Thorbjørn Jagland Secretary General of the Council of Europe Incumbent Assumed office 1 October 2009 Deputy Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni Preceded by Terry Davis 25th Prime Minister of Norway In office 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 Monarch Harald V Preceded by Gro Harlem Brundtland Succeeded by Kjell Magne Bondevik Leader of the Labour Party In office 10 October 1996 – 6 April 2002 Preceded by Gro Harlem Brundtland Succeeded by Jens Stoltenberg Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee In office 1 January 2009 – 3 March 2015 Preceded by Ole Danbolt Mjøs Succeeded by Kaci Kullmann Five 17th President of the Storting In office 10 October 2005 – 1 October 2009 Preceded by Jørgen Kosmo Succeeded by Dag Terje Andersen Minister of Foreign Affairs In office 17 March 2000 – 19 October 2001 Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Preceded by Knut Vollebæk Succeeded by Jan Petersen Personal details Born (1950-11-05) 5 November 1950 Drammen, Norway Political party Labour Spouse(s) Hanne Grotjord Children 2 Alma mater University of Oslo Signature