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Jonas Gahr Støre (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈjùːnɑs gɑː‿ˈʂtø̂ːrə];[2] born 25 August 1960) is a Norwegian politician who has served as the 36th and current Prime Minister of Norway since 2021 and has been Leader of the Labour Party since 2014. He served under Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2012 and as Minister of Health and Care Services from 2012 to 2013. He has been a Member of the Storting for Oslo since 2009.
Jonas Gahr Støre | |
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Prime Minister of Norway | |
Assumed office 14 October 2021 | |
Monarch | Harald V |
Preceded by | Erna Solberg |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 14 June 2014 – 14 October 2021 | |
Monarch | Harald V |
Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
Preceded by | Jens Stoltenberg |
Succeeded by | Erna Solberg |
Leader of the Labour Party | |
Assumed office 14 June 2014 | |
First Deputy | Helga Pedersen Hadia Tajik Tonje Brenna |
Second Deputy | Trond Giske Bjørnar Skjæran Jan Christian Vestre |
Preceded by | Jens Stoltenberg |
Minister of Health and Care Services | |
In office 21 September 2012 – 16 October 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
Preceded by | Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen |
Succeeded by | Bent Høie |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 17 October 2005 – 21 September 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
Preceded by | Jan Petersen |
Succeeded by | Espen Barth Eide |
Member of the Storting for Oslo | |
Assumed office 1 October 2009 | |
Deputy | Truls Wickholm Vegard Wennesland Frode Jacobsen |
Personal details | |
Born | (1960-08-25) 25 August 1960 (age 63) Oslo, Norway |
Political party | Labour (since 1995) |
Other political affiliations | Conservative (before 1989)[1] |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Royal Norwegian Naval Academy Sciences Po |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Norway |
Branch/service | Navy |
Støre was born in Oslo, grew up in West End Oslo and is a multimillionaire. He underwent naval officer training at the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy and then studied political science at Sciences Po in Paris from 1981 to 1985. As a student in Paris, he was active in the efforts to support the jewish refuseniks in the Soviet Union. Originally associated with the Conservative Party,[1] he was a career special adviser and director-general in the Prime Minister's Office from 1989 to 1997, serving under prime ministers Jan Syse, Gro Harlem Brundtland, and Thorbjørn Jagland. He became known as a protégé of Brundtland in the 1990s, and her mentorship inspired him to become a member of the Labour Party in 1995. In 1998, he followed Brundtland to the World Health Organization, where he became her chief of staff. Støre was State Secretary and Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister's Office in the first government of Jens Stoltenberg; the government was inspired by New Labour. He later served as Secretary-General of the Norwegian Red Cross from 2003 to 2005.[3] Like his political mentors Brundtland and Stoltenberg, Støre is mostly associated with the business-friendly right-wing of the Labour Party. He became a household name for Norwegians during his tenure as foreign minister, and when he was several times voted the most popular member of the cabinet.[4]
Despite the Labour Party receiving 1% fewer votes and losing one seat, the centre-left won a majority in the 2021 Norwegian parliamentary election. As the leader of the largest party, Støre was the clear favourite for the role of prime minister. Two days after the resignation of Erna Solberg and her government on 12 October 2021, Støre was appointed as prime minister by King Harald V, leading a minority government with the Centre Party.[5]