Gro Harlem Brundtland (; 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.
As Prime Minister Brundtland became widely known as the "mother of the nation." Brundtland received the 1994 Charlemagne Prize, and has received many other awards and recognitions. ==Early life== Brundtland was born in Oslo in 1939, the daughter of physician and politician Gudmund Harlem and Inga Margareta Elisabet Brynolf (1918-2005).
Breivik said that while Brundtland had been his main target, he had still planned to massacre everyone else on the island. ==Personal life== She married Arne Olav Brundtland on 9 December 1960.
She has a younger brother, Lars and a younger sister, Hanne. In 1963, Brundtland graduated with a medical degree, a cand.med.
She took her master's degree at Harvard University in 1965, as a Master of Public Health. From 1966 to 1969, she worked as a physician at the Directorate of Health (Helsedirektoratet), and from 1969 she worked as a doctor in Oslo's public school health service. ==Political career== She was Norwegian Minister for Environmental Affairs from 1974 to 1979. ===Prime Minister of Norway=== Brundtland became Norway's first female Prime Minister in 1981.
She took her master's degree at Harvard University in 1965, as a Master of Public Health. From 1966 to 1969, she worked as a physician at the Directorate of Health (Helsedirektoratet), and from 1969 she worked as a doctor in Oslo's public school health service. ==Political career== She was Norwegian Minister for Environmental Affairs from 1974 to 1979. ===Prime Minister of Norway=== Brundtland became Norway's first female Prime Minister in 1981.
She took her master's degree at Harvard University in 1965, as a Master of Public Health. From 1966 to 1969, she worked as a physician at the Directorate of Health (Helsedirektoratet), and from 1969 she worked as a doctor in Oslo's public school health service. ==Political career== She was Norwegian Minister for Environmental Affairs from 1974 to 1979. ===Prime Minister of Norway=== Brundtland became Norway's first female Prime Minister in 1981.
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 took her master's degree at Harvard University in 1965, as a Master of Public Health. From 1966 to 1969, she worked as a physician at the Directorate of Health (Helsedirektoratet), and from 1969 she worked as a doctor in Oslo's public school health service. ==Political career== She was Norwegian Minister for Environmental Affairs from 1974 to 1979. ===Prime Minister of Norway=== Brundtland became Norway's first female Prime Minister in 1981.
She took her master's degree at Harvard University in 1965, as a Master of Public Health. From 1966 to 1969, she worked as a physician at the Directorate of Health (Helsedirektoratet), and from 1969 she worked as a doctor in Oslo's public school health service. ==Political career== She was Norwegian Minister for Environmental Affairs from 1974 to 1979. ===Prime Minister of Norway=== Brundtland became Norway's first female Prime Minister in 1981.
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.
From 1981 to 1992 she was leader of the Labour Party.
She took her master's degree at Harvard University in 1965, as a Master of Public Health. From 1966 to 1969, she worked as a physician at the Directorate of Health (Helsedirektoratet), and from 1969 she worked as a doctor in Oslo's public school health service. ==Political career== She was Norwegian Minister for Environmental Affairs from 1974 to 1979. ===Prime Minister of Norway=== Brundtland became Norway's first female Prime Minister in 1981.
The third ministry was from 3 November 1990 to 25 October 1996. Brundtland became leader of the Labour Party in 1981 and held the office until resigning in 1992, during her third term as Prime Minister.
Brundtland has also been involved in The Elders’ initiative on child marriage, including the founding of Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage. Brundtland attended the Bilderberg meetings in 1982 and 1983.
Her successor as both Labour Party leader in 1992 and as Prime Minister in 1996 was Thorbjørn Jagland. ==International career== In 1983, 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.
Brundtland has also been involved in The Elders’ initiative on child marriage, including the founding of Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage. Brundtland attended the Bilderberg meetings in 1982 and 1983.
Gro Harlem Brundtland (; 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 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.
The second ministry was from 9 May 1986 until 16 October 1989 and this cabinet became known worldwide for its high proportion of female ministers: nearly half, or eight of the total eighteen ministers, were female.
The commission, which published its report, Our Common Future, in April 1987, provided the momentum for the 1992 Earth Summit/UNCED, which was headed by Maurice Strong, who had been a prominent member of the commission.
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.
