Thorbjørn Jagland

(born Thorbjørn Johansen, 5 November 1950Lars Gisnås, "Men Bjørn vil være Hansen", Adresseavisen, 10 November 2001, p. 6) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He was the Secretary General of the Council of Europe from 2009 through 2019. He served as the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 2009 to 2015.

Jagland studied economics at the University of Oslo. He started his political career in the Workers' Youth League, and served as national leader from 1977 to 1981.

Jagland served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1996 to 1997, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2000 to 2001, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Storting from 2001 to 2005 and President of the Storting from 2005 to 2009.

In February 2026, Norwegian police opened a criminal investigation of Jagland for corruption related to his connections with Jeffrey Epstein.Norway investigates former PM on suspicion of corruption over Epstein ties - Financial Times, 5 February 2026 On 11 February 2026, the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers decided to waive immunity for Jagland. The next day on 12 February, Jagland was charged with aggravated corruption in connection with the investigation into his relationship with Epstein.

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Norway's Prime Ministers – A pictorial with portraits of Norway's Prime Ministers (Aftenposten)

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