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SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Jan Egeland

1957 - Today

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Jan Egeland (born 12 September 1957) is a Norwegian diplomat, political scientist, humanitarian leader and former Labour Party politician who has been Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council since 2013. He served as State Secretary in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1990 to 1997 and as United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator from 2003 to 2006. Over the course of his career, Egeland has also served as Deputy Director of Human Rights Watch, Director of Human Rights Watch Europe, director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Secretary General of the Norwegian Red Cross and Chair of Amnesty International Norway. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Egeland has received more than 335,925 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Jan Egeland is the 538th most popular social activist (down from 405th in 2019), the 481st most popular biography from Norway (down from 330th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Social Activist.

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  • 19

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  • 3.71

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Jan Egeland ranks 538 out of 538. Before him are Roger Stone, Chen Guangcheng, William Smith O'Brien, Oinikhol Bobonazarova, Ingrid Newkirk, and Frank Kameny. After him are Salih Mahmoud Osman, Luis Taruc, Rachel Corrie, Eren Keskin, Manal al-Sharif, and Maggie Gobran.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Jan Egeland ranks 461. Before him are Payne Stewart, Richard Wagner, Daniel Martínez, Christopher Moore, Kari Hotakainen, and Kenny Acheson. After him are Faisal Al-Dakhil, Salih Mahmoud Osman, Eric Bristow, Bruno Delbonnel, Valdis Valters, and Paul Steiner.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Jan Egeland ranks 481 out of 927. Before him are Emil Hegle Svendsen (1985), Siv Jensen (1969), Henning Berg (1969), Ane Dahl Torp (1975), Steinar Amundsen (1945), and Thomas Thorstensen (1880). After him are Brit Pettersen (1961), Natassia Malthe (1974), Carl I. Hagen (1944), Bjørn Paulson (1923), Knut Steen (1924), and Jo Benkow (1924).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Norway

Among social activists born in Norway, Jan Egeland ranks 2. Before him are Gunnar Sønsteby (1918).

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