21 hours ago · OSLO, Norway (AP) — Former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg returned to government in his native Norway as finance minister on Tuesday, months before a national election.. Stoltenberg led NATO from 2014, until he handed over to current Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the beginning of October. Before taking over at NATO, Stoltenberg served as Norway’s prime minister from 2000 to 2001 ...

1 day ago · NATO's former Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is set to become Norway's next finance minister on Tuesday, the country's finance ministry confirmed to CNBC.

13 hours ago · Former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, who became Norway's new finance minister on Tuesday, said engaging with the Trump administration on trade was key to avoiding tariffs as Europe braces for a ...

23 hours ago · Stoltenberg, who served as finance minister from 1996-97, was a charismatic leader of Norway’s one-time dominant Labour party for more than a decade until taking up the Nato role in 2014.

18 hours ago · Jens Stoltenberg, the new Minister of Finance, left, reacts with Tonje Brenna as they are presented in Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre's new government, in Oslo, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.

Jens Stoltenberg (Norwegian: [jɛns ˈstɔ̀ɫtn̩bærɡ]; born 16 March 1959) is a Norwegian politician who served as the secretary general of NATO from 2014 to 2024. [1] [2] A member of the Norwegian Labour Party, he was the prime minister of Norway from 2000 to 2001 and again from 2005 until 2013.

17 hours ago · Former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday, February 4, was named Norway's new finance minister, taking on the key role with a possible transatlantic trade war looming on the horizon as the ...

20 hours ago · Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was named Norway’s new finance minister, taking on the role as Europe prepares for a global trade upheaval that will test transatlantic relations.

As Prime Minister of Norway, Mr Stoltenberg transformed the Norwegian armed forces with more defence spending and new high-end capabilities. He also signed an agreement with Russia on establishing maritime borders in the Barents and Polar Sea, ending a 30-year dispute.

Jens Stoltenberg’s 10 years as NATO Secretary General were some of the most turbulent years in the Alliance’s history. The former Norwegian Prime Minister took office shortly after Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014.