Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re Biography<\/strong><\/h2><\/p>Name<\/strong><\/td>Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re<\/td><\/tr> Real Name<\/strong><\/td>Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re<\/td><\/tr> Birthday<\/strong><\/td>25 August 1960<\/td><\/tr> Age<\/strong><\/td>63 Years (as of 2024)<\/td><\/tr> Gender<\/strong><\/td>Male<\/td><\/tr> Nationality<\/strong><\/td>Norwegian<\/td><\/tr> Zodiac\/Sun Sign<\/strong><\/td>Virgo<\/td><\/tr> Born In<\/strong><\/td>Oslo, Norway<\/td><\/tr> Hometown<\/strong><\/td>Oslo, Norway<\/td><\/tr> Famous As<\/strong><\/td>Prime Minister of Norway<\/td><\/tr> Profession<\/strong><\/td>Politician<\/td><\/tr> Political Party<\/strong><\/td>Labour Party (since 1995)<\/td><\/tr> Other political affiliations<\/strong><\/td>Conservative Party (before 1989)<\/td><\/tr> Father<\/strong><\/td>Ulf jonas St\u00f8re<\/td><\/tr> Mother<\/strong><\/td>Unni Gahr<\/td><\/tr> Siblings<\/strong><\/td>Unni Catherine Gahr St\u00f8re Bonde Carin Elisabeth Gahr St\u00f8re <\/td><\/tr> Spouse(s)<\/strong><\/td>Marit Slagsvold<\/td><\/tr> Children<\/strong><\/td>(3) Vetle St\u00f8re (Boy)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/p>
Educational Qualifications<\/strong><\/h2>School<\/strong><\/td>Berg School in Oslo<\/td><\/tr> College<\/strong><\/td>Paris Institute of Political Studies<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/p>
Physical Stats & More<\/strong><\/h2><\/p>Height<\/strong><\/td>170 cm (in feet inches- 5\u2032 7\u2032\u2032)<\/td><\/tr> Weight<\/strong><\/td>71 kg (in pounds- 156 lbs)<\/td><\/tr> Eye Colour<\/strong><\/td>Brown<\/td><\/tr> Hair Colour<\/strong><\/td>White<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><\/p>
Prime minister – Norway Net Worth<\/strong><\/h2>Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re (Prime minister – Norway) earns a salary of \u20b91,49,94,012.00 per year.<\/strong><\/p>Annual: \u20b91,49,94,012.00<\/li>\n\n Monthly: \u20b912,49,501.00<\/li>\n\n Weekly: \u20b92,88,346.38<\/li>\n\n Daily: \u20b957,669.28<\/li><\/ul><\/p>
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Background<\/strong><\/h2>Family<\/strong><\/h3>Son of affluent ship broker Ulf Jonas St\u00f8re (1925\u20132017) and librarian Unni Gahr (1931\u20132021), St\u00f8re was born in Oslo. He was raised in Oslo’s West End in the Ris neighborhood. St\u00f8re is a multimillionaire, estimated to be worth NOK 60,000,000 (about $7,100,000 in US dollars in 2016). He holds a sizable stake in the Femst\u00f8 family business. Johannes Gahr, his maternal grandfather, sold the Norwegian company J\u00f8tul in 1977, generating the majority of the family’s wealth.<\/p>
Prominent businessman Jonas Henry St\u00f8re, the CEO and chairman of explosives producer Norsk Spraengstofindustri, was St\u00f8re’s paternal grandfather. The family was wealthy farmers in Tr\u00f8ndelag in the 19th century, and St\u00f8re’s great-grandfather Paul Edvart St\u00f8re was a deputy member of the Norwegian parliament and mayor of the Conservative Party from Levanger.<\/p>
St\u00f8re is wed to Marit Slagsvold, a sociologist and clergy member in the Norwegian state Church. Their trio of sons went to the Oslo Waldorf School. St\u00f8re is a member of the state church and a self-professed Christian.<\/p>
Early career<\/strong><\/h2>After completing his education at Berg School in Oslo, St\u00f8re trained to become a naval officer at the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy. Later, he spent five years at Sciences Po in Paris studying political science.<\/p>
For a brief while in 1986, St\u00f8re worked as a teaching fellow at Harvard Law School’s Harvard Negotiation Project. He collaborated with economist Petter Nore and sociologist Andreas Hompland on the Scenarier 2000 project while employed as a researcher at the Norwegian School of Management from 1986 to 1989.<\/p>
Career in public administration<\/strong><\/h2>In 1988, St\u00f8re applied to work for the Conservative Party as a political counselor on international policy. After receiving the offer, he declined the position. St\u00f8re joined Gro Harlem Brundtland’s Prime Minister’s Office in 1989 as a special adviser. In 1995, after Brundtland’s mentorship, he joined the Labour Party and was appointed director-general (ekspedisjonssjef) in the Prime Minister’s Office. Under Gro Harlem Brundtland’s direction, he served as the World Health Organization’s executive director (Chief of Staff) starting in 1998.<\/p>
St\u00f8re served as secretary general of the Norwegian Red Cross from 2003 to 2005, and as executive chairman of the research tank ECON Analyse from 2002 to 2003.<\/p>
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Political career<\/strong><\/h2>Chief of staff<\/strong><\/h3>In the first Jens Stoltenberg ministry, St\u00f8re served as State Secretary and Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister’s Office from 2000 to 2001. The government implemented the largest privatization program in Norwegian history, drawing inspiration from the New Labour agenda of the British Labour Party.<\/p>
