Jens Stoltenberg

Jens Stoltenberg (born March 16, 1959) is a Norwegian politician who was Prime Minister of Norway from 2000-01 and again from 2005-13. In March 2014 Stoltenberg was appointed by NATO's North Atlantic Council as Secretary General of NATO and chairman of the North Atlantic Council, in succession to Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Stoltenberg will assume his position from 1 October 2014.

Stoltenberg has been described as a cautious politician belonging to the right wing of social democracy, and is a member of the Labor Party. In foreign policy, Stoltenberg has been noted as a strong proponent of Norwegian membership of the European Union. In security policy, he favours both increased military spending, and dialogue.