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Jens Stoltenberg (born March 16, 1959) is a Norwegian economist, leader (since 2002) of the Norwegian Labour Party and the current Prime Minister of Norway. Stoltenberg was the leader of the Workers' Youth League between 1985 and 1989, and the Oslo chapter of the Labour Party between 1990 and 1992.
He was junior minister (statssekretær) in the Department of the Environment 1990-1991, Minister of Industry 1993-1996, and Minister of Finance 1996-1997. His first tenure as Prime Minister (2000 to 2001) was controversial within his own party, being responsible for reforms and modernisation of the welfare state that included part-privatising several key state-owned services and corporations. In the parliamentary elections of September 10 2001 the party suffered one of its worst results ever, with only 24% of the votes. The disastrous results of 2001 were quickly followed by a bitter leadership-battle between Jagland and Stoltenberg, with Stoltenberg winning the party leadership.
The 2005 parliamentary elections saw a vast improvement for Labour, and the party gained a majority in parliament together with the other "Red-Green" parties, the Socialist Left Party and the Centre Party. This paved the way for a historic first in Norway, with Labour joining in a coalition government, the Red-Green Coalition. Stoltenberg became Prime Minister for the second time on October 17 2005.
Stoltenberg grew up in a political family. His father, Thorvald Stoltenberg, is one of the most prominent politicians in Norway and a former Foreign Minister; his mother Karin Stoltenberg was a junior minister. Stoltenberg is married to the diplomat Ingrid Schulerud and has two children. He was raised in the Waldorf Education system as formulated by Rudolf Steiner, and educated at the University of Oslo.
Stoltenberg has announced that he suffers from ankylosing spondylitis, but insists that he has a mild form of the disease that causes him few problems.
He belongs to a family which in the 17th century emigrated to mainland Norway, from the North German village of Stoltenberg in Schleswig-Holstein (the Duchies were then in a personal union with the kingdoms of Denmark and Norway).
Jens Stoltenberg's First Cabinet
March 17, 2000 - October 19, 2001
Jens Stoltenberg's Second Cabinet
October 17, 2005 -
| Portfolio | Minister | Period | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg | October 17, 2005 - | Labour |
| Minister of Finance | Kristin Halvorsen | October 17, 2005 - | Socialist Left |
| Minister of Local Government and Regional Development | Åslaug Marie Haga | October 17, 2005 - | Centre |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Jonas Gahr Støre | October 17, 2005 - | Labour |
| Minister of Defence | Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen | October 17, 2005 - | Labour |
| Minister of the Environment | Helen Oddveig Bjørnøy | October 17, 2005 - | Socialist Left |
| Minister of Petroleum and Energy | Odd Roger Enoksen | October 17, 2005 - | Centre |
| Minister of International Development | Erik Solheim | October 17, 2005 - | Socialist Left |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | Odd Eriksen | October 17, 2005 - | Labour |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | Liv Signe Navarsete | October 17, 2005 - | Centre |
| Minister of Education and Research | Øystein Kåre Djupedal | October 17, 2005 - | Socialist Left |
| Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion | Bjarne Håkon Hanssen | October 17, 2005 - | Labour |
| Minister of Justice | Knut Storberget | October 17, 2005 - | Labour |
| Minister of Children and Equality | Karita Bekkemellem | October 17, 2005 - | Labour |
| Minister of Culture and Church Affairs | Trond Giske | October 17, 2005 - | Labour |
| Minister of Health and Care Services | Sylvia Kristin Brustad | October 17, 2005 - | Labour |
| Minister of Government Administration and Reform | Heidi Grande Røys | October 17, 2005 - | Socialist Left |
| Minister of Agriculture and Food | Terje Riis-Johansen | October 17, 2005 - | Centre |
| Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs | Helga Pedersen | October 17, 2005 - | Labour |
Trivia
Jens Stoltenberg is a fan of online multiplayer strategy games, and during his first tenure he played (sometimes from his office) at Age of Empires, and later Red Alert. He uses the name Steklov, a codename that was used to indicate him in KGB archives.He also likes to spend his summer holidays in Østfold county. *
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