Interview: ‘Others have received the prize for far less’

Thorbjørn Jagland, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, does not regret giving the Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama. He expresses disappointment over many commentators’ inability to recognise important new currents in the world today

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Publisert 06.12.2009 - 21:00 Sist oppdatert 04.11.2014 - 22:25

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Jagland can look back on a long career in Norwegian politics, among others as secretary and leader of Norway’s largest party, the Labour Party, as well as prime minister and president of the Norwegian parliament. He is now secretary general of the Council of Europe (see text box on page 23).