Foreign Minister<\/strong><\/h3>St\u00f8re was named foreign minister in Jens Stoltenberg’s cabinet following the 2005 legislative election, a role he held until 2012. Upon entering the government, he was seen as a member of a group of “West End executives” and Stoltenberg’s close associates, signifying a move to the right. Still, a number of surveys indicated that St\u00f8re was the Stoltenberg government’s most well-liked member. He did, however, face criticism in 2010 after he and the health minister, Anne-Grete Str\u00f8m-Erichsen, accepted pricey rugs from lawmakers in Afghanistan.<\/p>
St\u00f8re expressed worry about the 2006 Lebanon War in 2006. Defending Israel’s response as “a dangerous escalation,” St\u00f8re described it as “totally unacceptable” and denounced Hezbollah’s attack on Israeli forces.<\/p>
Store compared the G20 to the Congress of Vienna and denounced the group for “sorely lacking in legitimacy” for its reaction to the global financial crisis of 2007\u20132008.<\/p>
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Assassination attempts<\/strong><\/h3>Six individuals were murdered in the tragedy, including Norwegian journalist Carsten Thomassen, but St\u00f8re escaped unharmed. A Taliban official refuted UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon’s assertion that St\u00f8re was the intended target of the strike. The day after the incident, St\u00f8re canceled the remaining portion of his trip to Afghanistan.<\/p>
One of Anders Behring Breivik’s primary targets on July 22, 2011, was St\u00f8re.<\/p>
Health Minister<\/strong><\/h3>As part of a cabinet reorganization, Jens Stoltenberg promoted St\u00f8re to the position of head of the Ministry of Health and Care Services on September 21, 2012. Espen Barth Eide took over as foreign minister in his place.<\/p>
Member of Parliament<\/strong><\/h2><\/p>
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St\u00f8re was elected to represent Oslo in the Stortinget, the Norwegian parliament, in the 2009 general election. Since then, he has been re-elected.<\/p>
As a parliamentarian, St\u00f8re proposed Maria Ressa, one of the two winners of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.<\/p>
Leader of the Labour Party<\/strong><\/h2>He took over as Labour Party leader on June 14, 2014, after Jens Stoltenberg was named Secretary General of NATO. He rose to become the Opposition Leader as well. In the 2017 Norwegian parliamentary election, St\u00f8re headed the party, but the red-green coalition was unable to secure the four seats required for a majority of 85 seats. His party came under fire for appearing to take the win for granted.<\/li>\n\n Towards the end of 2017, a number of women made accusations against party deputy leader Trond Giske regarding his inappropriate behavior. After an internal debate about the situation, St\u00f8re initially claimed that Giske had not behaved in that manner. \u2026.. On March 19, 2019, Bj\u00f8rnar Skjaeran, Giske’s replacement, received a nomination. After Skj\u00e6ran was nominated, St\u00f8re commended him and stated that he would be the unambiguous voice from the North.<\/li>\n\n St\u00f8re guided the party into the parliamentary election of 2021 in Norway, whereupon the red-green coalition defeated the blue-blue coalition led by the then-prime minister Erna Solberg with 89 seats, securing a majority. On September 23, in Hurdal, pre-government talks got underway when the Centre Party expressed interest in cooperating with the Socialist Left Party. The Socialist Left Party left the negotiations on September 29, primarily due to differences in positions on welfare and petroleum. Although he had hoped for a better result, St\u00f8re expressed sadness and stated he accepted the party’s choice.<\/li>\n\n Later that same day, talks of a government were started by the Labour Party and the Centre Party. St\u00f8re and Vedum declared on October 8 that they were prepared to form a government on October 14 and that the platform for the new administration would be revealed on October 13. Following the Labour Party’s nomination of Eva Kristin Hansen for Storting President, St\u00f8re made the proposal in the Storting on October 9 and the confirmation vote took place via written ballot. With 160 votes in favor and 8 against, Hansen was confirmed.<\/li><\/ul>Prime Minister (2021\u2013present)<\/strong><\/p>St\u00f8re was appointed prime minister on 14 October 2021, following his party’s victory in the parliamentary election held in September. He formed a minority government, with the Labour Party and Centre Party.<\/p>
