Norwegian Parliament to consider Cabinet’s response on appointment of Stoltenberg as Central Bank chief

The Control Committee of the Norwegian Parliament will hold an extraordinary meeting on February 18 to consider the government’s response to a letter from deputies asking questions about the appointment of NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg as head of the country’s central bank, Report informs referring to the Norwegian Telegraph Bureau.

“I can confirm that we have received answers from the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Finance regarding the appointment of Stoltenberg. I am convening an extraordinary meeting on February 18 to discuss the next step,” Peter Froehlich, head of the committee, told the agency.

Last week the letter was sent to Finance Minister Trygve Magnus Slagsvold Vedum and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. It contained 21 questions on the appointment process and its transparency.