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 2011
2011 Exchange on the religious dimension of the intercultural dialogue
Luxembourg, 28 November 2011
Budapest Convention on Cybercrime – 10th anniversary meeting
Strasbourg, 23 November 2011
“Human Rights and Migration” at the Leiden University
Leiden, 3 November 2011
“Living together: Combining diversity and freedom in 21st century Europe” at the Civil society forum
Ceremony on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the European Social Charter
Strasbourg, 18 October 2011
Opening of the Forum for the Future of Democracy 2011
Limassol, 13 October 2011
Nazarbayev University
Astana, 11 October 2011
Ministerial Meeting of the "Group of Friends" - Alliance of Civilizations
New York, 23 September 2011
Launch of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine
Kyiv, 16 September 2011
6th Summer University for Democracy
Strasbourg, 27 June 2011
Parliamentary assembly session
Strasbourg, 22 June 2011
Speech at Chatham House
London, 7 June 2011
Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum
Bonn, 20 June 2011
First Petersburg International Legal Forum
Saint Petersburg, 20-21 May 2011
Presentation of the ''Living Together'' report
Berlin, 23 May 2011
121st Committee of Ministers Session
Istanbul, 11 May 2011
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