Bjørn Tore Godal

Bjørn Tore Godal (born 20 January 1945) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994–1997 and Minister of Defence from 2000–2001 in Stoltenberg's First Cabinet. From 2003-2007 he was the Norwegian ambassador to Germany. Since 2007, he has acted as special adviser to the Norwegian State Department in international energy and climate issues.^[1]

Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg

Preceded byEldbjørg Løwer

Succeeded byKristin Krohn Devold

Prime MinisterGro Harlem Brundtland
Thorbjørn Jagland

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Bjørn Tore Godal
Godal in 2009
Minister of Defence
In office 17 March 2000 – 19 October 2001
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded by	Eldbjørg Løwer
Succeeded by	Kristin Krohn Devold
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 24 January 1994 – 17 October 1997
Prime Minister	Gro Harlem Brundtland Thorbjørn Jagland
Preceded by	Johan Jørgen Holst
Succeeded by	Knut Vollebæk
Minister of Trade and Shipping
In office 15 November 1991 – 24 January 1994
Prime Minister	Gro Harlem Brundtland
Preceded by	Eldrid Nordbø
Succeeded by	Grete Knudsen
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 1989 – 30 September 2001
Constituency	Oslo
Personal details
Born	(1945-01-20) 20 January 1945 (age 81) Skien, Telemark, Norway
Party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Sissel Rønbeck (1971-1981) Gro Balas (1988–present)

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