title: Syse's Cabinet
text: # Syse's 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:
  
  ## Cabinet members
  
  | Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Prime Minister | Jan P. Syse | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | Conservative |
  | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Kjell Magne Bondevik | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | Christian Democratic |
  | Minister of Finance and Customs | Arne Skauge | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | Conservative |
  | Minister of Defence | Per Ditlev-Simonsen | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | Conservative |
  | Minister of Justice and the Police | Else Bugge Fougner | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | Conservative |
  | Minister of Transport and Communications | Lars Gunnar Lie | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | Christian Democratic |
  | Minister of Local Government | Johan J. Jakobsen | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | Centre |
  | Minister of Education and Church Affairs | Einar Steensnæs | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | Christian Democratic |
  | Minister of Culture and Research | Eleonore Bjartveit | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | Christian Democratic |
  | Minister of Social Affairs | Wenche Frogn Sellæg | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | Conservative |
  | Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs | Solveig Sollie | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | Christian Democratic |
  | Minister of Agriculture | Anne Petrea Vik | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | Centre |
  | Minister of Industry | Petter Thomassen | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | Conservative |
  | Minister of Trade and Shipping | Kaci Kullmann Five | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | Conservative |
  | Minister of Government Administration and Labour | Kristin Clemet | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | Conservative |
  | Minister of International Development Minister of Nordic Cooperation | Tom Vraalsen | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | Centre |
  | Minister of the Environment | Kristin Hille Valla | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | Centre |
  | Minister of Petroleum and Energy | Eivind Reiten | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | Centre |
  | Minister of Fisheries | Svein Munkejord | 16 October 1989 | 3 November 1990 | Conservative |
  