Invitation til fællesmøde med Europarådets generalsekretær den 2. maj 2016

Det Udenrigspolitiske Nævn og Europarådets Parlamentariske
Forsamling
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Nævnets og delegationens medlemmer og stedfortrædere
14. januar 2016
Invitation til fællesmøde med Europarådets generalsekretær
Europarådets generalsekretær, Thorbjørn Jagland er på officielt besøg i Dan-
mark den 2. – 3. maj 2016, da Danmark overtager formandskabet for Europa-
rådets Ministerkomité i perioden november 2017 – maj 2018. I forbindelse
med besøget, ønsker generalsekretæren at mødes med medlemmerne af Det
Udenrigspolitiske Nævn og Europarådets Parlamentariske Forsamling.
Fællesmødet afholdes:
Mandag den 2. maj 2016 kl.14.45 – 15.45 i værelse 1-009
Emnerne for mødet vil være det danske formandskab for Ministerkomiteen
samt verserende sager på Europarådets dagsorden.
Til orientering mødes generalsekretæren også med Folketingets formand og
Præsidiets øvrige medlemmer.
CV for generalsekretæren er vedhæftet.
Tilmelding bedes ske til undertegnede på telefon 3624 eller pr. mail
charlotte.faber@ft.dk senest tirsdag den 19. april 2016.
Med venlig hilsen
Charlotte Faber
Nævnsassistent
Det Udenrigspolitiske Nævn, Europarådet 2015-16
UPN Alm.del Bilag 82, ERD Alm.del Bilag 5
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MR THORBJØRN JAGLAND
Secretary General of the
Council of Europe
Thorbjørn Jagland was elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe in 2009. In 2014,
he was the first ever Secretary General to be re-elected for a second mandate. He is also a
member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the Nobel Peace Prize every
year.
Mr Jagland was born on 5 November 1950 in Drammen, Norway. He is married to Hanne
Grotjord. They have two children.
CABINET POSITIONS
 Prime Minister, 1996-1997
 Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2000-2001
PARLIAMENTARY POSITIONS
 President of the Norwegian Parliament (Storting), 2005-2009
 Member of Parliament, 1993-2009
 Member of the Standing Committee on Defence and the Enlarged Foreign Affairs
Committee, 2005-2009
 Chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Enlarged Foreign
Affairs Committee, 2001-2005
 Chairman of the EEA Consultative Committee since 2000-2005, member of the
Committee 1994-1996 and again from 1997-2000
 Member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Enlarged Foreign Affairs
Committee, 1993-1996 and 1997-2000, Chairman of the Committee for two months in
2000.
EUROPEAN AND TRANSATLANTIC PARLIAMENTARY POSITIONS
 Head of the Norwegian delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 2001-
2005
 Member of the Norwegian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, 2001-2005
Member of the Norwegian delegation to the Nordic Council, 1993-1996 and 1997-2000
 Head of the Norwegian delegation at the Second Summit of the Council of Europe,
Strasbourg 1997
 Member of the Norwegian delegation for Relations with the European Parliament, 1993-
1996 and 1997-2000
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INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL POSITIONS
 Chairman of the Board of Directors, Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights, 2006-
2009
 Chair of the Socialist International Middle East Committee, 2000-2006
 Member of the Sharm El-Sheikh Fact-Finding Commission (“Mitchell Commission”),
2000-2001
 Vice President of the Socialist International 1999-2008
 Member of the International Board of Governors, Peres Center for Peace since 1997
 Chair of the Socialist International Finance and Administration Committee, 1987-1992
NATIONAL POLITICAL POSITIONS
 Chairman of the Norwegian Labour Party, 1992-2002
 Party secretary of the Labour Party, 1987-1992
 Secretary of the Labour Party Programme Committee, 1986-1989
 Chairman of the Labour Party International Committee, 1986 – 1993
 Acting party secretary of the Labour Party, 1986-87
 Secretary of the Labour Party Committee on Disarmament, 1982-1983
 Chairman of the Norwegian Labour Youth League, 1977-1981
 Chairman of the Labour Youth League, Buskerud County, 1973-1976
ELECTED POSITIONS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Member of Buskerud County Council, 1975-1983
EDUCATION
Degree in Economics, University of Oslo, 1975
PUBLICATIONS
In the course of his political career, Mr Jagland has published a large number of articles and
publications, as well as books, on Norwegian and international issues, in particular on
European issues.