Stoltenberg is a distinguished Norwegian

Norway

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 family of German

Germans

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 origin. It can be traced back to Henrik Monssen (Stoltenberg), who was kirkeverge in Tønsberg

Tønsberg

is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, southern Norway, located around north-east of Sandefjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tønsberg....

. Its probable origin is the village of Stoltenberg

Stoltenberg

Stoltenberg may refer to:*Stoltenberg, a municipality in Schleswig-Holstein in northern GermanyIt is also the name of several families which originate in Northern Germany. They include politicians:...

 in Schleswig-Holstein

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Henrik Monssen was the great-grandfather of Vincent and Jens Stoltenberg, merchant and priest respectively. They had many descendants, including:

• Carl Peter Stoltenberg
  Carl Peter Stoltenberg
  Carl Peter Stoltenberg was a Norwegian merchant, ship owner and politician. He represented the city Tønsberg at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814, and later a member of the Parliament of Norway.-References:...
  
   (1770-1830), founding father of the Norwegian Constitution, grandson of Vincent Stoltenberg
• Mathias Stoltenberg (1799-1871), painter, son of Carl Peter Stoltenberg

• Thorvald Stoltenberg
  Thorvald Stoltenberg
  Thorvald Stoltenberg is a former Norwegian politician. His ancestors stem from Northern Germany and emigrated to Norway in the 17th century. He served as Minister of Defense and Minister of Foreign Affairs in two Labour governments.From 1989 to 1990 he was appointed Norwegian Ambassador to the UN...
  
   (born 1931), former Foreign Minister, Defense Minister and President of the Norwegian Red Cross, father of Jens Stoltenberg
• Karin Stoltenberg (born Heiberg in 1931), former State Secretary, wife of Thorvald Stoltenberg
• Camilla Stoltenberg
  Camilla Stoltenberg
  Camilla Stoltenberg is a Norwegian physician, researcher, and director of the Epidemiology division of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health...
  
   (born 1958), physician and researcher, daughter of Karin and Thorvald Stoltenberg
• Jens Stoltenberg
  Jens Stoltenberg
  is a Norwegian politician, leader of the Norwegian Labour Party and the current Prime Minister of Norway. Having assumed office on 17 October 2005, Stoltenberg previously served as Prime Minister from 2000 to 2001....
  
   (born 1959), Prime Minister of Norway, son of Karin and Thorvald Stoltenberg
• Nini Stoltenberg
  Nini Stoltenberg
  Nini Stoltenberg is a Norwegian television personality and sister of Jens Stoltenberg, current prime minister of Norway. She is, however, better known as a drug addict, and has been cited as such by Norwegian media on numerous occasions. She has often been depicted as an unofficial spokesperson...
  
   (born 1963), noted recreational drug user and television personality, daughter of Karin and Thorvald Stoltenberg
• Robert Stoltenberg
  Robert Stoltenberg
  Robert Stoltenberg is a Norwegian actor and comedian known for his various impressions in different comedy series. He had a great success with the television series Borettslaget, being both the creator of the series, and playing several of the main characters.-Life and career:Stoltenberg grew up...
  
  (born 1965), comedian, distant descendant of Jens Stoltenberg the elder