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

Former NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said he will temporarily leave his position as chair of the Munich Security Conference because he has accepted a position as Norway's finance minister.

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.

Former NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg is to become Norway's new finance minister, he announced in a written statement issued on Tuesday. "Having carefully considered the current challenges we face,