THORBJøRN JAGLAND

(born November 5, 1950) is a Norwegian politician. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1996 to 1997 leading the cabinet Jagland, and then Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2000 to 2001 in the first cabinet Stoltenberg. He was leader of the Norwegian Labour Party from 1992 to 2002, and was succeeded by Jens Stoltenberg. Thorbjørn Jagland currently serves as president (speaker) of the Norwegian Parliament from October 2005. He has been member of parliament since 1993. He is known for his strong support of Norwegian EU-membership and his opposition to what he calls "Islamophobia". [1]