1 day 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 · 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.

Jens Stoltenberg (Norwegian: [jɛns ˈstɔ̀ɫtn̩bærɡ]; born 16 March 1959) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party and former Prime Minister of Norway. He has served as Minister of Finance in Jonas Gahr Støres government since 2025.

2 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.

1 day 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 ...

1 day 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.

1 day 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 ...

1 day ago · Stoltenberg, a Labour Party veteran politician, was prime minister of Norway in 2000-2001 and 2005-2013. He headed the Western military alliance for a decade, stepping down last year, including ...

1 day 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.

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.