Mr. Bondevik served as Prime Minister of Norway from 1997 to 2000, and previously as Member of Parliament 1973-2005. He is currently President of the Oslo Centre for Peace and Human Rights, working for world peace, human rights and interreligious tolerance worldwide. The centre cooperates closely with the Carter Center in Atlanta, the Kim Dae Jung Library in Seoul and the Crisis Management Initiative in Helsinki. Bondevik was awarded the Grand Cross of St. Olav in 2004, is a member of the Club de Madrid, a group of former leaders of democratic states that works to strengthen democratic governance and leadership.
