Bjørn Tore Godal

Bjørn Tore Godal
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	20 January 1945; Skien, Telemark, Norway
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Sissel Rønbeck (1971-1981) ; Gro Balas (1988–present)

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

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

Political offices
Preceded by Johan Jørgen Holst	Minister of Foreign Affairs 1994–1997	Succeeded by Knut Vollebæk
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Morten Wetland	Norwegian ambassador to Germany 2003–2007	Succeeded by Sven-Erik Svedman

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