Gro harlem brundtland family

Norwegian politician (born 1939)

Gro Brundtland (Norwegian pronunciation:[ˈɡruːˈhɑ̀ːlɛmˈbrʉ̀ntlɑnː]; néeHarlem, 20 April 1939) is a Norwegian politician in the Labour Party,^[1] who served three terms as the prime minister of Norway (1981, 1986–1989, and 1990–1996), as the leader of her party from 1981 to 1992, and as the director-general of the World Health Organization from 1998 to 2003. She is also known for having chaired the Brundtland Commission which presented the Brundtland Report on sustainable development.

Educated as a physician, Brundtland joined the Labour Party and entered the government in 1974 as Minister of the Environment. She became the first female prime minister of Norway^[1] on 4 February 1981, but left office on 14 October 1981; she returned as prime minister on 9 May 1986 and served until 16 October 1989. She finally returned for her third term on 3 November 1990. After her surprise resignation as prim