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Kjell Magne Bondevik

Norwegian politician (born )

Kjell Magne Bondevik (Norwegian pronunciation:[ˈçɛlːˈmɑ̀ŋnəˈbʊ̀nːəviːk]ⓘ; born 3 September ) is a NorwegianLutheranminister and politician. As leader of the Christian Democratic Party, he served as the prime minister of Norway from to , and from to ,[1] making him, after Erna Solberg, Norway's second longest serving non-Labour Party prime minister since World War II.[2] Currently, Bondevik is president of the Oslo Centre for Peace and Human Rights.[3]

Family and early life

Bondevik was born in Molde, the son of Johannes Bondevik, a principal at the Christian folk high school Rauma folkehøyskole who also was a local politician for the Christian Democratic Party,[4] and Margit, née Hæreid.

He became a theological candidate from MF Norwegian School of Theology in [5] As Bondevik was active in Norwegian politics at a young age, he did not serve in the military.[clarification needed] In , he was ordained as pastor in the (Lutheran) Church of Norway.[6]

He is married to Bjørg Bondevik (née Rasmussen) and has three children: Bjørn (born ), Hildegunn (born ), and John Harald (born ).

Kjell Magne Bondevik is the nephew of politician Kjell Bondevik, the cousin of former bishop Odd Bondevik and brother in law of author and priest Eyvind Skeie.[7]

Political career

In , Bondevik said that he regards himself as a "68'er", and that he was "influenced by the radical wind of the time".

While he remained in the movement of Young Christian Democrats (Norway, KrFU), he claims to have "radicalized the organization to great despair in the party".

Kjell bondevik biography of rory mcilroy Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Kjell Magne Bondevik was diagnosed with depression during his first term as prime minister. His honesty and willingness to speak openly about his illness led to an outpouring of support from across Norway. He talks to Ben Jones.

He has also said that he would likely rather have "oriented" himself towards the Socialist People's Party, had his radicalization of the Christian Democratic Party not gone through.[8]

Representing the Christian Democratic Party, Bondevik was a member of the Storting (Parliament) from to He was his party's parliamentary leader in the periods of –, –, –, , and –, and party leader from to In this position, he was succeeded by Valgerd Svarstad Haugland.

He was also Minister of Foreign Affairs in Jan P. Syse's government of –, Minister of Church and Education in Kåre Willoch's government –, also Prime Minister Willoch's deputy –, and state secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister during Lars Korvald's government –

As Prime Minister

Bondevik's first term as prime minister lasted from 17 October to 3 March , in a coalitioncabinet consisting of the Christian Democratic Party, the Centre Party and the Liberal Party.

While serving his first term as prime minister, Bondevik attracted international attention in August when he announced that he was suffering from depressive episode, becoming the highest ranking world leader to admit to suffering from a mental illness while in office. Upon this revelation, Anne Enger became acting prime minister for three weeks, from 30 August to 23 September, while he recovered from the depressive episode.

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    • Bondevik then returned to office. Bondevik received thousands of supportive letters, and said that the experience had been positive overall, both for himself and because it made mental illness more publicly acceptable.[6][9]

    Bondevik's first cabinet resigned after losing a confidence vote in March as a result of a dispute over the construction of gas-fired power stations[10] and was replaced by a Labour Party government led by Jens Stoltenberg until their defeat in the parliamentary election.

    Bondevik then formed his second cabinet, consisting of the Christian Democratic Party, the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party, which took office on 19 October [citation needed]

    The second Bondevik government carried out reforms and left a booming economy; however, Bondevik was defeated in the parliamentary election, with 81 seats obtained for Bondevik's coalition and its supporters to the opposition Red-Green Coalition's [citation needed]

    Bondevik announced his retirement from national-level politics at the end of his term as prime minister, and did not seek re-election for his seat in parliament.[citation needed]

    Post-premiership

    The Oslo Centre for Peace and Human Rights was founded by Bondevik in January The purpose of the centre is to work for world peace, human rights and inter-religious 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.

    On 31 October , he published his memoir, called Et liv i spenning (A life of excitement and tension).

    On 31 January , he was the first high-ranking politician from another country detained and questioned in the United States as a result of President Donald Trump's executive orders banning immigration from seven predominantly Muslim nations, because of a diplomatic visit to Iran he had made in [11][12]

    In , it was revealed that Bondevik had published a glowing appraisal of Kazakhstan in the Norwegian daily newspaper Vårt Land after receiving cash payments from the government of Kazakhstan.[13]

    Earlier, in , the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet had revealed that one of Bondevik's colleagues, the Conservative Party politician Aamir J.

    Sheikh, had requested a cash payment of , NOK from the government of Bahrain in an e-mail, with Bondevik as one of the carbon-copied (CC) recipients. "A month later, Bondevik and Sheikh handed out an 'honorary prize' to representatives of Bahrain's prime minister," the newspaper wrote.[14]

    Awards and decorations

    Bondevik was awarded the Grand Cross of St.

    Olav in , the first sitting Norwegian Prime Minister to receive the Order of St. Olav in 80 years.

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    Kjell Magne Bondevik was born on November 3, , into the family of a priest. He completed his studies at the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oslo and became a Lutheran pastor. In the s, Bondevik took over the leadership of the Christian People's Party. He gained recognition as a politician who was open and not involved in behind-the-scenes intrigues. During the recent pre-election campaign, the coalition led by him focused all its attention on internal issues, promising to reduce high taxes and improve the education system in secondary schools.

    The award happened due to a change in the Statutes of the Order with automatic awards to the prime minister and Ministers of the Government that stirred some debate and criticism.[7][15] With the succeeding Stoltenberg Government, the practice was halted.[16]

    He is a full member of the Club de Madrid, a group of former leaders of democratic states that works to strengthen democratic governance and leadership.[1]

    Bondevik is an Honorary Member of The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation.[17]

    In , Bondevik was awarded an honorary degree from the University of San Francisco.[18]

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      Kjell bondevik biography of rory He was born in Leikanger. He graduated with the cand. He worked as a teacher and headmaster in schools in Oslo, Haugesund and Sauda. He was a member of the executive committee of Sauda municipal council from to , and chaired the local party chapter from to and the county chapter from to During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, he was arrested in March for boycotting the Nazi creation, the Teachers Union, together with a large number of other teachers, including Gustav Natvig-Pedersen.

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      Kjell bondevik biography of rory van As leader of the Christian Democratic Party , he served as the prime minister of Norway from to , and from to , [ 1 ] making him, after Erna Solberg , Norway's second longest serving non- Labour Party prime minister since World War II. Kjell Magne Bondevik is the nephew of politician Kjell Bondevik , the cousin of former bishop Odd Bondevik and brother in law of author and priest Eyvind Skeie. In , Bondevik said that he regards himself as a " 68'er ", and that he was "influenced by the radical wind of the time". While he remained in the movement of Young Christian Democrats Norway, KrFU , he claims to have "radicalized the organization to great despair in the party". He has also said that he would likely rather have "oriented" himself towards the Socialist People's Party , had his radicalization of the Christian Democratic Party not gone through.

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