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Domestic policy<\/strong><\/h3>On October 18, St\u00f8re declared his government’s ascension, restating the main points of the platform. These comprised the following: “to combat social dumping and carry out a major clean-up in Norwegian working life to secure permanent, full-time positions with Norwegian pay and working conditions”; “to limit hiring; to remove general access to temporary hiring; to combat work-related crime; and to stop the release of the taxi industry.” Speaking about industrial policy, St\u00f8re declared that the state would take part in a green industry initiative to help start up new industries and added that “to succeed, we must ensure that Norwegian natural resources, including reasonably renewable energy, remain a competitive advantage for Norwegian industry”.<\/li>\n\n In terms of regional policy, St\u00f8re stated that should the county council choose to do so, the government would present a case to the Storting to split Troms and Finnmark once more, as well as to do the same for Viken. In terms of transportation, St\u00f8re reiterated the pledge of free ferries between islands and settlements without a road connection to the mainland, adding that “the prices on national and county road ferries shall be halved during the four-year period”. This also applied to ferry links with fewer than 100,000 passengers each year. Additionally, St\u00f8re declared that his government will take action to lower the higher electricity rates, and he gave the impression that this action could be taken quickly. <\/strong><\/li>\n\nA week after taking government, St\u00f8re supported raising the sales tax on more expensive electric vehicles in a parliamentary session. He mentioned building more charging stations with the money raised. He went on to say that his administration would start talking to the European Union about stepping up their collaboration to meet the climate targets. In response to a recent rise in hospital admissions, Erna Solberg, the leader of the Conservative Party, also urged St\u00f8re to elucidate his government’s approach on combating COVID-19. In response, St\u00f8re stated that his government was monitoring the COVID-19 issue and would notify the public and the Storting if needed.<\/li>\n\n He additionally noted: “Something must have happened since Thursday until today that gives cause for concern when one now wants a briefing from the Prime Minister in the Storting.” Additionally, he stated that no communications had been received by the government from health authorities that would raise serious concerns.<\/li>\n\n On 3 November, in preparation for the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, St\u00f8re announced that his government would be increasing the climate goal from 50% to 55%. His environment minister, Espen Barth Eide, added that this change would include every sector and climate gases.<\/li>\n\n In early December, controversy arose when it was announced that Kristoffer Thoner would be appointed as an advisor to the Prime Minister’s Office. The issue was Thoner’s previous experience from McKinsey & Company where his customer lists were confidential. Despite this, St\u00f8re expressed confidence in Thoner. McKinsey would later declassify Thoner’s customer lists at the request of the Prime Minister’s Office.<\/li>\n\n St\u00f8re was asked at his first question time of 2023 in the\u00a0Stortinget\u00a0about Minister for Higher Education Ola Borten Moe’s criticism of his own government’s energy investment in hydrogen. St\u00f8re responded by saying that Borten Moe was simply wrong. Talking to the newspaper\u00a0Aftenposten<\/em>\u00a0afterwards he added that in a [\u00abimagined\u00bb] world with no challenges from climate change, it wouldn’t have been necessary to bring hydrogen into the energy mix.<\/li>\n\nSt\u00f8re and his ministers, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum and Terje Aasland, announced on 15 February that the electricity support scheme would be expanded until 2024. Other changes also included an hourly based calculation rather than monthly, and an increase from 70 to 90% per kilowatt hour, including during the summer months.<\/li>\n\n On 2 March, after his energy minister apologised on behalf of the government to the Sami people for human rights violations with wind farms placed at Fosen in Tr\u00f8ndelag, St\u00f8re also expressed his apology.<\/li>\n\n A week after the Fosen protests ended, St\u00f8re visited the S\u00e1mi Parliament of Norway and held a speech to the assembly. He talked about combating harassment against Sami people and pledged that his government would follow up on the ruling for Fosen. The youth league of the Norwegian S\u00e1mi Association warned that protests would resume unless the government saw to handle the issue, with their leader, Elle Nystad, stating that it would serve as a reminder that an apology isn’t sufficient unless the case is followed up on.<\/li>\n\n On 28 March, St\u00f8re and his government announced that they would be lowering the basic interest tax for aquaculture to 35%, which will come into force from 1 January 2024.<\/li>\n\n In August, St\u00f8re and his government announced that they would allow electrification of the Melk\u00f8ya power development plant, which would ensure that it could stay operational until 2040. St\u00f8re further argued that the measure would cut emissions by 850 000 tons.<\/li>\n\n In September, he and higher education minister Sandra Borch announced that the government would invest 1 billion NOK in research of\u00a0artificial intelligence\u00a0and digital technology. The investment was praised by both AI researchers and the opposition.<\/li><\/ul>Foreign policy<\/strong><\/h3>Early in 2022, St\u00f8re and his government declared that they would send observers to a summit in Vienna concerning a nuclear prohibition. Norway would be the only nation in NATO to take this action. ICAN Norway, whose coordinator Tove Widskjold stated that Norway will convey crucial messages to allied countries that nuclear weapons are unacceptable, applauded the initiative particularly. “The Conservatives are very skeptical of this,” stated Trond Helleland, the parliamentary leader of the Conservative Party, regarding the action. Regarding this deal, Norway shouldn’t be left in isolation within NATO.<\/p>
