Jens Stoltenberg's second government. It was appointed by King Harald V on 17 October 2005. It is a majority government representing the Labour Party, the Socialist Left Party and the Centre Party.
Back row from the left: Minister of Government Administration and Reform Heidi Grande Røys (Soc), Minister of Culture and Church Affairs Trond Giske (Lab), Minister of Health and Care Services Sylvia Brustad (Lab), Minister of Agriculture and Food Terje Riis-Johansen (Cent), Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Helga Pedersen (Lab)
Minister of Transport and Communications Liv Signe Navarsete (Cent), Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim (Soc), Minister of Trade and Industry Dag Terje Andersen (Lab), Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion Bjarne Håkon Hanssen (Lab), Minister of Justice Knut Storberget (Lab),
Front row from the left: Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre (Lab), Minister of Finance Kristin Halvorsen (Soc), Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (Lab), Minister of Petroleum and Energy Åslaug Haga (Cent), Minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen (Lab).
Minister of Research and Higher Education Tora Aasland, Minister of Children and Equality Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen and Minister of Education Bård Vegar Solhjell and are not pictured.
Photo: Guri Dahl/SMK
