Børge Brende
Børge Brende | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
Assumed office 16 October 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Erna Solberg |
Preceded by | Espen Barth Eide |
Minister of Trade and Industry | |
In office 18 June 2004 – 17 October 2005 | |
Prime Minister | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
Preceded by | Grete Knudsen |
Succeeded by | Odd Eriksen |
Minister of Climate and the Environment | |
In office 19 October 2001 – 18 June 2004 | |
Prime Minister | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
Preceded by | Siri Bjerke |
Succeeded by | Knut Arild Hareide |
Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
In office 15 September 1997 – 14 September 2009 | |
Constituency | Sør-Trøndelag |
Personal details | |
Born |
Odda, Hordaland, Norway | 25 September 1965
Nationality | Norwegian |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Ine Brende |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
Børge Brende (born 25 September 1965) is a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party and has been the Minister of Foreign Affairs since 16 October 2013. He served as Minister of the Environment 2001–2004 and as Minister of Trade and Industry 2004–2005, and as a member of the Storting 1997–2009.
Career
Brende served as chairman of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development from 2003 to 2004. In 2005, he took up the appointment of international vice chairman of the China Council for the International Cooperation on Environment and Development (advisory board to the State Council).
In 2006, Brende was one of the candidates shortlisted to succeed Klaus Töpfer as Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), alongside Achim Steiner of Germany and Rajendra K. Pachauri of India;[1] the post eventually went to Steiner.
In January 2008, Brende joined the World Economic Forum as managing director, particularly in charge of relations with governments and civil society. In 2009, Brende joined the Norwegian Red Cross as Secretary General.[2] He re-joined the World Economic Forum in 2011 as Managing Director with responsibility for policy initiatives and engagement of the Forum's non-business constituents.[3]
Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2013–present
In October 2014, Brende – in his capacity as Chairman of the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) – co-hosted the Cairo Conference on Palestine, an international donor conference on reconstructing the Gaza Strip, which garnered $5.4 billion in pledges.[4]
In 2015, Brende negotiated an interim agreement between Norway and the other coastal states in the Arctic – Canada, Denmark (on behalf of its territory of Greenland), Russia and the United States – on prohibiting commercial fishing in the increasingly ice-free international waters of the Arctic.[5]
In January 2016, Brende was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the High-level Advisory Group for Every Woman Every Child.[6]
Other activities
- Statoil, Member of the Board (2012-2013)
- Norwegian Defence University College, Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Board (2010–2011)
- Mesta, Chairman of the Board (2009–2011)
Recognition
- 2005 – Order of St. Olav
- 2005 – Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- 2004 – Order of the Phoenix
Personal life
Brende is married and has two sons.[7][8]
See also
References
- ↑ SHORTLIST OF CANDIDATES FOR POST OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP) United Nations, press release of March 3, 2006.
- ↑ "Børge Brende blir Røde Kors-sjef". Aftenposten.no. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ "Norwegian Red Cross Chief to Join World Economic Forum". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ Michael R. Gordon (October 12, 2014), Conference Pledges $5.4 Billion to Rebuild Gaza Strip New York Times.
- ↑ Steven Lee Myers (July 16, 2015), Sea Warming Leads to Ban on Fishing in the Arctic New York Times.
- ↑ UN Secretary-General Announces Members of the High-Level Advisory Group for Every Woman Every Child Archived 2016-08-28 at the Wayback Machine. Every Woman Every Child, press release of 21 January 2016.
- ↑ Archived October 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Lars Joakim Skarvøy. "Kilder til VG: Børge Brende har sagt ja til å bli utenriksminister". VG. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
External links
- (in Norwegian) Brende's CV at the Ministry of Trade and Industry
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Siri Bjerke |
Minister of the Environment 2001–2004 |
Succeeded by Knut Arild Hareide |
Preceded by Ansgar Gabrielsen |
Minister of Trade and Industry 2004–2005 |
Succeeded by Odd Eriksen |
Preceded by Espen Barth Eide |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 2013–present |
Incumbent |
Non-profit organization positions | ||
Preceded by Trygve Nordby |
Secretary General of the Norwegian Red Cross 2009–2011 |
Succeeded by Åsne Havnelid |