Gro Harlem Brundtland

Politician

1939 –

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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
Ethnicity
  • Norwegians
Nationality
  • Norway
Profession
Education
  • University of Oslo
  • Harvard University
Lived in
  • Oslo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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