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|country=Norway

|term_start=17 October 2005

|term_start=17 October 2005

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|term_end=16 October 2013

|party=[[Labor Party (Norway)|Labor Party]]

|party=[[Labor Party (Norway)|Labor Party]]

|previous=Kjell Magne Bondevik

|previous=Kjell Magne Bondevik

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|next=Erna Solberg

|term_start2=17 March 2000

|term_start2=17 March 2000

|term_end2=19 October 2001

|term_end2=19 October 2001

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'''Jens Stolenberg''' (born 16 March 1959 in [[Oslo]]) is the Norwegian [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labor Party leader]], and the Prime Minister of [[Norway]] since 17 October 2005. He was previously Prime Minister 2000–2001. A clever, affable outdoorsy type given to scuba diving, hunting and hiking, he ranks high in popularity polls.  

'''Jens Stolenberg''' (born 16 March 1959 in [[Oslo]]) was [[prime minister]] of [[Norway]] from 2000 to 2001 and again from 2005 to 2013. He was leader of the Norwegian [[Labour Party (Norway)|Labor Party]] from 2002 to 2014. A clever, affable outdoorsy type given to scuba diving, hunting and hiking, he ranked high in popularity polls.  

== Career ==

== Career ==

Stoltenberg's left-leaning government narrowly defeated a splintered center-right opposition in the September 2009 elections.  The Labor government came under challenge by  Siv Jensen and her right-wing populist Progress Party, which has gained support by calling for lowering Norway's famously high taxes and tightening immigration rules. Debate centered on how to manage the Nordic welfare state's oil wealth.<ref>Karl Ritter, "[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090914/ap_on_re_eu/eu_norway_election Norway election focused on oil wealth]", ''AP'' Sept. 14, 2009</ref>  

Stoltenberg's left-leaning government narrowly defeated a splintered center-right opposition in the September 2009 elections.  The Labor government came under challenge by  Siv Jensen and her right-wing populist Progress Party, which has gained support by calling for lowering Norway's famously high taxes and tightening immigration rules. Debate centered on how to manage the Nordic welfare state's oil wealth.<ref>Karl Ritter, "[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090914/ap_on_re_eu/eu_norway_election Norway election focused on oil wealth]", ''AP'' Sept. 14, 2009</ref>  

Stolenberg's current cabinet consists of Labor, [[Center Party (Norway)|Center]] and [[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|Socialist Left]] Parties, and holds the majority in the Norwegian parliament, the [[Stortinget|Storting]].

Stolenberg's cabinet consisted of Labor, [[Center Party (Norway)|Center]] and [[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|Socialist Left]] Parties, and held the majority in the Norwegian parliament, the [[Stortinget|Storting]].

Reelected in September 2009, Stoltenberg’s next task is to draw up a new coalition pact and a budget for 2010. He favors oil exploration around the pristine Lofoten archipelago in the Arctic, but this is opposed by the Socialist Left. He wants Norway to join the [[European Union]]—particularly if Iceland succeeds in its quest for membership, but Norwegians have turned down membership before.

Reelected in September 2009, Stoltenberg’s next task is to draw up a new coalition pact and a budget for 2010. He favored oil exploration around the pristine Lofoten archipelago in the Arctic, but this was opposed by the Socialist Left. He wanted Norway to join the [[European Union]]—particularly if Iceland succeeds in its quest for membership, but Norwegians have turned down membership before.

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[[Category:Prime Ministers of Norway]]

[[Category:Prime Ministers of Norway]]