Jørgen Kosmo

Jørgen Hårek Kosmo (5 December 1947 – 24 July 2017[1]) was a Norwegian politician. From 2005 to 2013 he was Auditor General of Norway, after representing the Labour Party in the Storting (parliament) for 20 years, of which the final 4 years were as President of the Storting.

Jørgen Kosmo
Auditor General of Norway
In office 1 October 2005 – 30 September 2013
Prime Minister	Kjell Magne Bondevik Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded by	Bjarne Mørk Eidem
Succeeded by	Per-Kristian Foss
Minister of Defence
In office 2 April 1993 – 17 October 1997
Prime Minister	Gro Harlem Brundtland Thorbjørn Jagland
Preceded by	Johan Jørgen Holst
Succeeded by	Dag Jostein Fjærvoll
Minister of Labour and Government Administration
In office 17 March 2000 – 5 October 2001
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded by	Laila Dåvøy
Succeeded by	Victor D. Norman
Minister of Nordic Cooperation
In office 17 March 2000 – 5 October 2001
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded by	Kåre Gjønnes
Succeeded by	Svein Ludvigsen
President of the Storting
In office 9 October 2001 – 30 September 2005
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg Kjell Magne Bondevik
Vice President	Inge Lønning
Preceded by	Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl
Succeeded by	Thorbjørn Jagland
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 1985 – 30 September 2005
Constituency	Vestfold
Mayor of Horten
In office 1 January 1984 – 1 October 1985
Preceded by	Ragnar Heitun
Succeeded by	Ove Bjørkavåg
Personal details
Born	Jørgen Hårek Kosmo (1947-12-05)5 December 1947 Fauske, Nordland, Norway
Died	24 July 2017(2017-07-24) (aged 69)
Nationality	Norwegian
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Anne Lise Sætermo (m. 1967)

Kosmo was Minister of Defence from 1993 to 1997 and Minister of Labour and Government Administration from 2000 to 2001. He was member of the legislature Storting from 1985 to 2005 and served as President of the Storting (speaker) from 2001 to 2005. Kosmo was in 2004 appointed County Governor of Telemark, but could not take over the position while he was member of parliament.

By profession Jørgen Kosmo was a construction worker. He held positions of trust in the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (1974–75) and the Norwegian Union of Building Workers (1979–83). From 1979 to 1985 he was member of the municipal council of Horten, the last 2 years as mayor.