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Jens Stoltenberg, Nato’s former secretary-general, is to make a surprise return to the frontline of Norwegian politics as finance minister, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Nordic country frets about being caught in the middle of a US-EU trade war.
Stoltenberg, who was Norway’s prime minister in 2000-01 and 2005-13, will become finance minister on Tuesday after the previous coalition government in western Europe’s largest petroleum producer collapsed because of a row over EU energy policies.
He served as head of Nato for a decade until last year, known for his good relations with US President Donald Trump and for getting Sweden and Finland into the military alliance following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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