The Selmer Cabinet governed

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between 11 October 1880 and 1 March 1884. It was led by Christian Selmer. All but three of the cabinet's ministers were

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after a dispute about whether or not the cabinet should be required to meet in the

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. This decision effectively led to the introduction of

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in Norway.
- Store Norske Leksikon The impeachment of the Selmer Cabinet was also the last time a Norwegian politician was convicted after being impeached, as Prime Minister Abraham Berge was found not guilty after his 1926 impeachment.

Cabinet Members

References

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