Jens Stoltenberg was Prime Minister of Norway from 2005 to 2013.
 Norway was a founding member of NATO in 1949, and Stoltenberg is the first Norwegian to serve as secretary-general, although former Conservative Party Prime Minister Kre Willoch was considered a strong candidate in 1988
== NATO Secretary General (20142023) ===== 2014 ===On 28 March 2014, NATO's North Atlantic Council appointed Stoltenberg as designated successor of Anders Fogh Rasmussen as the 13th Secretary General of NATO and Chairman of the council, effective from 1 October 2014

