Kjell Magne Bondevik

Kjell Magne Bondevik
Prime Minister:	October 17 1997 - March 3 2000 October 19 2001 - present
PM Predecessors:	Thorbjørn Jagland, Jens Stoltenberg
Date of Birth:	September 3 1947
Place of Birth:	Molde, Norway
Political Party:	Christian Democratic Party

Kjell Magne Bondevik (born September 3, 1947) is a Norwegian lutheran minister and politician, and currently the Prime Minister of Norway for the second time. His present cabinet, a coalition between the Christian Democratic Party, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party, was appointed October 192001, succeeding Jens Stoltenberg. He also served in this position from October 17 1997 to March 3 2000, in a coalition consisting of the Christian Democratic Party, the Centre Party and the Liberal Party.

Bondevik was born in Molde, Norway. He is a theological candidate from Norway's Free Faculty of Theology in 1975. In 1979 he was ordained as pastor in the (Lutheran) Norwegian State Church. He is married to Bjørg Bondevik (born Rasmussen), and has three children.

Representing the Christian Democratic Party, Bondevik has been a member of the Storting (Parliament) since 1973. He was his party's parliamentary leader 1981-1983, 1986-1989, 1993-1997, 1997 and 2000-2001, and party leader 1983 to 1995, succeeded by Valgerd Svarstad Haugland. Mr. Bondevik was also Minister of Foreign Affairs in Jan P. Syse's government 1989-1990, Minister of Church and Education in Kåre Willoch's government 1983-1986, also Prime Minister Willoch's deputy 1985-1986, and state secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister during Lars Korvald’s government 1972-1973.

While serving his first term as Prime Minister, Bondevik attracted international attention in August 1998 when he admitted that he was suffering from depression, becoming the highest ranking world leader to admit to suffering from a mental problem while in office. He let Anne Enger Lahnstein become acting Prime Minister for three weeks, from August 30, 1998, to September 23, 1998, while he treated the depression. Bondevik then returned to office.

In 2004 he was accused of being a member of the Fellowship Foundation, but he denies it.

Kjell Magne Bondevik's First Cabinet, October 17 1997 to March 3 2000

• Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic Party) — Prime Minister
• Knut Vollebæk (Chr.) — Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Ragnhild Queseth Haarstad (Centre Party) — Minister of Local Government and Regional Development
• Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa (Centre Party) — Minister of Social Affairs
• Eldbjørg Løwer (Liberal Party) — Minister of Labour and Administration
• Gudmund Restad (Cen.) — Minister of Finance
• Aud Inger Aure (Chr.) — Minister of Justice
• Anne Enger Lahnstein (Cen.) — Minister of Culture
• Hilde Frafjord Johnson (Chr.) — Minister of Human Rights and Development
• Valgerd Svarstad Haugland (Chr.) — Minister of Children and Family Affairs
• Jon Lilletun (Chr.) — Minister of Church, Education and Research
• Peter Angelsen (Cen.) — Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
• Dagfinn Høybråten (Chr.) — Minister of Health and Care Services
• Kåre Gjønnes (Chr.) — Minister of Agriculture
• Odd Einar Dørum (Lib.) — Minister of Transport and Communications
• Dag Jostein Fjærvoll (Chr.) — Minister of Defence
• Lars Sponheim (Lib.) — Minister of Industry and IT
• Marit Arnstad (Cen.) — Minister of Petroleum and Energy
• Guro Fjellanger (Lib.) — Minister of the Environment

Kjell Magne Bondevik's Second Cabinet, October 19. 2001 - present

• Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic Party) — Prime Minister
• Jan Petersen (Conservative Party) — Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Erna Solberg (C) — Minister of Local Government and Regional Development
• Dagfinn Høybråten (Chr.) — Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
• Lars Sponheim (Liberal Party) — Minister of Agriculture
• Per-Kristian Foss (C) — Minister of Finance
• Odd Einar Dørum (Lib.) — Minister of Justice
• Valgerd Svarstad Haugland (Chr.) — Minister of Culture and Church Affairs
• Hilde Frafjord Johnson (Chr.) — Minister of International Development
• Laila Dåvøy (Chr.) — Minister of Children and Family Affairs
• Kristin Clemet (C) — Minister of Education and Research
• Svein Ludvigsen (C) — Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
• Ansgar Gabrielsen (C) — Minister of Health and Care Services
• Torild Skogsholm (Lib.) — Minister of Transport and Communications
• Kristin Krohn Devold (C) — Minister of Defence
• Børge Brende (C) — Minister of Trade and Industry
• Morten Andreas Meyer (C) — Minister of Modernisation
• Thorhild Widvey (C) — Minister of Petroleum and Energy
• Knut Arild Hareide (Chr.) — Minister of the Environment

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