Thorbjørn Jagland
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Thorbjørn Jagland | |
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In office October 25, 1996 – October 17, 1997 |
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Preceded by | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
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Succeeded by | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
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Born | November 5, 1950 Drammen, Buskerud |
Political party | Norwegian Labour Party |
Thorbjørn Jagland (born November 5, 1950) is a Norwegian politician. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1996 to 1997 leading the cabinet Jagland, and then Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2000 to 2001 in the first cabinet Stoltenberg. He was leader of the Norwegian Labour Party from 1992 to 2002, and was succeeded by Jens Stoltenberg. Thorbjørn Jagland currently serves as president (speaker) of the Norwegian Parliament from October 2005. He has been member of parliament since 1993. He is known for his strong support of Norwegian EU-membership and his opposition to what he calls "Islamophobia". [1]
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Gro Harlem Brundtland |
Chairman of the Labour Party 1992–2002 |
Succeeded by Jens Stoltenberg |
Preceded by Gro Harlem Brundtland |
Prime Minister of Norway 1996–1997 |
Succeeded by Kjell Magne Bondevik |
Preceded by Knut Vollebæk |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 2000–2001 |
Succeeded by Jan Petersen |
Preceded by Jørgen Kosmo |
President of the Storting 2005 – present |
Incumbent |
Heads of government of Norway | |
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First Ministers, 1814-1873: Haxthausen • Rosenkrantz • Sommerhielm • Collett • Krog • Vogt • Petersen • F. Stang
Prime Ministers, 1873-1905: F. Stang • Selmer • Schweigaard • Sverdrup • E. Stang • Steen • E. Stang • Hagerup • Steen • Blehr • Hagerup Prime Ministers, 1905-: Michelsen • Løvland • Knudsen • Konow • Bratlie • Knudsen • Halvorsen • Blehr • Halvorsen • Berge • Mowinckel • Lykke • Hornsrud • Mowinckel • Kolstad • Hundseid • Mowinckel • Nygaardsvold (in exile 1940-45) • Gerhardsen • Torp • Gerhardsen • Lyng • Gerhardsen • Borten • Bratteli • Korvald • Bratteli • Nordli • Brundtland • Willoch • Brundtland • Syse • Brundtland • Jagland • Bondevik • Stoltenberg • Bondevik • Stoltenberg |
Aust-Agder: de Ruiter | T. Andersen | Løite | Duesund | Vest-Agder: Skumsvoll | Klungland | Eriksen | Gitmark | Schmidt | Larsen | Akershus: Huitfeldt | Høglund | J. Petersen | Myrli | Asmyhr | Sanner | Bjørnstad | Reikvam | Tenden | Kjos | Eldegard | Sjøli | Agdestein | Thomsen | Dahl | Sundsbø | Buskerud: Jagland | Knudsen | Eng | Helleland | Rytman | Christoffersen | Bergo | Micaelsen | Lundteigen | Finnmark: Nielsen | Jakobsen | Fredriksen | Ballo | Lysklætt | Hedmark: Trettebergstuen | Faldet | Bredvold | Skulstad | Vedum | Breen | K. Andersen | Gundersen | Hordaland: Akselsen | Sortevik | E. Solberg | Henriksen | Hagesæter | Sørfonn | Lydvo | Halleraker | Valle | Sponheim | Woldseth | Teigen | Skjælaaen | T. Hansen | Dåvøy | Møre og Romsdal: Nesvik | Kristoffersen | Løvik | Solholm | Gjelseth | Grimstad | Øveraas | Kongshaug | Jacobsen | Nordland: H-M. Solberg | Svendsen | Strøm | Elvik | Ellingsen | T. Pedersen | Samuelsen | Kristiansen | Ljunggren | Sahl | Oppland: Brørby | Enger | Hagebakken | Johnsen | Nistad | Rudihagen | Thommessen | Oslo: Nybakk | Foss | Hagen | Bøhler | Holmås | Dørum | Eriksen Søreide | Hildeng | Jensen | Marthinsen | Sørensen | Lønning | Khan | Tybring-Gjedde | Grande | Wickholm | Syversen | Rogaland: Vaksdal | Nordtun | Høie | Høybråten | Horne | Sund | Solvik-Olsen | Vallersnes | Kvassheim | Opheim | Kleppa | Langeland | Tørresdal | Sogn og Fjordane: Sandal | Sande | Starheim | Heggø | Ludvigsen | Telemark: S.O. Hansen | Hoksrud | Olsen | Aasland | Fostervold | Holmberg | Troms: Arnesen | Korsberg | Bjørnflaten | Amundsen | Jensen | Knutsen | Aspaker | Nord-Trøndelag: Kristoffersen | Stokkan-Grande | Brekk | Eriksson | Ryan | Skjelstad | Sør-Trøndelag: Gjul | Asphjell | Sandberg | Brende | Malvik | E. Hansen | Moe | Lien | Haugen | Lånke | Vestfold: Mandt-Bartholsen | Width | Flåtten | Gullvåg | Anundsen | Kosmo | Thorkildsen | Østfold: Øye | Leirstein | S.R. Hansen | Gåsvatn | Engeset | Johansen | Giltun | M. Hansen | Hjemdal | |