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Gro Harlem Brundtland
Gro Brundtland, known as Gro Harlem Brundtland, is a Norwegian stateswoman and former physician, who thrice served as the Prime Minister of Norway, as the leader of the Labour Party from 1981 to 1992, and as the 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 dev…
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Born 20 April 1939 · Q133009
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2023· 1 entry
Career landmark: Norwegian municipal councillor (2023–2024).
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2021· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Tromso presented by University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway (2021).
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2019· 1 entry
Brundtland served as co-chair with the WHO Global Preparedness Monitoring Board
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2017· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the University of Miami (2017).
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2016· 2 entries
Awarded doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (2016).
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Awarded doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University (2016).
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2013· 3 entries
Awarded Catalonia International Prize (2013).
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Awarded Global Economy Prize (2013).
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And was succeeded in this role by Ban Ki-moon and Graça Machel in 2018
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2012· 1 entry
Breivik revealed detailed assassination plans for Brundtland
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2008· 1 entry
It became known that during 2007 she had received two treatments at Ullevål, paid for by Norwegian public expenditures
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2007· 1 entry
Brundtland was working for Pepsi as a consultant
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2006· 1 entry
Brundtland was a member of the Panel of Eminent Persons who reviewed the work of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
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2005· 1 entry
Won Albert Medal (2005).
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2004· 2 entries
Awarded Blue Planet Prize (2004).
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Awarded Fredrikke Award (2004).
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2003· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Health (2003).
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By Scientific American as their 'Policy Leader of the Year' for coordinating a rapid worldwide response to stem outbreaks of SARS
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1998· 1 entry
Career landmark: Director-General of the World Health Organization (1998–2003).
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1997· 1 entry
Awarded Peer Gynt Literary Award (1997).
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1996· 2 entries
Resigned from office and retired completely from politics
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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
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1994· 2 entries
Awarded Charlemagne Prize (1994).
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Brundtland was awarded the Charlemagne Prize of the city of Aachen
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1993· 2 entries
Took the initiative to sponsor secret peace talks between the Government of Israel led by Yitzchak Rabin – like Brundtland, leader of a Labour Party – and the PLO led by Yasser Arafat
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Career landmark: member of the Parliament of Norway (1993–1997).
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1992· 1 entry
And as prime minister in 1996 was Thorbjørn Jagland
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1991· 1 entry
Won Medal of honor Dag Hammarskjold (1991).
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1990· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Norway (1990–1996).
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1989· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Parliament of Norway (1989–1993).
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1988· 2 entries
Awarded Indira Gandhi Peace Prize (1988).
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Awarded Årets budeie (1988).
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1987· 1 entry
Published “Our Common Future—Call for Action” in Environmental Conservation — cited 963 times.
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1986· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Norway (1986–1989).
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1985· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Parliament of Norway (1985–1989).
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1983· 1 entry
Brundtland was invited by then United Nations Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar to establish and chair the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), widely referred to as the Brundtland Commission
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1981· 4 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Norway (1981–1981).
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Career landmark: member of the Parliament of Norway (1981–1985).
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Career landmark: party leader (1981–1992).
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And held the office until resigning in 1992, during her third term as prime minister
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1979· 2 entries
“The global toll of mental illness and neurological disorders is staggering.”
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“No conozco de ninguna organización ecologista en ningún país que no considere a su gobierno su adversario.”
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1977· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Parliament of Norway (1977–1981).
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1974· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Climate and the Environment (1974–1979).
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1965· 2 entries
Studied at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (1964–1965).
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Studied at University of Oslo Faculty of Medicine (1960–1965).
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1963· 1 entry
Brundtland graduated with a medical degree, a cand
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1960· 1 entry
She married Arne Olav Brundtland on 9 December 1960.
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1939· 2 entries
Born 1939-04-20.
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The daughter of physician and politician Gudmund Harlem and Inga Margareta Elisabet Brynolf (1918–2005)
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