Jørgen Kosmo

Jørgen Kosmo
Auditor General of Norway
In office 2005–2013
President	Thorbjørn Jagland Dag Terje Andersen
Preceded by	Bjarne Mørk Eidem
Succeeded by	Per-Kristian Foss
Minister of Defence
In office 2 April 1993 – 17 October 1997
Prime Minister	Gro Harlem Brundtland
Preceded by	Johan Jørgen Holst
Succeeded by	Dag Jostein Fjærvoll
Minister of Labour and Government Administration
In office 17 March 2000 – 5 October 2001
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded by	Laila Dåvøy
Succeeded by	Sylvia Brustad
16th President of the Storting
In office 9 October 2001 – 30 September 2005
Preceded by	Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl
Succeeded by	Thorbjørn Jagland
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 1985 – 30 September 2005
Constituency	Vestfold
Mayor of Horten
In office 1984–1985
Preceded by	Ragnar Heitun
Succeeded by	Ove Bjørkavåg
Personal details
Born	Jørgen Hårek Kosmo (1947-12-05) 5 December 1947 Fauske, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Political party	Labour Party

Jørgen Hårek Kosmo (born 5 December 1947 in Fauske) is 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 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 has been member of the leglistature 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 is a construction worker. He has 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

• Biography at the Norwegian parliament