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.
Speeches 2009
60th anniversary of the Council of Europe - event at the Austrian Parliament
Vienna, 2 December 2009
Ljubljana Conference – Rehabilitating our Common Heritage
Ljubljana, 6 November 2009
Forum for the Future of Democracy
Kyiv, 21 October 2009
Google event ''Breaking borders''
Berlin, 3 November 2009
Ceremony for the 60th Anniversary of the Council of Europe
Strasbourg, 1 October 2009
Parliamentary Assembly session
Strasbourg, 29 September 2009
Congress Plenary Session
Strasbourg, 13 October 2009
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