Jan Egeland

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Secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council

Jan Egeland is a Norwegian diplomat, political scientist, humanitarian leader and former Labour Party politician who has been Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council since 2013. Wikipedia

Born: 1957 (age 66 years), Stavanger, Norway

Spouse: Anne Kristin Sydnes (m. 1989–2017)

Awards: Peer Gynt Prize

Education: University of California, Berkeley, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Stavanger Cathedral School, and more

Books: A Billion Lives: An Eyewitness Report from the Frontlines of Humanity and Impotent Superpower--potent Small State: Potentials and Limitations of Human Rights Objectives in the Foreign Policies of the United States and Norway

Descendants: Heidi Egeland and Ane Egeland

Party: Labour Party