Jens Stoltenberg

Jens Stoltenberg became secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 2014, with a mandate extended to September 2023. He served two terms as prime minister of Norway, from 2000 to 2001 and from 2005 to 2013, and also held various posts including finance minister and minister of industry and energy. In 2013–2014, he served as United Nations special envoy on climate change and chaired UN high-level panels on climate financing and the coherence between development, humanitarian assistance and environmental policies.