3 days 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 ...

Jens Stoltenberg (Norwegian: [jɛns ˈstɔ̀ɫtn̩bærɡ]; born 16 March 1959) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. Since 2025, he has served as Minister of Finance in the Støre Cabinet. He has previously served as prime minister of Norway and secretary general of NATO.

3 days 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.

3 days 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.

3 days 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 ...

3 days ago · Jens Stoltenberg, NATO's former secretary-general, will make a surprise return to Norwegian politics as finance minister, as the country faces concerns about a potential transatlantic trade war ...

3 days 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 ...

3 days ago · Before becoming NATO chief, Stoltenberg served twice as Norway’s prime minister, 2000-2001 and 2005-2013. He also held the finance minister position in the 1990s. In his secretary-general role, Stoltenberg steered NATO through the tumultuous first administration of United States President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2021, ...

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.