{{Infobox President | name= Jens Stoltenberg
| nationality=Norwegian
| image name=Jens Stoltenberg.jpg|200px
| order=
| date1=2000
| date2=2001
2005- | preceded=Kjell_Magne_Bondevik (2000 and 2005) | succeeded=Kjell_Magne_Bondevik (2001); ''incumbent'' | date of birth=March_16, 1959 | place of birth=Norway | dead=alive | date of death= | place of death= | wife= | party=Norwegian Labour Party | vicepresident= }} '''Jens Stoltenberg''' (born March_16, 1959) is a Norwegian economist, leader of the Norwegian_Labour_Party and the current Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway. He is generally considered to be politically to the right of his party. Before becoming the leader of the Norwegian Labour Party in 2002, Stoltenberg was the leader of the AUF, between 1985 and 1989. He was also the leader of the Oslo Labour Party 1990 and 1992. In 1992 he was party leader Gro_Harlem_Brundtland's favourite to succeed her, but lost to Thorbjørn_Jagland. 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. 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 2005 Cabinet== *Prime_Minister: Jens Stoltenberg (Ap) *Minister of Foreign Affairs: Jonas_Gahr_Støre (Ap) *Minister of Finance: Kristin_Halvorsen (Sv). *Minister of Local Affairs and regional Development: Åslaug_Haga (Sp). *Minister of Culture and Church Affairs: Trond_Giske (Ap) *Minister of Consumer and Equality Affairs: Karita_Bekkemellem (Ap) *Minister of Health and Care Services: Sylvia_Brustad (Ap) *Minister of Justice: Knut_Storberget (Ap) *Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs: Helga_Pedersen (Ap) *Minister of Labour and Social Affairs: Bjarne_Håkon_Hanssen (Ap) *Minister of Defence: Anne-Grete_Strøm-Erichsen (Ap) *Minister of Trade and Industry: Odd_Eriksen (Ap) *Minister of Knowledge and Childhood Affairs: Øystein_Djupedal (Sv) *Minister of Development: Erik_Solheim (Sv) *Minister of the Environment: Helen_Bjørnøy (Sv) *Minister of Transport and Communications: Liv_Signe_Navarsete (Sp) *Minister of food and Agriculture: Terje_Riis_Johansen (Sp) *Minister of Oil and Energy: Odd_Roger_Enoksen (Sp) *Minister of Renewal: Heidi_Grande_Røys (Sv) {{start box}} {{succession box | before=Kjell_Magne_Bondevik| title=Prime Minister of Norway | years=2000–2001 | after=Kjell_Magne_Bondevik}} {{succession box | before=Kjell_Magne_Bondevik| title=Prime Minister of Norway | years=2005–Present | after=''incumbent''}} {{end box}} Stoltenberg, Jens Stoltenberg, Jens Da:Jens_Stoltenberg De:Jens_Stoltenberg Et:Jens_Stoltenberg Fr:Jens_Stoltenberg Id:Jens_Stoltenberg Nl:Jens_Stoltenberg Ja:イェンス・ストルテンベルク No:Jens_Stoltenberg Nn:Jens_Stoltenberg Pl:Jens_Stoltenberg Fi:Jens_Stoltenberg Sv:Jens_Stoltenberg Zh:延斯·斯托尔滕贝格
2005- | preceded=Kjell_Magne_Bondevik (2000 and 2005) | succeeded=Kjell_Magne_Bondevik (2001); ''incumbent'' | date of birth=March_16, 1959 | place of birth=Norway | dead=alive | date of death= | place of death= | wife= | party=Norwegian Labour Party | vicepresident= }} '''Jens Stoltenberg''' (born March_16, 1959) is a Norwegian economist, leader of the Norwegian_Labour_Party and the current Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway. He is generally considered to be politically to the right of his party. Before becoming the leader of the Norwegian Labour Party in 2002, Stoltenberg was the leader of the AUF, between 1985 and 1989. He was also the leader of the Oslo Labour Party 1990 and 1992. In 1992 he was party leader Gro_Harlem_Brundtland's favourite to succeed her, but lost to Thorbjørn_Jagland. 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. 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 2005 Cabinet== *Prime_Minister: Jens Stoltenberg (Ap) *Minister of Foreign Affairs: Jonas_Gahr_Støre (Ap) *Minister of Finance: Kristin_Halvorsen (Sv). *Minister of Local Affairs and regional Development: Åslaug_Haga (Sp). *Minister of Culture and Church Affairs: Trond_Giske (Ap) *Minister of Consumer and Equality Affairs: Karita_Bekkemellem (Ap) *Minister of Health and Care Services: Sylvia_Brustad (Ap) *Minister of Justice: Knut_Storberget (Ap) *Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs: Helga_Pedersen (Ap) *Minister of Labour and Social Affairs: Bjarne_Håkon_Hanssen (Ap) *Minister of Defence: Anne-Grete_Strøm-Erichsen (Ap) *Minister of Trade and Industry: Odd_Eriksen (Ap) *Minister of Knowledge and Childhood Affairs: Øystein_Djupedal (Sv) *Minister of Development: Erik_Solheim (Sv) *Minister of the Environment: Helen_Bjørnøy (Sv) *Minister of Transport and Communications: Liv_Signe_Navarsete (Sp) *Minister of food and Agriculture: Terje_Riis_Johansen (Sp) *Minister of Oil and Energy: Odd_Roger_Enoksen (Sp) *Minister of Renewal: Heidi_Grande_Røys (Sv) {{start box}} {{succession box | before=Kjell_Magne_Bondevik| title=Prime Minister of Norway | years=2000–2001 | after=Kjell_Magne_Bondevik}} {{succession box | before=Kjell_Magne_Bondevik| title=Prime Minister of Norway | years=2005–Present | after=''incumbent''}} {{end box}} Stoltenberg, Jens Stoltenberg, Jens Da:Jens_Stoltenberg De:Jens_Stoltenberg Et:Jens_Stoltenberg Fr:Jens_Stoltenberg Id:Jens_Stoltenberg Nl:Jens_Stoltenberg Ja:イェンス・ストルテンベルク No:Jens_Stoltenberg Nn:Jens_Stoltenberg Pl:Jens_Stoltenberg Fi:Jens_Stoltenberg Sv:Jens_Stoltenberg Zh:延斯·斯托尔滕贝格