Thorvald Stoltenberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thorvald Stoltenberg

Norwegian politician

Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1931

Place of Birth: Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 13-Jul-2018

Profession: politician, jurist, diplomat

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Thorvald Stoltenberg (8 July 1931 – 13 July 2018) was a Norwegian politician.
His ancestors stemmed from Tønsberg.
He served as Minister of Defence (1979–81) and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1987–1989 and 1990–1993) in two Labour governments. From 1989 to 1990 served as Norwegian Ambassador to the UN.
In 1990 he became the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, but served only one year before rejoining the Norwegian government.
In 1992, Stoltenberg, together with nine Baltic Ministers of Foreign Affairs and an EU commissioner, founded the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) and the EuroFaculty.
In 1993 appointed Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the former Yugoslavia and UN Co-Chairman of the Steering Committee of the International Conference on the former Yugoslavia.
Thorvald Stoltenberg was also the UN witness at the signing of Erdut Agreement. In 2003 he was appointed Chairman of the Board of International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA).
Between 1999 and 2008 he was President of the Norwegian Red Cross, the only president to serve three terms.
He is also a member of the Trilateral Commission, and holds a seat on their Executive Committee.At the local level, Stoltenberg was elected to the Oslo City Council in 2015.Stoltenberg was born in Oslo.