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Kjell Magne Bondevik

Kjell Magne Bondevik
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Kjell Magne Bondevik

Kjell Magne Bondevik (born September 3, 1947) is a Norwegian lutheran minister and politician. He has twice been Prime Minister of Norway, last from 2001, when he succeeded Jens Stoltenberg up to the current date. He also served in this position from 1997 to 2000.

Bondevik was born in Molde, Norway. He is a theological candidate from Norway's Free Faculty of Theology in 1975. In 1979 he was ordained as pastor in the (Lutheran) Norwegian State Church.

Representing the Christian Democratic Party, Bondevik has been a member of the Storting (Parliament) since 1973. He was his party's parliamentary leader 1981-1983, 1986-1989, 1993-1997, 1997 and 2000-2001, and party leader 1983 to 1995, succeeded by Valgerd Svarstad Haugland. While serving his first term as Prime Minister, Bondevik attracted international attention in August 1998 when he admitted that he was suffering from depression, becoming the highest ranking world leader to admit to suffering from a mental problem while in office. He let Anne Enger Lahnstein become acting Prime Minister for three weeks, from August 30, 1998, to September 23, 1998, while he treated the depression. Bondevik then returned to office.

Preceded by:
Thorbjørn Jagland
Prime Minister of Norway
(first period)
Succeeded by:
Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded by:
Jens Stoltenberg
Prime Minister of Norway
(second period)
Succeeded by:



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