Gro Harlem Brundtland
29th Prime Minister of Norway
Gro Harlem Brundtland (help·info) (IPA: /gru hɑɭɛm brʉntlɑn/) (born 20 April 1939) is a Norwegian politician, diplomat, and physician. She is an international leader in sustainable development and public health. She is a former Prime Minister of Norway. She was the Director General of the World Health Organization. In 2007, she became a Special Envoy for Climate Change for the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.[1]
Gro Harlem Brundtland | |
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 Brundtland addressing the Congress of the Norwegian Labour Party, 2007 | |
| Prime Minister of Norway | |
| In office 4 February 1981 – 14 October 1981 9 May 1986 - 16 October 1989 3 November 1990 - 25 October 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Odvar Nordli Kåre Willoch Jan P. Syse |
| Succeeded by | Kåre Willoch Jan P. Syse Thorbjørn Jagland |
| Director-General of World Health Organization | |
| In office 1998–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Hiroshi Nakajima |
| Succeeded by | Lee Jong-Wook |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1939 Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Political party | Norwegian Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Arne Olav Brundtland |
Education
changeBrundtland has a degree from the University of Oslo. She also has a master's degree from Harvard University.
She was elected a honorary member of the Academia Europaea in 2009.[2]
References
change- ↑ Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press (10 May 2007). "U.N. Envoys Seek Input on Climate Change". Time. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "Gro H. Brundtland". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
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