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The Norwegian Nobel Committee (Den norske Nobelkomité) awards the Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize is one of five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. According to Nobel's will , the Peace Prize should be awarded "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for :wikt:fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the h...
 each year. Its five members are appointed by the Norwegian parliament
Storting

The Storting is the Norway Parliament, and is located in the capital city Oslo. It sits in the Storting building which was completed in 1866 and was designed by the Sweden architect Emil Victor Langlet....
. The Director of the Nobel Institute
Norwegian Nobel Institute

The Norwegian Nobel Institute was established in 1904 in Kristiania , Norway.The principal duty of the Nobel Institute is to assist the Norwegian Nobel Committee in the task of selecting the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and to organize the annual Nobel event in Oslo....
, Professor Geir Lundestad
Geir Lundestad

Geir Lundestad is a Norway author and educator best known for his association with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, for which he serves as Director, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee, for which he serves as a permanent Secretary....
, serves as secretary to the committee.








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The Norwegian Nobel Committee (Den norske Nobelkomité) awards the Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize is one of five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. According to Nobel's will , the Peace Prize should be awarded "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for :wikt:fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the h...
 each year. Its five members are appointed by the Norwegian parliament
Storting

The Storting is the Norway Parliament, and is located in the capital city Oslo. It sits in the Storting building which was completed in 1866 and was designed by the Sweden architect Emil Victor Langlet....
. The Director of the Nobel Institute
Norwegian Nobel Institute

The Norwegian Nobel Institute was established in 1904 in Kristiania , Norway.The principal duty of the Nobel Institute is to assist the Norwegian Nobel Committee in the task of selecting the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and to organize the annual Nobel event in Oslo....
, Professor Geir Lundestad
Geir Lundestad

Geir Lundestad is a Norway author and educator best known for his association with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, for which he serves as Director, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee, for which he serves as a permanent Secretary....
, serves as secretary to the committee.

Current members

  • Ole Danbolt Mjøs
    Ole Danbolt Mjøs

    Ole Danbolt Mj?s is a Norwegian physician and politician for the Christian Democratic Party of Norway. A professor and former rector at the University of Troms?, he is known worldwide as the leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee....
     (chairman) (born 1939), Professor dr. med. and politician for the Christian People's Party
    Christian People's Party (Norway)

    The Christian Democratic Party , is a Christian Democratic Norway political party founded in 1933. The Norwegian name literally translates to Christian People's Party....
    . Member and Chairman of the Committee since 2003.


  • Berge Furre
    Berge Furre

    Berge Ragnar Furre is a Norway historian, theologian and politician for the Socialist Left Party ....
     (deputy chairman) (born 1937), Professor dr. theol., former member of parliament and leader of the Socialist Left Party
    Socialist Left Party (Norway)

    The Socialist Left Party , is a Norway Socialism political party founded in 1975. It currently holds 15 out of 169 seats in the Storting. Kristin Halvorsen is the current leader, and she has been so since 1997....
    . Member of the Committee since 2003, Deputy Chairman since 2003.


  • Sissel Marie Rønbeck (born 1950), Deputy Director, Directorate for Cultural Heritage (Riksantikvaren), former member of parliament and Cabinet Minister for the Labour Party
    Norwegian Labour Party

    The Norwegian Labour Party is a social democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Second cabinet Stoltenberg and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
    . Member of the Committee since 1994.


  • Inger-Marie Ytterhorn
    Inger-Marie Ytterhorn

    Inger-Marie Ytterhorn is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party .She was elected to the Stortinget from Hordaland in 1989, but was not re-elected in 1989....
     (born 1941), Senior political adviser to the Progress Party
    Progress Party (Norway)

    The Progress Party is a Norway political party. It was the second largest political party in Norway following the Norwegian parliamentary election, 2005....
    's parliamentary group, former member of parliament. Member of the Committee since 2000.


  • Kaci Kullmann Five
    Kaci Kullmann Five

    Kaci Kullmann Five is a Norway politician for the Conservative Party of Norway, and a business professional. She was born Karin Cecilie Kullmann in B?rum and was educated in Law, French language and Political Science at University of Oslo in 1981....
     (born 1951), former member of parliament and Cabinet Minister for Trade, Shipping and European Affairs for the Conservative Party
    Conservative Party of Norway

    The Conservative Party is a Norway political party. Founded in 1884, it is Norway's second oldest party. The current leader is Erna Solberg....
    . Member of the Committee since 2003.


External links

  • - official site


See also

  • Norwegian Nobel Institute
    Norwegian Nobel Institute

    The Norwegian Nobel Institute was established in 1904 in Kristiania , Norway.The principal duty of the Nobel Institute is to assist the Norwegian Nobel Committee in the task of selecting the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize and to organize the annual Nobel event in Oslo....
  • Nobel Peace Prize
    Nobel Peace Prize

    The Nobel Peace Prize is one of five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. According to Nobel's will , the Peace Prize should be awarded "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for :wikt:fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the h...
  • Nobel Prize
    Nobel Prize

    The Nobel Prize , established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nobel Prize in Literature, and Nobel Peace Prize in 1901....