Thorbjørn Jagland
| Thorbjørn Jagland | |
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| Secretary General of the Council of Europe | |
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Assumed office 1 October 2009 |
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| Deputy | Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni |
| Preceded by | Terry Davis |
| 16th Prime Minister of Norway | |
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In office 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 |
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| Monarch | Harald V |
| Preceded by | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Succeeded by | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
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In office 10 October 1996 – 6 April 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Succeeded by | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee | |
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In office 1 January 2009 – 3 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Ole Danbolt Mjøs |
| Succeeded by | Kaci Kullmann Five |
| 17th President of the Storting | |
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In office 10 October 2005 – 1 October 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Jørgen Kosmo |
| Succeeded by | Dag Terje Andersen |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 17 March 2000 – 19 October 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Preceded by | Knut Vollebæk |
| Succeeded by | Jan Petersen |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 November 1950 Drammen, Norway |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Hanne Grotjord |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
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Thorbjørn Jagland (born Thorbjørn Johansen, 5 November 1950) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party, currently serving his second term as the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (since 2009). He is also the former Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which is responsible for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize.
Jagland studied economics at the University of Oslo at introductory level, but did not graduate. 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. Prior to becoming Prime Minister, Jagland served as Party Secretary of the Norwegian Labour Party from 1986 to 1992, and subsequently Party Leader until 2002, when he was succeeded by Jens Stoltenberg. He was Member of the Storting from 1993 to 2009, but did not run for re-election.
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