Bjørn Tore Godal

Bjørn Tore Godal (born 1945) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs (trade and shipping affairs) 1991-1994, as well as acting Minister of Foreign Affairs 1993-1994. He was then Minister of Foreign Affairs 1994-1996 and 1996-1997, and Minister of Defense 2000-2001 in the first cabinet Stoltenberg. From 2003 to 2007 he was the Norwegian ambassador to Germany. From 2007 he has acted as special advisor to the Norwegian State Department in international energy- and climate issues.^[1]

References

^ "Bjørn Tore Godal" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no. http://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=BTG&tab=Biography.

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

Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs

1945-Present	Trygve Lie • Halvard Lange • Erling Wikborg • Halvard Lange • John Lyng • Svenn Stray • Andreas Cappelen • Dagfinn Vårvik • Knut Frydenlund • Svenn Stray • Knut Frydenlund • Thorvald Stoltenberg • Kjell Magne Bondevik • Thorvald Stoltenberg • Johan Jørgen Holst • Bjørn Tore Godal • Knut Vollebæk • Thorbjørn Jagland • Jan Petersen • Jonas Gahr Støre

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Name	Godal, Bjoern Tore
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Date of birth	1945
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