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Gro Harlem Brundtland
Gro Harlem Brundtland (Norwegian: [ɡruː hɑːɭɛm brʉntlɑnː]  ( listen); born Gro Harlem, 20 April 1939) is a former Prime Minister of Norway, a current Special Envoy with the United Nations, and the Deputy Chair of The Elders. Brundtland, MD has served as a physician, a Social Democratic politician and a diplomat, and is now an international leader in sustainable development and public health. She served three terms as Norway's Prime Minister: in 1981, in 1986–89, and in 1990–96. She served as Vice-President of Socialist International. She served as the Director General of the UN World Health Organization and is now a Special Envoy on Climate Change for the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon. In 2008 she became the recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture. In 2014 she became the first recipient of the Tang Prize in Sustainable Development.

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