Gunnar Knudsen's First Government

Number of government members:

19.03.1908	8
02.02.1910	8

 

Prime Minister
Knudsen, (Aanon Gunerius) Gunnar, former councillor of state. Prime Minister, Chief of the Ministry of Finance and of the Ministry of Auditing.

Minister of Foreign Affairs
Christophersen, Wilhelm Christopher, consul-general. Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Councillors of State
Heftye, Thomas Thomassen, former councillor of state. Councillor of State, Chief of the Ministry of Defence. Resigned 11 April 1908.

Seip, Karl, director of education. Councillor of State, Chief of the Ministry of Church and Education. In office until his death 16 September 1909.

Castberg, Johan, district stipendiary magistrate. Councillor of State, Chief of the Ministry of Justice.

Abrahamsen, Lars Kristian, district stipendiary magistrate. Councillor of State, Chief of the Ministry of Trade.

Foosnæs, Hans Konrad, farmer. Councillor of State, Chief of the Ministry of Agriculture.

Ihlen, Nils Claus, factory owner. Councillor of State, Chief of the Ministry of Labour.

Lowzow, Haakon Ditlev, lieutenant colonel. Councillor of State 11 April 1908, Chief of the Ministry of Defence. Resigned 20 August 1909.

Spørck, August Geelmuyden, colonel. Councillor of State 20 August 1909, Chief of the Ministry of Defence.

Hougen, Knut Johannes, director general. Acting Councillor of State 8 July 1909, Chief of the Ministry of Church and Education, appointed 18 September 1909.

Hesselberg, Nils Otto, state secretary. Acting Councillor of State several times 1909.

Change of ministers in Knudsen's First Government 1908-1910:

Date	Ministry	Out of ministry	Into ministry
1908
11.04.1908	Defence	Thomas T. Heftye - out of government	Haakon D. Lowzow - into government
1909	Ministry	Out of ministry	Into ministry
08.07.1909	Church and Education	Karl Seip - leave of absence	Knut J. Hougen - into government, acting
20.08.1909	Defence	Haakon D. Lowzow - out of government	August G. Spørck - into government
16.09.1909	Church and Education	Karl Seip - deceased	Knut J. Hougen - acting
18.09.1909	Church and Education		Knut J. Hougen - appointed

State Secretary
Hesselberg, Nils Otto, State Secretary. Acting Councillor of State several times 1909.

 

In a session of the Council of State on 27 January 1910, Gunnar Knudsen's (first) Government handed in its resignation, as national elections 2 October-20 November 1909 had not returned sufficient support for the government in the Storting. Permission to leave was granted by King Haakon VII in a session of the Council of State on 1 February 1910, effective as of 2 February 1910 at 11 a.m. At the same time, Wollert Konow's (S.B.) Government was appointed, effective as of 2 February 1910 at 11 a.m.