Mr Thorbjørn Jagland is the 13th Secretary General of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General has the overall responsibility for the strategic management of the Organisation. Mr Jagland was elected in September 2009.
The former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Norway, Thorbjørn Jagland, aged 62, was also the President of the Storting (Norwegian Parliament) and the leader of the Norwegian Labour Party. He is currently the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Matjaž GRUDEN, Deputy Director
- Deputises for the Director
- Directorate of Political Advice
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Louise BARTON, Adviser
- Directorate of Information Technology
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- Directorate of Human Rights and Anti-discrimination
- Council of Europe Development Bank
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Leyla KAYACIK, Adviser
- Court, including reform process
- Directorate of Human Rights
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- European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission)
- Reforms - implementation and follow-up
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Fredrik HOLM, Adviser
- Directorate of Programme, Finance and Linguistic Services
- Directorate of Internal Oversight
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Hallvard GORSETH, Adviser
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- Directorate of Democratic Governance, Culture and Diversity
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- Reforms - implementation and follow-up
- Assistant: Katie Stephens
Adrian EVTUHOVICI, Adviser
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- Assistant: Karen Melton
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