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

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. Since 2007, he has acted as special adviser to the Norwegian State Department in international energy and climate issues.

Honours

* Knight Grand Cross of the

Order of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III ...

, 1994 * Grand Cross of the

Order of Civil Merit The Royal Order of Civil Merit (; Abbreviation, Abbr.: OMC) is a knighthood and one of the three preeminent Order of merit, orders of merit bestowed by the Kingdom of Spain, alongside the Order of Charles III (established in 1771) and the Order ...

, 1995

References

1945 births Living people Ministers of foreign affairs of Norway Ministers of trade and shipping of Norway Politicians from Skien Ministers of defence of Norway Members of the Storting 1985–1989 Members of the Storting 1989–1993 Members of the Storting 1993–1997 Members of the Storting 1997–2001 {{Norway-politician-1940s-stub