882 - 21 March 1884 | Independent |
| Jens Holmboe | 15 November 1881 - 15 September 1882 | Conservative | |
| Minister of Finance and Customs | Henrik Laurentius Helliesen | – 15 September 1883 | Conservative |
| Christian Homann Schweigaard | 15 September 1883 - 3 April 1884 | Conservative | |
| Minister of Auditing | Christian Jensen | – 22 December 1880 | Independent |
| Christian Homann Schweigaard | 22 December 1880 - 16 September 1881, 26 September 1881 - September 1882 | Conservative | |
| Frederik Christian Stoud Platou | 16 - 26 September 1881 | Independent | |
| Ole Andreas Bachke | September 1882 - 26 March 1884 | Independent | |
| Johan Christian Collett | 26 March - 3 April 1884 | Independent | |
| Minister of the Interior | Nils Vogt | – 15 September 1882, 15 September 1883 - 21 March 1884 | Conservative |
| Christian Jensen | 15 September 1882 – 15 September 1883 | Independent | |
| Minister of Justice and the Police | Christian Jensen | – 15 September 1881, 15 September 1883 - 26 March 1884 | Independent |
| Christian Homann Schweigaard | 15 November 1881 - 15 November 1881 | Conservative | |
| Ole Andreas Bachke | 15 November 1881 - 15 September 1882 | Independent | |
| Jens Holmboe | 15 September 1882 - 15 September 1883 | Conservative | |
| Minister of Church and Education | Rasmus Tønder Nissen | – 15 November 1880, 15 October 1881 - 19 January 1882 | Independent |
| Jens Holboe | 15 November 1880 - 16 September 1881 | Conservative | |
| Halfdan Lehmann | 16 September 1881 - 15 October 1881, 29 March - 3 April 1884 | Independent | |
| Nils Christian Egede Hertzberg | 30 January 1882 - 21 March 1884 | Conservative | |
| Henrik Laurentius Helliesen | 21 March 1884 - 29 March 1884 | Conservative |