Bjørn Tore Godal (born 20 January 1945) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994–1997 and Minister of Defence from 2000–2001 in Stoltenberg's First Cabinet. From 2003-2007 he was the Norwegian ambassador to Germany. Since 2007, he has acted as special adviser to the Norwegian State Department in international energy and climate issues.[1]
Bjørn Tore Godal | |
|---|---|
 Godal in 2009 | |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 17 March 2000 – 19 October 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Eldbjørg Løwer |
| Succeeded by | Kristin Krohn Devold |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 24 January 1994 – 17 October 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland Thorbjørn Jagland |
| Preceded by | Johan Jørgen Holst |
| Succeeded by | Knut Vollebæk |
| Minister of Trade and Shipping | |
| In office 15 November 1991 – 24 January 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Preceded by | Eldrid Nordbø |
| Succeeded by | Grete Knudsen |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 October 1989 – 30 September 2001 | |
| Constituency | Oslo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 January 1945 Skien, Telemark, Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Sissel Rønbeck (1971-1981) Gro Balas (1988–present) |
Honours
edit- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, 1994[2]
- Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit, 1995[3]
References
edit- ^ "Bjørn Tore Godal" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ Galloway, Peter (2000). The Order of St Michael and St George. Third Millennium Publishing. p. 383. ISBN 0-9536969-5-2.
- ^ "BOE-A-1995-10107 Real Decreto 663/1995, de 21 de abril, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil al señor Bjorn Tore Godal, Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores del Reino de Noruega". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
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