Jørgen Kosmo | |
Office: | Auditor General of Norway |
Primeminister: | Kjell Magne Bondevik Jens Stoltenberg |
Term Start: | 1 October 2005 |
Term End: | 30 September 2013 |
Predecessor: | Bjarne Mørk Eidem |
Successor: | Per-Kristian Foss |
Office2: | Minister of Defence |
Term Start2: | 2 April 1993 |
Term End2: | 17 October 1997 |
Primeminister2: | Gro Harlem Brundtland Thorbjørn Jagland |
Predecessor2: | Johan Jørgen Holst |
Successor2: | Dag Jostein Fjærvoll |
Office3: | Minister of Labour and Government Administration |
Primeminister3: | Jens Stoltenberg |
Term Start3: | 17 March 2000 |
Term End3: | 5 October 2001 |
Predecessor3: | Laila Dåvøy |
Successor3: | Victor D. Norman |
Office4: | Minister of Nordic Cooperation |
Term Start4: | 17 March 2000 |
Term End4: | 5 October 2001 |
Primeminister4: | Jens Stoltenberg |
Predecessor4: | Kåre Gjønnes |
Successor4: | Svein Ludvigsen |
Office5: | President of the Storting |
Primeminister5: | Jens Stoltenberg Kjell Magne Bondevik |
Vicepresident5: | Inge Lønning |
Term Start5: | 9 October 2001 |
Term End5: | 30 September 2005 |
Successor5: | Thorbjørn Jagland |
Predecessor5: | Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl |
Office6: | Member of the Norwegian Parliament |
Term Start6: | 1 October 1985 |
Term End6: | 30 September 2005 |
Constituency6: | Vestfold |
Office7: | Mayor of Horten |
Term Start7: | 1 January 1984 |
Term End7: | 1 October 1985 |
Predecessor7: | Ragnar Heitun |
Successor7: | Ove Bjørkavåg |
Birth Date: | 5 December 1947 |
Birth Name: | Jørgen Hårek Kosmo |
Birth Place: | Fauske, Nordland, Norway |
Nationality: | Norwegian |
Party: | Labour |
Spouse: | Anne Lise Sætermo |
Jørgen Hårek Kosmo (5 December 1947 – 24 July 2017) 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.
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.