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Gro Harlem Brundtland

1939 - Today

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Gro Brundtland (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈɡruː ˈhɑ̀ːlɛm ˈbrʉ̀ntlɑnː]; née Harlem, 20 April 1939) is a Norwegian politician in the Labour Party, who served three terms as the prime minister of Norway (1981, 1986–1989, and 1990–1996), as the leader of her party from 1981 to 1992, and as the director-general of the World Health Organization from 1998 to 2003. She is also known for having chaired the Brundtland Commission which presented the Brundtland Report on sustainable development. Educated as a physician, Brundtland joined the Labour Party and entered the government in 1974 as Minister of the Environment. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gro Harlem Brundtland has received more than 882,969 page views. Her biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 76 in 2019). Gro Harlem Brundtland is the 801st most popular politician (up from 1,358th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Norway (up from 23rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Norwegian Politician.

Gro Harlem Brundtland was the Prime Minister of Norway from 1981 to 1986 and from 1990 to 1996. She was also the Director-General of the World Health Organization from 1998 to 2003.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gro Harlem Brundtland ranks 801 out of 19,576. Before her are Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Eduard Bernstein, Walter Ulbricht, Tamar of Georgia, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, and Hideki Tojo. After her are Taejong of Joseon, Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, Al-Ma'mun, Igor of Kiev, Andromache, and Charles XIII of Sweden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Gro Harlem Brundtland ranks 8. Before her are Ali Khamenei, Tina Turner, Terence Hill, Ian McKellen, Francis Ford Coppola, and Stanislav Petrov. After her are Amos Oz, Amanda Lear, Reuven Rivlin, Giovanni Falcone, Giovanni Trapattoni, and Harvey Keitel.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Gro Harlem Brundtland ranks 16 out of 1,039. Before her are Fridtjof Nansen (1861), Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832), Harald Fairhair (850), Erik the Red (950), Queen Sonja of Norway (1937), and Thor Heyerdahl (1914). After her are Jon Fosse (1959), Rollo (846), Olaf II of Denmark (1370), Trygve Lie (1896), Olaf II of Norway (993), and Jo Nesbø (1960).

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Among POLITICIANS In Norway

Among politicians born in Norway, Gro Harlem Brundtland ranks 3. Before her are Harald V of Norway (1937), and Harald Fairhair (850). After her are Olaf II of Denmark (1370), Trygve Lie (1896), Olaf II of Norway (993), Jens Stoltenberg (1959), Vidkun Quisling (1887), Olaf Tryggvason (963), Eric Bloodaxe (885), Harald Hardrada (1015), and Magnus IV of Sweden (1316).

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