I’m assuming that the newly elected administration wants to demonstrate its support for the NATO membership obligations.” St\u00f8re replied, “No,” when asked if they had a problem explaining themselves. As an observer, you listen in on the conversations occurring in one of the forums dedicated to disarmament. Norway has a wealth of expertise spearheading nuclear disarmament.<\/p>
Eastern Europe<\/strong><\/h3>On October 26, 2021, St\u00f8re had a meeting with Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister. According to St\u00f8re, they had discussed how to carry on with the partnership in the north. He added that in order to prevent tensions in the UN Security Council, they had decided to stay in close communication and cooperate.<\/p>
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared that it would rename the nation from Hviterussland to Belarus on May 29, 2022, in observance of global support for Belarus. “We believe it is right to change the use of the name, in solidarity with the Belarusian democracy movement,” St\u00f8re stated in response to the decision.<\/p>
St\u00f8re did not discount Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda’s request to have Norwegian fighter jets stationed there during a state visit in February 2023. St\u00f8re added that other NATO nations with troops stationed in Lithuania would need to be consulted about a potential deployment.<\/p>
During a visit to Norwegian troops in Lithuania in July, St\u00f8re and defense minister Bj\u00f8rn Arild Gram declared that their presence will be extended by one year, until 2024.<\/p>
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Other Nordic countries<\/strong><\/h2>On November 3, 2021, St\u00f8re stated during a Nordic Council meeting in Copenhagen that he intended to mend relations with Sweden after the COVID-19 pandemic, but he also supported the previous government’s decision to seal the border during the epidemic. The proposal was criticized by Christian Democrats and Moderate Party politicians in Sweden, who labeled it as “pandemic nationalism”. It was emphasized by St\u00f8re that infections might spread among individuals and manifest in a line of people. He added that closing borders was a difficult decision.<\/p>
St\u00f8re described as “surprising” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s resistance to Sweden and Finland joining NATO. In his additional remarks, he referred to Erdogan’s assertion that “Scandinavia is like a guest house for terrorist organizations” as “completely baseless.” <\/p>
In late June 2023, at his semi-annual speech, St\u00f8re denounced the burning of sacred books, flags, and the Quran, citing the recent burning of the latter in Sweden. Though he acknowledged that in the end, the courts and justice system will decide what expressions were under the purview of freedom of expression, he stated that he considered such acts to be hate crimes.<\/p>
Africa<\/strong><\/p>On 10 December 2021, St\u00f8re met with the South African president,\u00a0Cyril Ramaphosa, digitally. St\u00f8re notably praised the country’s alert about the omicron variant, and their openness about it. He described Ramaphosa’s message in the meeting as “expressing solidarity and support” to countries without vaccine coverage. He also had a meeting with the Director-General of the\u00a0World Health Organization,\u00a0Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, about the COVID-19 pandemic more generally.<\/p>
Europe<\/strong><\/p>St\u00f8re attended the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in\u00a0Glasgow, where he gave a speech, saying: “The Petroleum Fund is the world’s largest state owned fund, invested worldwide. Our goal is to make it the leading fund in responsible investments and in managing climate risk”. He further said that the fund would base its ownership on investments from companies who commit themselves to net zero. He also stressed it was time to take the step forward.<\/p>
St\u00f8re visited\u00a0Berlin\u00a0on 19 January 2022, where he met with German Chancellor\u00a0Olaf Scholz. They discussed energy cooperation and the ongoing situation in Ukraine.<\/p>
St\u00f8re attended the inaugural meeting of the European Political Community in\u00a0Prague, Czech Relublic, on 6 October, along with the leaders of 44 other countries.<\/p>
Americas<\/strong><\/p>Following the overruling of Roe v. Wade by the\u00a0Supreme Court of the United States, St\u00f8re and several other Norwegian politicians, including culture minister Anette Trettebergstuen and Conservative Party leader\u00a0Erna Solberg, criticised the decision. St\u00f8re stated: “This is a serious step backwards for women’s rights. ….. He said that decisions made in the United States would affect Europe and the rest of the world, while also calling for Norway to be on alert.<\/p>