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Thorbjørn Jagland

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Thorbjørn Jagland (né Johansen; , 5 November 1950) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He served as the secretary general of the Council of Europe from 2009 to 2019. He served as the prime minister of Norway from 1996 to 1997, as the minister of Foreign Affairs from 2000 to 2001 and as the president of the Storting from 2005 to 2009. Jagland studied economics at the University of Oslo at introductory level, but did not graduate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thorbjørn Jagland is the 9,196th most popular politician (up from 9,508th in 2019), the 156th most popular biography from Norway and the 55th most popular Norwegian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thorbjørn Jagland ranks 9,196 out of 19,576. Before him are Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha, Alfred Józef Potocki, Sobekhotep VI, Andregoto Galíndez, Spurius Cassius Viscellinus, and Carl Lutz. After him are Ismail Khan, Radosław Sikorski, Dalia Itzik, Orlando Letelier, Meresankh III, and Kazimira Prunskienė.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Thorbjørn Jagland ranks 172. Before him are Frank Stallone, Haris Alexiou, Bruce Boxleitner, Roger Hodgson, Randy Quaid, and Lindsay Duncan. After him are Anton Ondruš, Andrzej Szarmach, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Richard Dannatt, Neil Jordan, and Chuck Schumer.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Thorbjørn Jagland ranks 156 out of 1,039. Before him are Ohthere of Hålogaland (900), Hjalmar Andersen (1923), Peter Waage (1833), Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899), Ivar Ballangrud (1904), and Peter Tordenskjold (1690). After him are Johan Ernst Gunnerus (1718), Kjell Magne Bondevik (1947), Otto Ruge (1882), Anne Holt (1958), Naddodd (900), and Magnus Carlsen (1990).

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Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Thorbjørn Jagland ranks 55. Before him are Kåre Willoch (1928), Trygve Bratteli (1910), Thorleif Haug (1894), John Lyng (1905), Oscar Torp (1893), and Thorvald Stoltenberg (1931). After him are Kjell Magne Bondevik (1947), Wollert Konow (1845), Jan P. Syse (1930), Einar Thambarskelfir (980), Sigurd Slembe (1100), and Jacob Tullin Thams (1898).

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