General Jens Stoltenberg has returned to government in his native Norway as finance minister, months before a national election.

Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg became Norway's new finance minister on Tuesday as part of a cabinet reshuffle, taking up the post as the Nordic country eyes the impact of a potential transatlantic trade war.

Tommy Gulliksen’s documentary “Facing War,” which depicts Jens Stoltenberg’s final year as NATO secretary general, has been selected as the opening film of the Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival,

Former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday was named Norway's new finance minister, taking on the key role with a possible transatlantic trade war looming on the horizon as the Labour government lags in the polls.

From 2000 to 2001 and from 2005 to 2013, Jens Stoltenberg was Norway's prime minister. In 2014, the Norwegian politician became secretary general of NATO, which he remained for exactly 10 years. Now he is returning to Norwegian politics.

The 65-year-old is an economist by training and was finance minister in 1996 to 1997. Read more at straitstimes.com.