Jens Stoltenberg was born on March 16, 1959, which means that he will be 66 years old in 2025.
Jens Stoltenberg height – how tall is he?
Many are curious about Jens Stoltenberg’s height. So how tall is the Norwegian politician? Well, he is 187 centimeters tall, according to him The Independent.
Jens Stoltenberg’s family – who were his parents?
Jens Stoltenberg comes from a family that has been politically engaged. Dad Thorvald Stoltenberg was a Norwegian diplomat and politician who represented the Labor Party. Mother Karin Stoltenberg was state secretary and held several positions within the same party as her husband.
Thorvald Stoltenberg and Karin Stoltenberg. Photo: Bjørn Sigurdsøn/NTB/TT
According to Aftonbladet Thorvald Stoltenberg understood early on that his son had a political interest – an insight he got already when Jens was 14 years old and accompanied him to a party congress.
– Anyone who has been to a party congress knows that not all speeches are very exciting. But Jens listened to everyone and took careful notes.
– Then I realized that his political involvement had been awakened.
Does Jens Stoltenberg have siblings?
Jens Stoltenberg grew up with two sisters: Camilla Stoltenbergborn in 1958, and Nini Stoltenbergborn in 1963. The latter died, aged 51, in 2014.
Camilla Stoltenberg is a doctor, professor and director at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Nini Stoltenberg. Photo: Terje Bendiksby/NTB/TT How did Jens Stoltenberg’s sister Nini Stoltenberg die?
In an open-hearted interview on Norwegian TV2 in 2001, Nini Stoltenberg, who was trained as a lawyer and who worked as a presenter during the 1990s, said that she ended up addicted to heroin in her 30s. She then singled out older sister Camilla Stoltenberg as the one who saved her life.
– She got me to the hospital where I then remained for a year, she said, according to Aftonbladet, in the interview in which Jens Stoltenberg also participated.
– I never realized how serious it was, he said in the program.
Jens Stoltenberg, Nini Stoltenberg and Camilla Stoltenberg in connection with mother Karin Stoltenberg’s funeral in 2012. Photo: Heiko Junge/NTB/TTThorvald Stoltenberg and Nini Stoltenberg. Photo: Heiko Junge/NTB/TT
13 years later, on July 27, 2014, Nini Stoltenberg passed away after a period of illness.
“Dear little sister Nini, I will miss you,” Jens Stoltenberg wrote on platform X in connection with the death.
Jens Stoltenberg’s education – what degree does he have?
Jens Stoltenberg is a trained national economist at the University of Oslo.
Was Jens Stoltenberg young when he got involved politically?
Yes, Jens Stoltenberg, as previously mentioned, got a political commitment already at a young age. During the 1970s he went out and threw stones at the American embassy in protest against the bombing of Hai Phong and between 1985 and 1989 he was the leader of the social democratic youth union AUF, according to SvD.
Jens Stoltenberg in 1985. Photo: Bjørn Sigurdsøn/NTB/TTWhich party was Jens Stoltenberg party leader for?
Jens Stoltenberg was, between the years 2002 and 2014, party leader for the Labor Party in Norway.
When was Jens Stoltenberg Prime Minister of Norway?
Jens Stoltenberg was, for a little more than a year, between March 17, 2000 and October 19, 2001, Prime Minister. This despite the fact that he was not party leader at the time, but deputy party leader in the Labor Party.
Between 2005 and 2013, Jens Stoltenberg again became Prime Minister of Norway. He then succeeded the Christian Democrats Kjell Magne Bondevik at the post office.
Høyre’s success in the 2013 parliamentary election did Erna Solberg to Prime Minister after Stoltenberg, whose party backed down.
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Jens Stoltenberg. Photo: Lise Åserud/NTB/TTHDid Jens Stoltenberg speak after the terrorist attack on Utøya?
Yes, when Jens Stoltenberg was prime minister, the terrorist attacks on Utøya and Oslo took place, where a total of 77 people lost their lives. At a service in memory of the victims, Stoltenberg gave a speech that was subsequently praised by many.
– Families who have lost one or more of their loved ones have my and all of Norway’s deepest sympathy. The whole world knows about these, he said, among other things, in the speech, according to The Express.
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When was Jens Stoltenberg Secretary General of NATO? Jens Stoltenberg was Secretary General of NATO for ten years. Photo: Harry Nakos/AP/TT
Jens Stoltenberg took office as NATO’s Secretary General in 2014. He then succeeded Danish Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the post office.
Stoltenberg left the assignment in the fall of 2024, then Dutch Mark Rutte took over.
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Does Jens Stoltenberg have a wife or girlfriend?
Since 1987, Jens Stoltenberg has been married to Ingrid Schulerud.
– He was a bit mysterious and dark, Schulerud said of his first impression of Stoltenberg to the Norwegian Dagbladet.
Jens Stoltenberg and Ingrid Schulerud. Photo: Mark Schiefelbein/AP/TT
In the same interview, she also talked about the fact that Stoltenberg would leave the post as NATO’s Secretary General and thus perhaps have a little more time.
– I am in no way afraid of him sitting in a chair and staying there. Of course it will be a big change. So far, it has been the case that if we have half an hour to spare, we have been able to have a cup of coffee together. It has been luxury. If we get more time together, it will be a new phase in life.
Who is Jens Stoltenberg’s wife Ingrid Schulerud?
Ingrid Schulerud is a diplomat and was Norway’s ambassador to Belgium between 2015 and 2019. Throughout the year, she has been seen relatively rarely by her husband Jens Stoltenberg’s side and according to her Aftonbladet should the background to this be that they wanted to protect the children.
Jens Stoltenberg and Ingrid Schulerud. Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum/NTB/TTDoes Jens Stoltenberg have children?
Yes, Jens Stoltenberg and Ingrid Schulerud have two children: the son Axis and the daughter Catherine. The latter is part of the synthpop duo Smerz, also Danish Henriette Motzfeldt is included.
Catherine Stoltenberg. Photo: Stella Pictures Jens Stoltenberg and Catharina Stoltenberg in 2014. Photo: Heiko Junge/NTB/TT
What kind of illness does Jens Stoltenberg have?
According to Dagbladet, Jens Stoltenberg has been open about being diagnosed with Bechterew’s disease, also called ankylosing spondylitis. It is, according to The National Board of Health and Welfarea chronic inflammatory back disease that can cause stiffness and pain.
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