Bjørn Tore Godal
Godal in 2009
Minister of Defence
In office
17 March 2000  19 October 2001
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Preceded byEldbjørg Løwer
Succeeded byKristin Krohn Devold
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
24 January 1994  17 October 1997
Prime MinisterGro Harlem Brundtland
Thorbjørn Jagland
Preceded byJohan Jørgen Holst
Succeeded byKnut Vollebæk
Minister of Trade and Shipping
In office
15 November 1991  24 January 1994
Prime MinisterGro Harlem Brundtland
Preceded byEldrid Nordbø
Succeeded byGrete Knudsen
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 1989  30 September 2001
ConstituencyOslo
Personal details
Born (1945-01-20) 20 January 1945
Skien, Telemark, Norway
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)Sissel Rønbeck (1971-1981)
Gro Balas (1988present)

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]

References

  1. "Bjørn Tore Godal" (in Norwegian). Storting.


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