Johan Sverdrup's Government

Liberal Party

                                                                      Number of government members:
                                                                      26.06.1884                            9 
                                                                      13.07.1889                          10

Prime Ministers
Sverdrup, Johan, bank director. Prime Minister. Also Chief of the Ministry of the Navy and Chief of the Ministry of Auditing. Also Chief of the Ministry of the Navy 16 July 1884, also Chief of the Ministry of the Army 30 April 1885, also Chief of the Ministry of Defence 1 September 1885.

Richter, Ole Jørgensen, consul-general. Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm. Resigned 6 June 1888.

Stang, Hans Georg Jacob, Councillor of State. Acting Prime Minister in Stockholm 6 June 1888, appointed 15 June 1888. Also Chief of the Ministry of Justice until 28 June 1888 and 1-28 August 1888.

Councillors of State
Blix, Elias, professor. Councillor of State, Chief of the Ministry of Church and Education. Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm August 1885, Chief of the Ministry of Church and Education August 1886. Resigned 24 February 1888.

Stang, Hans Georg Jacob, city court judge. Councillor of State, Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm. Chief of the Ministry of the Interior August 1885, Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm August 1886, without portfolio September 1887, Chief of the Ministry of Justice November 1887, acting Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm 6 June 1888, appointed 15 June 1888.

Daae, Ludvig, district stipendiary magistrate. Councillor of State, Chief of the Ministry of the Army. Resigned 30 April 1885.

Sverdrup, Jacob Liv Rosted, vicar. Councillor of State, Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm. Chief of the Ministry of Church and Education August 1885, also Chief of the Ministry of Auditing July 1886, Chief of the Ministry of Auditing August 1886, also Chief of the Ministry of Church and Education 24 February 1888, Chief of the Ministry of Church and Education 5 March 1888.

Sørenssen, Aimar August, district stipendiary magistrate. Councillor of State, Chief of the Ministry of Justice. Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm September 1887, Chief of the Ministry of Labour 17 February, Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm March 1888. Resigned 1 August 1888.

Arctander, Sofus Anton Birger, sheriff. Councillor of State, Chief of the Ministry of the Interior. Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm August 1885, Chief of the Ministry of the Interior August 1886. Resigned 17 February 1888.

Haugland, Baard Madsen, shopkeeper. Councillor of State, Chief of the Ministry of Finance. Leave of absence 1 April 1888, Chief of the Ministry of Finance 1 June 1888, Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 22 August 1888.

Kildal, Birger, merchant. Councillor of State 16 July 1884, Chief of the Ministry of Auditing. Also Chief of the Ministry of Postal Affairs 1 May-1 October 1885, Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm August 1886, Chief of the Ministry of Justice and Chief of the Ministry of Labour September 1887, Chief of the Ministry of Labour November 1887. Resigned 17 February 1888.

Astrup, Hans Rasmus, merchant. Councillor of State 3 August 1885, Chief of the Ministry of Labour 1 September 1885. Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm September 1887. Resigned 17 February 1888.

Dahl, Walter Scott, district stipendiary magistrate. Councillor of State 5 March 1888, Chief of the Ministry of the Interior. Also Chief of the Ministry of Justice 28 June-1 August 1888, Chief of the Ministry of Justice September 1888.

Jacobsen, Oscar, works manager. Councillor of State 5 March 1888, Chief of the Ministry of Labour. Also Chief of the Ministry of the Interior 28 August-15 September 1888.

Liestøl, Lars Knutson, sheriff. Councillor of State 5 March 1888, Chief of the Ministry of Auditing. Also Chief of the Ministry of the Interior September-29 December 1888. Resigned 23 February 1889.

Schjøtt, Peder Olrog, professor. Councillor of State 13 March 1888, Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm. Chief of the Ministry of the Interior August 1888, Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 28 August 1888, Chief of the Ministry of Auditing 23 February 1889, also Chief of the Ministry of Finance 1 May-6 June 1889.

Olsen, Olai Johan, director general. Acting Councillor of State 1 April 1888, Chief of the Ministry of Finance until 1 June 1888. Councillor of State 13 July 1888, Chief of the Ministry of Finance 16 July 1888, also chief fo the Ministry of Justice 28 August-15 September 1888, leave of absence 1 May-8 July 1889.

Thilesen, Georg August, lawyer. Councillor of State 29 December 1888, Chief of the Ministry of the Interior.

Liljedahl, Edvard Appoloniussen, teacher and sacristan. Councillor of State 6 March 1889, Member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm.

Bull, Edvard Hagerup, director general. Acting Councillor of State 6 June-8 July 1889, Chief of the Ministry of Finance.

Change of ministers in Sverdrup's Government 1884-1889:

State Secretary
Lehmann, Halfdan, State Secretary.



Director General in Stockholm
Schlytter, Hans, Director General.

Secretary to the President of the Norwegian Government
Ingstad, Carl Ludvig Christopher, Secretary. Resigned 31 January 1886.

Collett, William, clerk. Secretary 1887. Resigned 1889.

On 1 July 1889 Mr. Sverdrup’s Government handed in its resignation. The King’s permission was granted in a session of the Council of State on 12 July 1889, effective as of 13 July. At the same time, Mr. Emil Stang’s (first) Government was appointed.