title: Knudsen's Second Cabinet
text: # Knudsen's Second Cabinet
  
  Knudsen's Second Cabinet was the government of Norway from 31 January 1913 to 21 June 1920, led by prime minister Gunnar Knudsen. It was a Liberal Party minority government. It was formed following Jens Bratlie's defeat in the 1912 election.
  
  Knudsen had originally asked king Haakon VII to resign on 4 February 1919 following a majority vote against the cabinet's proposal of a tighter economic policy, but the king advised his cabinet to continue on 20 February. All except three ministers, withdrew their resignations. The same issue became the reason for the cabinet's second resignation on 16 June 1920, and this time the king accepted it. The resignation was accepted on 19 June, and came into force two days later, when the cabinet was succeeded by Bahr Halvorsen's First Cabinet.
  
  ## Cabinet composition
  
  | Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Prime Minister Minister of Auditing (until 1 July 1918) | Gunnar Knudsen | 31 January 1913 | 21 June 1920 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Nils Claus Ihlen | 31 January 1913 | 21 June 1920 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Finance and Customs | Anton Omholt | 31 January 1913 | 16 June 1920 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Defence | Hans Vilhelm Keilhau | 31 January 1913 | 8 August 1914 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Defence | Christian Theodor Holtfodt | 8 August 1914 | 20 February 1919 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Defence | Rudolf Peersen | 20 February 1919 | 17 June 1919 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Defence | Ivar Aavatsmark | 17 June 1919 | 21 June 1920 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Justice and the Police | Lars Abrahamsen | 31 January 1913 | 26 July 1916 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Justice and the Police | Andreas Urbye | 26 July 1916 | 1 May 1917 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Justice and the Police | Otto Blehr | 1 May 1917 | 21 June 1920 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Education and Church Affairs | Aasulv Bryggesaa | 31 January 1913 | 26 October 1915 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Education and Church Affairs | Jørgen Løvland | 26 October 1915 | 21 June 1920 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Labour | Andreas Urbye | 31 January 1913 | 26 July 1916 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Labour | Martin Olsen Nalum | 26 July 1916 | 10 May 1920 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Labour | Ole Monsen Mjelde | 10 May 1920 | 21 June 1920 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Social Affairs | Johan Castberg | 3 June 1913 | 22 April 1914 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Social Affairs | Kristian Friis Petersen | 22 April 1914 | 1 October 1916 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Social Affairs | Lars Abrahamsen | 1 October 1916 | 20 February 1919 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Social Affairs | Paal Berg | 20 February 1919 | 21 June 1920 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Agriculture | Gunnar Knudsen | 31 January 1913 | 12 December 1919 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Agriculture | Håkon Five | 12 December 1919 | 21 June 1920 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Trade and Industry | Johan Castberg | 31 January 1913 | 3 June 1913 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Trade and Industry | Kristian Friis Petersen | 1 October 1916 | 20 February 1919 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Trade and Industry | Birger Stuevold-Hansen | 20 February 1919 | 21 June 1920 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Provisioning | Oddmund Vik | 26 July 1916 | 28 November 1917 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Provisioning | Birger Stuevold-Hansen | 28 November 1917 | 20 February 1919 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Provisioning | Håkon Five | 20 February 1919 | 21 June 1920 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Industrial Provisioning | Torolf Prytz | 30 April 1917 | 5 July 1918 | Liberal |
  | Minister of Industrial Provisioning | Haakon Hauan | 21 July 1918 | 1 May 1920 | Liberal |
  