Thorbjørn Jagland

Thorbjørn Jagland
Secretary General of the Council of Europe
In office 1 October 2009 – 18 September 2019
Deputy	Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni
Preceded by	Terry Davis
Succeeded by	Marija Pejčinović Burić
Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
In office 1 January 2009 – 3 March 2015
Preceded by	Ole Danbolt Mjøs
Succeeded by	Kaci Kullmann Five
Prime Minister of Norway
In office 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997
Monarch	Harald V
Preceded by	Gro Harlem Brundtland
Succeeded by	Kjell Magne Bondevik
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 17 March 2000 – 19 October 2001
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg
Preceded by	Knut Vollebæk
Succeeded by	Jan Petersen
17th President of the Storting
In office 10 October 2005 – 1 October 2009
Preceded by	Jørgen Kosmo
Succeeded by	Dag Terje Andersen
Personal details
Born	Thorbjørn Johansen (1950-11-05) 5 November 1950 (age 74) Drammen, Norway
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Hanne Grotjord
Alma mater	University of Oslo
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Thorbjørn Jagland  (born Thorbjørn Johansen, 5 November 1950^[1]) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He was the Secretary General of the Council of Europe from 2009 through 2019. He served as the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 2009 to 2015.

Jagland studied economics at the University of Oslo. He started his political career in the Workers' Youth League, and served as national leader from 1977 to 1981.

Jagland served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1996 to 1997, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2000 to 2001, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Storting from 2001 to 2005 and President of the Storting from 2005 to 2009.

References

1. Lars Gisnås, "Men Bjørn vil være Hansen", Adresseavisen, 10 November 2001, p. 6

Other websites

• Norway's Prime Ministers – A pictorial with portraits of Norway's Prime Ministers (Aftenposten)