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Jens Stoltenberg
Jens Stoltenberg (born March 16, 1959) is a Norwegian politician and economist, and the current leader of the Norwegian Labour Party. He was State Secretary, Ministry of Environment 1990-1993, Minister of Industry 1993-1996, and Minister of Finance 1996-1997. Finally, he was Prime Minister of Norway from 2000 to 2001, and was succeeded by Kjell Magne Bondevik. He is the son of politician Thorvald Stoltenberg.
Before becoming the leader of the Norwegian Labour Party, Stoltenberg was the leader of the party's youth organization, the AUF, between 1985 and 1989. He was also the leader of the Oslo Labour Party between 1990 and 1992.
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