Background
BRUNDTLAND, Gro was born on April 20, 1939 in Oslo. Daughter of Gudmund and Inga Harlem.
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Book by Brundtland, Gro Harlem
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( One of the world's leading woman politicians tells her ...)
One of the world's leading woman politicians tells her inspiring story At forty-one, Gro Harlem Brundtland, physician and mother of four, was appointed prime minister of Norway-the youngest person and the first woman ever to hold that office. In this refreshingly forthright memoir, Brundtland traces her unusual and meteoric career. She grew up with strong role models-her parents were active in the Norwegian resistance and involved in postwar politics. She became known as a pro-choice crusader in the seventies and entered politics as the minister of the environment. She appointed eight women to her second eighteen-member cabinet, to this day a world record, and was the leading figure in the process that led to the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992. As director-general of the World Health Organization since 1997, Brundtland is the first woman elected to run a major UN institution. Along the way, she met a host of international politicians, including Margaret Thatcher-who did not share Brundtland's view on feminism-Mikhail Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela, Ronald Reagan, and Hillary Clinton. Brundtland writes candidly and with humor about raising children in the political limelight and about dealing with political opposition and stereotypes about women. Hers is a fascinating story of one person's ability to make a difference-globally.
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BRUNDTLAND, Gro was born on April 20, 1939 in Oslo. Daughter of Gudmund and Inga Harlem.
Oslo and Harvard Universities.
Deputy Director School Health Services, Oslo 1969. Minister of Environment 1974-1979. Deputy Leader Labour Party 1975-1981, Leader Labour Parliament.
Group since 1981.
Prime Minister of Norway February-October 1981, 1986-1989, November since 1990. Chairman United Nations World Commission, on Environment and Development. Former Vice-Chairman Senior Secondary Schools’ Socialist Association, Students’ Association of Labour Party.
Third World.
Gro Harlem Brundtland was the first Scandinavian woman to serve as a prime minister (1981; 1986-1989; 1990 - 1997). Brundtland also paved the way for women in the United Nations when she was asked by UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar to establish and chair the World Commission for Environment and Development in 1983.
Brundtland was instrumental in resolution of the "Rocket Crisis, " the debate led by the European Socialist party following the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's decision on missile deployment in Europe (1981), and in resolving the devastating disagreement among Norwegian Socialists on the European Community question. Both issues threatened to split the Labour party and would almost certainly have done so without "the Gro grip, " the nickname given to describe Bruntland's approach to conflict resolution.
By 1990, Bruntland was well-known internationally because of her participation in the Independent Commission on Disarmament and Security (the Palme Commission), her vice-presidency of Socialist International, and her role in the first UN Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro (1992).
Brundtland has received several international awards, including the Third World Prize (1988), the Indira Gandhi Prize (1988), the Onassis Foundation's Delphi Prize (1992), and the Charlemagne Prize (1994).
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(Book by Brundtland, Gro Harlem)
Parliament. Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, former member Parliament. Standing Committee on Finance.
Married Arne Olav Brundtland in 1960.
