Knudsen's Second Cabinet

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Knudsen's Second Cabinet
Cabinet of Norway
Knudsen's second cabinet in 1913. Note: The caption is incorrect with it saying it's the first cabinet.
Date formed	31 January 1913
Date dissolved	21 June 1920
People and organisations
Head of state	Haakon VII of Norway
Head of government	Gunnar Knudsen
Total no. of members	11
Member party	Liberal Party
Status in legislature	Minority
History
Elections	1912 1915 1918
Legislature terms	1913–1916 1916–1919 1919–1922
Incoming formation	1912 election
Outgoing formation	Government crisis
Predecessor	Bratlie's Cabinet
Successor	Bahr Halvorsen's First 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.^[1]