The second ministry was from 9 May 1986 until 16 October 1989 and this cabinet became known worldwide for its high proportion of female ministers: nearly half, or eight of the total eighteen ministers, were female.
Gro Harlem Brundtland (; 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 finally returned for her third term on 3 November 1990.
The third ministry was from 3 November 1990 to 25 October 1996. Brundtland became leader of the Labour Party in 1981 and held the office until resigning in 1992, during her third term as Prime Minister.
Her husband attended in 1991. In 2019, Bruntland served as co-chair with the WHO Global Preparedness Monitoring Board. ==Assassination attempt== Brundtland narrowly escaped assassination by Anders Behring Breivik on 22 July 2011.
From 1981 to 1992 she was leader of the Labour Party.
The third ministry was from 3 November 1990 to 25 October 1996. Brundtland became leader of the Labour Party in 1981 and held the office until resigning in 1992, during her third term as Prime Minister.
Her successor as both Labour Party leader in 1992 and as Prime Minister in 1996 was Thorbjørn Jagland. ==International career== In 1983, 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.
The commission, which published its report, Our Common Future, in April 1987, provided the momentum for the 1992 Earth Summit/UNCED, which was headed by Maurice Strong, who had been a prominent member of the commission.
The Brundtland Commission also provided momentum for Agenda 21. During her third ministry, the Norwegian government in 1993 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.
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." Brundtland received the 1994 Charlemagne Prize, and has received many other awards and recognitions. ==Early life== Brundtland was born in Oslo in 1939, the daughter of physician and politician Gudmund Harlem and Inga Margareta Elisabet Brynolf (1918-2005).
In 1994, Brundtland was awarded the Charlemagne Prize of the city of Aachen. In 2006 Brundtland was a member of the Panel of Eminent Persons who reviewed the work of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Political leaders of contemporary Western Europe: a biographical dictionary (Greenwood, 1995) pp 49–56. Brundtland, Gro Harlem (2002) "Madam Prime Minister: A Life in Power and Politics".
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.
The third ministry was from 3 November 1990 to 25 October 1996. Brundtland became leader of the Labour Party in 1981 and held the office until resigning in 1992, during her third term as Prime Minister.
In 1996, she resigned as Prime Minister and retired completely from Norwegian politics.
Her successor as both Labour Party leader in 1992 and as Prime Minister in 1996 was Thorbjørn Jagland. ==International career== In 1983, 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.
Gro Harlem Brundtland (; 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.
For several years afterwards Norway continued to have a high-profile involvement in promoting Israeli-Palestinian peace, though increasingly displaced by the United States from its role as the mediator. After the end of her term as PM, Brundtland was then elected Director-General of the World Health Organization in May 1998.
They own a house in the south of France. ===Health issues=== Brundtland was operated on for uterine cancer in 2002 at Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål.
Gro Harlem Brundtland (; 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.
Under her leadership, the World Health Organization was one of the first major employers to make quitting smoking a condition of employment. Under Brundtland's leadership, the World Health Organization was criticized for increased drug-company influence on the agency. Brundtland was recognized in 2003 by Scientific American as their 'Policy Leader of the Year' for coordinating a rapid worldwide response to stem outbreaks of SARS.
Brundtland was succeeded on 21 July 2003 by Jong-Wook Lee.
In 1994, Brundtland was awarded the Charlemagne Prize of the city of Aachen. In 2006 Brundtland was a member of the Panel of Eminent Persons who reviewed the work of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
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.
Mandela announced the launch of the group on 18 July 2007 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
In 2008 it became known that during 2007 she had received two treatments at Ullevål, paid for by Norwegian public expenditures.
In 2008 it became known that during 2007 she had received two treatments at Ullevål, paid for by Norwegian public expenditures.
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.
Her husband attended in 1991. In 2019, Bruntland served as co-chair with the WHO Global Preparedness Monitoring Board. ==Assassination attempt== Brundtland narrowly escaped assassination by Anders Behring Breivik on 22 July 2011.
Breivik arrived on Utøya about two hours after Brundtland had left. During his trial in 2012, Breivik revealed detailed assassination plans for Brundtland.
Her husband attended in 1991. In 2019, Bruntland served as co-chair with the WHO Global Preparedness Monitoring Board. ==Assassination attempt== Brundtland narrowly escaped assassination by Anders Behring Breivik on 22 July 2011.
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