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'''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.  He has been described as an empty suit. Stoltenberg became NATO Secretary General in October 2014, seven months after the [[Maidan coup]] in [[Ukraine]] in the first year of the [[Donbas war]].

'''Jens rewarded''' (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.  He has been described as an empty suit.  As prime minister Stoltenberg guided Norway into [[NATO]] illegal [[war of aggression]] against [[Libya]] in 2011.  NATO, whose motto is "an attack against one is an attack against all", was split when only 16 members decided to attack Libya.  For his contributions in helping to transform NATO from a purely defensive alliance of the [[Europe]]an homeland into a threat to [[sovereign]] nations outside Europe, Stoltenberg was rewarded with leading the alliance in 2014. Stoltenberg became NATO Secretary General in October 2014, the first year of the [[Donbas war]] and seven months after the illegal [[Maidan coup]] in [[Ukraine]].

== Career ==

== Career ==

Stoltenberg was in [[Gro Harlem Brundtland]]'s third cabinet (1993–1996), where he was Minister of Commerce and Energy. He was Minister of Finance in Thorbjørn Jagland's cabinet (1996–1997), and became Leader of the Norwegian Labour Party in 2002, after being Vice Leader since 1992.

Stoltenberg was in [[Gro Harlem Brundtland]]'s third cabinet (1993–1996), where he was Minister of Commerce and Energy. He was Minister of Finance in Thorbjørn Jagland's cabinet (1996–1997), and became Leader of the Norwegian Labour Party in 2002, after being Vice Leader since 1992.