Gro Harlem Brundtland

1994

The text of the medal presented reads:

Karlspreis zu Aachen 1994
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Verantwortung Europas für die Welt

Vita

1939

Born in Oslo

Doctorate in Medicine, University of Oslo

1963

1965

Master of Public Health an der Harvard Universität

Election to the executive committee of the Labour Party, deputy leader

1974

1974-1979

Environment Minister

The Norwegian parliament moves in

1977

1980

Chairwoman of the Foreign Policy Committee

First woman to serve as Prime Minister of Norway (8 months)

1981

1986–1989

Renewed term as Prime Minister

1990–1996

1994

Referendum: 52 per cent against Norway joining the EU

Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)

1998

The text of the medal presented reads:

On Ascension Day, 12 May 1994, in the Coronation Hall of the City Hall, the former Imperial Palace, the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen was awarded to the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway, Gro Harlem Brundtland, in honour of her European commitment and her worldwide efforts for social justice and the preservation of the natural foundations of life.