| Portfolio | Minister | Period[1] | Party |
|---|
| Prime Minister | Einar Gerhardsen | Labour |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Halvard Manthey Lange | Labour |
| Minister of Defence | Nils Handal | – 18 February 1961 | Labour |
| Gudmund Harlem | 18 February 1961 – | Labour |
| Minister of Industry | Gustav Sjaastad | – 9 April 1959 | Labour |
| Kjell Holler | 9 April 1959 – 4 July 1963 | Labour |
| Trygve Lie | 4 July 1963 – | Labour |
| Minister of Finance and Customs | Mons Lid | – 28 December 1956 | Labour |
| Trygve Bratteli | 28 December 1956 – 23 April 1960 | Labour |
| Petter Jacob Bjerve | 23 April 1960 – 4 February 1963 | Labour |
| Andreas Zeier Cappelen | 4 February 1963 – | Labour |
| Minister of Wages and Prices | Gunnar Bråthen | 1 August 1955 – 9 April 1959 | Labour |
| Gunnar Bøe | 9 April 1959 – 1 September 1962 | Labour |
| Karl Trasti | 1 September 1962 – | Labour |
| Minister of Local Government and Labour | Johan Ulrik Olsen | – 1 September 1958 | Labour |
| Andreas Zeier Cappelen | 1 September 1958 – 4 February 1963 | Labour |
| Oskar Skogly | 4 February 1963 – | Labour |
| Minister of Social Affairs | Rakel Seweriin | – 1 August 1955 | Labour |
| Gudmund Harlem | 1 August 1955 – 18 February 1961 | Labour |
| Olav Bruvik | 18 February 1961 – 30 December 1962 | Labour |
| Aase Bjerkholt | 30 December 1962 – 4 February 1963 | Labour |
| Olav Gjærevoll | 4 February 1963 – | Labour |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | Kolbjørn Varmann | – 23 April 1960 | Labour |
| Trygve Bratteli | 23 April 1960 – | Labour |
| Minister of Trade and Shipping | Arne Skaug | – 13 January 1962 | Labour |
| O.C. Gundersen | 13 January 1962 – | Labour |
| Minister of Fisheries | Nils Kristian Lysø | Labour |
| Minister of Agriculture | Olav Meisdalshagen | – 14 May 1956 | Labour |
| Harald Johan Løbak | 14 May 1956 – 23 April 1960 | Labour |
| Einar Joachim Wøhni | 23 April 1960 – | Labour |
| Minister of Justice and Police | Jens Christian Hauge | – 1 November 1955 | Labour |
| Jens Haugland | 1 November 1955 – | Labour |
| Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs | Aase Bjerkholt | 21 December 1956 – | Labour |
| Minister of Church Affairs and Education | Birger Bergersen | – 23 April 1960 | Labour |
| Helge Sivertsen | 23 April 1960 – | Labour |
| Ministry | State Secretary | Period[1] | Party |
|---|
| Office of the Prime Minister | Kai Knudsen | 23 January 1955 – 31 December 1955 | Labour |
| Olaf Solumsmoen | 6 January 1956 – | Labour |
| Arnfinn Guldvog | 6 January 1956 – | Labour |
| Dagfin Juel | 1 April 1956 – | Labour |
| Kjell Gjøstein Aabrek | 1 January 1958 – | Labour |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Dag Ramsøy Bryn | – 30 April 1958 | Labour |
| Hans Engen | 1 August 1958 – | Labour |
| Ministry of Finance | Karl Trasti | – 28 December 1956 | Labour |
| Per Kleppe | 25 February 1957 – 1 March 1962 | Labour |
| Minister of Defence | Sivert Andreas Nielsen | 1 August 1955 – 31 July 1958 | Labour |
| Erik Himle | 1 July 1958 – 17 February 1961 | Labour |
| Ministry of Industry | Odd Gøthe | – 31 August 1958 | Labour |
| Ministry of Social Affairs | Bjørn Skau | 15 December 1961 – | Labour |
| Ministry of Transport and Communications | Halvard Lange Bojer | 1 September 1956 – 1 May 1960 | Labour |
| Robert Nordén | 15 August 1960 – 6 January 1961 | Labour |
| Erik Himle | 1 January 1962 – | Labour |
| Ministry of Fisheries | Olaf Marcelius Grønaas | – 4 May 1960 | Labour |
| Finn Bryhni | 15 June 1960 – 5 January 1962 |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Thorstein Treholt | – 1 September 1957 | Labour |
| Ministry of Church Affairs and Education | Helge Sivertsen | – 1 December 1956 | Labour |
| Enevald Skadsem | 2 September 1960 – | Labour |
1. ^1 Unless otherwise noted, the period was 22 January 1955 – 28 August 1963