This was reported by the German agency dpa.

Former British prime minister Theresa May, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, former EU foreign affairs commissioner Federica Mogherini and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis have all been touted as possible candidates for the NATO job.

— dpa news agency (@dpa_intl) February 4, 2022

As it became known on February 4, the current NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was chosen as the new head of the Central Bank of Norway.

He is due to leave at the end of September 2022.