Jørgen Kosmo

Jørgen Hårek Kosmo (5 December 1947 – 24 July 2017[1]) was a Norwegian politician. From 2005 to 2013 he was Auditor General of Norway, after representing the Labour Party in the Storting (parliament) for 20 years, of which the final 4 years were as President of the Storting.

Jørgen Kosmo
Auditor General of Norway
In office
1 October 2005 – 30 September 2013
Prime MinisterKjell Magne Bondevik
Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded byBjarne Mørk Eidem
Succeeded byPer-Kristian Foss
Minister of Defence
In office
2 April 1993 – 17 October 1997
Prime MinisterGro Harlem Brundtland
Thorbjørn Jagland
Preceded byJohan Jørgen Holst
Succeeded byDag Jostein Fjærvoll
Minister of Labour and Government Administration
In office
17 March 2000 – 5 October 2001
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Preceded byLaila Dåvøy
Succeeded byVictor D. Norman
Minister of Nordic Cooperation
In office
17 March 2000 – 5 October 2001
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Preceded byKåre Gjønnes
Succeeded bySvein Ludvigsen
President of the Storting
In office
9 October 2001 – 30 September 2005
Prime MinisterJens Stoltenberg
Kjell Magne Bondevik
Vice PresidentInge Lønning
Preceded byKirsti Kolle Grøndahl
Succeeded byThorbjørn Jagland
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 1985 – 30 September 2005
ConstituencyVestfold
Mayor of Horten
In office
1 January 1984 – 1 October 1985
Preceded byRagnar Heitun
Succeeded byOve Bjørkavåg
Personal details
Born
Jørgen Hårek Kosmo

(1947-12-05)5 December 1947
Fauske, Nordland, Norway
Died24 July 2017(2017-07-24) (aged 69)
Political partyLabour
SpouseAnne Lise Sætermo (m. 1967)

Kosmo was Minister of Defence from 1993 to 1997 and Minister of Labour and Government Administration from 2000 to 2001. He was member of the legislature Storting from 1985 to 2005 and served as President of the Storting (speaker) from 2001 to 2005. Kosmo was in 2004 appointed County Governor of Telemark, but could not take over the position while he was member of parliament.

By profession Jørgen Kosmo was a construction worker. He held positions of trust in the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (1974–75) and the Norwegian Union of Building Workers (1979–83). From 1979 to 1985 he was member of the municipal council of Horten, the last 2 years as mayor.

References
  1. "Jørgen Kosmo (69) er død". dagbladet.no (in Norwegian). July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
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