Jørgen Hårek Kosmo (born
5 December 1947 in
Fauske
) is a Norwegian
politician. He was
Minister of Defence from 1993
to 1997 and
Minister
of Labour and Government Administration 2000–2001 in the
first cabinet Stoltenberg.
He has
been member of the leglistature Storting
from 1985 to
2005 and served as President
of the Storting (speaker) from October 9, 2001 to September 30,
2005. Kosmo was in 2004 appointed County Governor of Telemark
, but could
not take over the position while he was member of
parliament. In 2005 he was appointed
Auditor General of Norway.
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.
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