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
Germany
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. Since 2007, he has acted as special adviser to the Norwegian State Department in international energy and climate issues.
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1945 births
Living people
Foreign Ministers of Norway
Ministers of Trade and Shipping of Norway
21st-century Norwegian politicians
20th-century Norwegian politicians
Politicians from Skien
Defence ministers of Norway
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