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Jonas Gahr Støre

Prime Minister of Norway, 2021 to present

Leader of the Labour Party who was foreign minister under Jens Stoltenberg and has been prime minister since 2021.

Jonas Gahr Støre sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and centered on liberty and authority. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, leaning state-led on economy and leaning nature-first on environment. The profile is close to the middle on liberty and authority.

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Where Jonas Gahr Støre sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityCentered on liberty and authority
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Jonas Gahr Støre

Keir Starmer UK Prime Minister, 2024 to 202689%Joe Biden US President, 2021 to 202586%Kristrún Frostadóttir Prime Minister of Iceland, 2024 to present86%Barack Obama US President, 2009 to 201784%Cyril Ramaphosa President of South Africa, 2018 to present84%Mark Carney Prime Minister of Canada, 2025 to present83%

Leaders furthest from Jonas Gahr Støre

Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 202212%Donald Trump US President, 2017 to 2021 and 2025 to present15%Abelardo de la Espriella President of Colombia, 2026 to present17%

Political views closest to Jonas Gahr Støre

KeynesianismSupports government spending and central bank action to smooth recessions and protect…87%Third Way centrismCombines market economics with moderate social policy and pragmatic problem solving.82%FabianismPursues socialism gradually through research, education and reform rather than revolution.82%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Torbjørn Kjosvold/SMK, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.