Gro Harlem Brundtland

Gro Harlem Brundtland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Gro Harlem Brundtland Gro Harlem Brundtland (cropped).jpg Gro Harlem Brundtland in February 2011 Prime Minister of Norway In office 3 November 1990 – 25 October 1996 Monarch Olav V Harald V Preceded by Jan Syse Succeeded by Thorbjørn Jagland In office 9 May 1986 – 16 October 1989 Monarch Olav V Preceded by Kåre Willoch Succeeded by Jan Syse In office 4 February 1981 – 14 October 1981 Monarch Olav V Preceded by Odvar Nordli Succeeded by Kåre Willoch Director-General of the World Health Organization In office 13 May 1998 – 21 July 2003 Secretary-General Kofi Annan Preceded by Hiroshi Nakajima Succeeded by Lee Jong-wook Leader of the Labour Party In office 1981–1992 Preceded by Reiulf Steen Succeeded by Thorbjørn Jagland Minister of the Environment In office 6 September 1974 – 8 October 1979 Prime Minister Trygve Bratteli Odvar Nordli Preceded by Tor Halvorsen Succeeded by Rolf Arthur Hansen Personal details Born Gro Harlem 20 April 1939 (age 80) Bærum, Norway Political party Labour Spouse(s) Arne Olav Brundtland Children 4 Alma mater University of Oslo Harvard University Signature Gro Harlem Brundtland (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈɡruː ˈhɑ̀ːɭɛm ˈbrʉ̀ntlɑnː]; born Gro Harlem, 20 April 1939) is a Norwegian politician, who served three terms as Prime Minister of Norway (1981, 1986–89, and 1990–96) and as Director-General of the World Health Organization from 1998 to 2003. She is also known for having chaired the Brundtland Commission which presented the Brundtland Report on sustainable development. Educated as a physician, Brundtland joined the Labour Party and entered the government in 1974 as Minister of the Environment. She became the first female Prime Minister of Norway on 4 February 1981, but left office on 14 October 1981; she returned as Prime Minister on 9 May 1986 and served until 16 October 1989. She finally returned for her third term on 3 November 1990. From 1981 to 1992 she was leader of the Labour Party. After her surprise resignation as Prime Minister in 1996, she became an international leader in sustainable development and public health, and served as Director-General of the World Health Organization and as UN Special Envoy on Climate Change from 2007 to 2010.[1] She is also deputy chair of The Elders and a former Vice-President of the Socialist International. Brundtland belonged to the moderate wing of her party and supported Norwegian membership in the European Union during the 1994 referendum. As Prime Minister Brundtland became widely known as the "mother of the nation."[2] Brundtland received the 1994 Charlemagne Prize, and has received many other awards and recognitions.