Background
STOLTENBERG, Thorvald was born on July 8, 1931 in Oslo. Son of Ingeborg Stoltenberg and Emil Stoltenberg.
STOLTENBERG, Thorvald was born on July 8, 1931 in Oslo. Son of Ingeborg Stoltenberg and Emil Stoltenberg.
Student, Austria, United States and Finland, 1954. Degree in law, 1957.
Joined Foreign Service, Norway, 1958. With Norwegian Embassy, San Francisco, Washington, 1959-1961, secretary Belgrade, 1964-1965. Executive officer Foreign Minister's Secretariat, 1965-1970.
Acting counsellor Embassy, Lagos, Nigeria, 1970. International secretary Norwegian Federation Trade Unions, 1970-1971, 72-73, 81-83. State secretary Foreign Ministry, Norway, 1971-1972, Ministry of Defense, Norway, 1973-1974, Ministry of Commerce and Shipping, Norway, 1974-1976, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway, 1976-1979.
Minister of defense Norway, 1979-1981. Minister of foreign affairs Norway, 1987-1989, 90-93. Norwegian ambassador to United Nations, New York City, 1989, high commissioner for refugees, 1989-1990, representative of secretary-general, mediator Yugoslavia, 1993-1996.
Norwegian ambassador to Denmark, since 1996. Chairman Nordic Aid Development Group, 1968, Norwegian Consultant Council on European Commission Affairs, 1971-1972, 76-79. Vice chairman Norwegian delegate to United Nations, 1971-1972, 76-79, 87-88, 90-93.
Chairman United Nations North South committee, 1978-1979. Co-chairman steering committee International Conference on Former Yugoslavia, 1993-1996.
Chairman Oslo Labour's Society, 1970-1971. Head international committee Norwegian Labour Party, 1979-1987, member program committee, 1978-1979, 88-89, past representative to Socialist International. Board member Oslo Labour Party, 1984-1987.
Member Oslo city council, since 1984, Municipal Executive Board, Oslo, 1984-1987. Municipal counsellor, Oslo, 1984-1987. Member finance and planning committees, lo.
Married Karin Stoltenberg. 3 children.