Claim: Oscar Torp, who was the Minister of Provisioning and Reconstruction (a Norwegian ministry that existed from 1939 to 1950) until 1948, became Prime Minister of Norway in 1951 when Einar Gerhardsen stepped down from this position.
Evidence: He continued until the election in 1945 when he became Minister of Provisioning and Reconstruction until 1948. The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Provisioning and Reconstruction (Norwegian: Forsynings- og gjenreisningsdepartementet) was a Norwegian ministry that existed from 1939 to 1950. He became Prime Minister of Norway in 1951 when Einar Gerhardsen stepped down from this position; the move was reversed in 1955 when Torp became President of the Storting.