Det Udenrigspolitiske Nævn 2015-16, Europarådet 2015-16
UPN Alm.del Bilag 82, ERD Alm.del Bilag 5
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MR THORBJØRN JAGLAND
Secretary General of the
Council of Europe
Thorbjørn Jagland was elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe in 2009. In 2014,
he was the first ever Secretary General to be re-elected for a second mandate. He is also a
member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the Nobel Peace Prize every
year.
Mr Jagland was born on 5 November 1950 in Drammen, Norway. He is married to Hanne
Grotjord. They have two children.
CABINET POSITIONS
Prime Minister, 1996-1997
Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2000-2001
PARLIAMENTARY POSITIONS
President of the Norwegian Parliament (Storting), 2005-2009
Member of Parliament, 1993-2009
Member of the Standing Committee on Defence and the Enlarged Foreign Affairs
Committee, 2005-2009
Chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Enlarged Foreign
Affairs Committee, 2001-2005
Chairman of the EEA Consultative Committee since 2000-2005, member of the
Committee 1994-1996 and again from 1997-2000
Member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Enlarged Foreign Affairs
Committee, 1993-1996 and 1997-2000, Chairman of the Committee for two months in
2000.
EUROPEAN AND TRANSATLANTIC PARLIAMENTARY POSITIONS
Head of the Norwegian delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 2001-
2005
Member of the Norwegian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, 2001-2005
Member of the Norwegian delegation to the Nordic Council, 1993-1996 and 1997-2000
Head of the Norwegian delegation at the Second Summit of the Council of Europe,
Strasbourg 1997
Member of the Norwegian delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 1993-
1996 and 1997-2000
 ERD, Alm.del - 2015-16 - Bilag 5: Invitation til fællesmøde med Europarådets generalsekretær den 2. maj 2016
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INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL POSITIONS
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights, 2006-
2009
Chair of the Socialist International Middle East Committee, 2000-2006
Member of the Sharm El-Sheikh Fact-Finding Commission (“Mitchell Commission”),
2000-2001
Vice President of the Socialist International 1999-2008
Member of the International Board of Governors, Peres Center for Peace since 1997
Chair of the Socialist International Finance and Administration Committee, 1987-1992
NATIONAL POLITICAL POSITIONS
Chairman of the Norwegian Labour Party, 1992-2002
Party secretary of the Labour Party, 1987-1992
Secretary of the Labour Party Programme Committee, 1986-1989
Chairman of the Labour Party International Committee, 1986 – 1993
Acting party secretary of the Labour Party, 1986-87
Secretary of the Labour Party Committee on Disarmament, 1982-1983
Chairman of the Norwegian Labour Youth League, 1977-1981
Chairman of the Labour Youth League, Buskerud County, 1973-1976
ELECTED POSITIONS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Member of Buskerud County Council, 1975-1983
EDUCATION
Degree in Economics, University of Oslo, 1975
PUBLICATIONS
In the course of his political career, Mr Jagland has published a large number of articles and
publications, as well as books, on Norwegian and international issues, in particular on
European issues.