NATO Chief Among Candidates for Top Norwegian Central Bank Position

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg gives a press conference after a bilateral meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 10, 2021. John Thys/AFP via Getty Images

NATO’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, whose contract as head of the alliance is set to expire next year, said on Tuesday that he has applied to become Norway’s next central bank governor.

Stoltenberg confirmed on Tuesday that he was asked by Norway’s Finance Ministry last month if he would consider applying for the top position.