Gro Harlem Brundtland
Politician
1939 –
Who is Gro Harlem Brundtland?
Gro Harlem Brundtland is a former Prime Minister of Norway and a current Special Envoy with the United Nations.
Brundtland, MD has served as a physician, a Social Democratic politician and a diplomat, and is now an international leader in sustainable development and public health.
She served three terms as Norway's Prime Minister: in 1981, in 1986–89, and in 1990–96.
She served as the Director General of the UN World Health Organization and is now a Special Envoy on Climate Change for the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.
In 2008 she also became the recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture.
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- Born
- Apr 20, 1939
Bærum - Also known as
- Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Arne Olav Brundtland
(1960/12/09 - )
- Arne Olav Brundtland
- Ethnicity
- Norwegians
- Nationality
- Norway
- Profession
- Education
- University of Oslo
- Harvard University
- Lived in
- Oslo
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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