Jens Stoltenberg has relieved Kjell Magne Bondevik as Prime Minister of Norway, and named his cabinet ministers from the three coalition parties that won the recent elections.
3/27/2006 :: The new government represents the Labour Party (Ap), the Socialist Left Party (SV) and the Centre Party (Sp).
The last time Stoltenberg was Prime Minister was in March 2000 until October 2001. The so-called "red-green" government coalition party leaders each took over key government positions. In addition to Stoltenberg (Ap) holding the Prime Minister post, Kristin Halvorsen of the Socialist Left (SV) was appointed Norway's new finance minister, while Åslaug Haga of the Center Party (Sp), is the new cabinet minister in charge of local governments.
The government consist of ten men and nine women with an average age of 44. Stoltenberg has not introduced major changes in the structure of the ministries.
The new government outside the Royal Palace.
Photo: PdB/Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs