- Ole Danbolt Mjøs
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Ole Danbolt Mjøs 
Born March 8, 1939
BergenCitizenship Norwegian Fields medicine
physiologyInstitutions University of Tromsø Known for Leader, Mjøs Committee (1998–2000)
Leader, Nobel Committee (2003–2008)Notable awards Order of St. Olav
Order of the Lion.Ole Danbolt Mjøs (born 8 March 1939) is a Norwegian physician and politician for the Christian Democratic Party. A professor and former rector at the University of Tromsø, he is known worldwide as the leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 2003 to 2008.
Career
Born in Bergen, he took the dr.med. degree in 1972. In 1975 he was appointed professor of physiology at the University of Tromsø. From 1989 to 1995 he served as rector there.[1]
Mjøs is also well-known outside of his academic field. He chaired Kringkastingsrådet from 1990 to 1994,[1] and has held various political offices.[citation needed] From 1998 to 2000 he chaired the so-called Mjøs Committee, which delivered the Norwegian Official Report 2000:14, thus paving way for the so-called Quality Reform.[1]
From 2003 to 2008 he chaired the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which is awarding the Nobel Peace Prize.[1] Laureates during his times as chair were Shirin Ebadi (2003),[2] Wangari Maathai (2004)[3] the International Atomic Energy Agency and Mohamed ElBaradei (2005)[4] Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank (2006),[5] Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007),[6] and Martti Ahtisaari (2008).[7] In 2009 he was succeeded as leader by Thorbjørn Jagland.[8]
Mjøs has been decorated with the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav and the Order of the Lion of Finland.
References
- ^ a b c d "Mjøs, Ole Danbolt". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007. http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=680796.
- ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2003". Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2003/index.html. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2004". Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2004/index.html. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2005". Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2005/index.html. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2006". Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2006/index.html. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2007". Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2007/index.html. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2008". Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2008/. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ Norwegian News Agency (3 December 2008). "Jagland blir leder av Nobelkomiteen" (in Norwegian). http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article2803856.ece. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
Academic offices Preceded by
Narve BjørgoRector of the University of Tromsø
1989–1995Succeeded by
Tove BullOther offices Preceded by
Gunnar BergeChair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
2003–2008Succeeded by
Thorbjørn JaglandMembers of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Chairs Jørgen Løvland (1901–21) · Fredrik Stang (1922–40) · Gunnar Jahn (1941–66) · Bernt Ingvaldsen (1967) · Aase Lionæs (1968–78) · John Sanness (1979–81) · Egil Aarvik (1982–89) · Gidske Anderson (1990) · Francis Sejersted (1991–99) · Gunnar Berge (2000–02) · Ole Danbolt Mjøs (2002–08) · Thorbjørn Jagland (since 2009)Members Løvland (1901–21) · Lund (1901–12) · Bjørnson (1901–06) · Steen (1901–04) · Horst (1901–30) · Carl Berner (1905–18) · Hagerup (1907–20) · Hanssen (1913–39) · Koht (1918–42) · Stang (1921–40) · Konow (1922–24) · Knudsen (1924) · Mowinckel (1925–36) · Thallaug (1931–33) · Lange (1934–39) · Jahn (1938–66) · Braadland (1938–48) · Vassbotn (1938–39) · Hambro (1940–63) · Tranmæl (1940–63) · Lange (1945–48) · Oftedal (1946–47) · Ingebretsen (1946) · Lionæs (1949–78) · Natvig-Pedersen (1964–66) · Langhelle (1964–67) · Lyng (1964–65) · Wikborg (1965–69) · Ingvaldsen (1967–75) · Refsum (1967–72) · Rognlien (1967–73) · Sanness (1970–81) · Hovdhaugen (1973) · Aarvik (1974–89) · Haugeland (1974–84) · Lindebrække (1976–81) · Germeten (1979–84) · Anderson (1982–93) · Sejersted (1982–99) · Nordli (1985–96) · Stålsett (1985–2002) · Sandegren (1990–96) · Kristiansen (1991–94) · Kvanmo (1991–2002) · Rønbeck (1994–) · Berge (1997–2002) · Kostøl (1997) · Ytterhorn (2000–) · Mjøs (2003–08) · Furre (2003–08) · Five (2003–) · Jagland (2009–) · Valle (2009–)Secretaries Christian Lous Lange (1901–09) · Ragnvald Moe (1910–45) · August Schou (1946–73) · Tim Greve (1974–77) · Jakob Sverdrup (1978–89) · Geir Lundestad (1990–)Categories:- 1939 births
- Living people
- Norwegian physicians
- University of Tromsø faculty
- Rectors of universities and colleges in Norway
- Christian Democratic Party (Norway) politicians
- Commanders of the Order of St. Olav
- Recipients of the Order of the Lion of Finland
- Norwegian Nobel Committee
- Norwegian politician, 1930s birth stubs
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