H.E. Mr. Borge Brende
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Norway
Børge Brende graduated with a BA in economics, law and history, NTNU, Trondheim. He began his career as a political adviser in 1985. He was Minister of the Environment from 2001 to 2004 and Minister of Trade and Industry from 2004 to 2005. He was a Member of the China Council for International Environment and Development (advisory body to the State Council) (2005–2013) and a Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment (Norwegian Parliament / the Storting) (2005–2009). He was also a Managing Director of the World Economic Forum in Geneva, a Member of the Board, Statoil and a Chair of the Board, Mesta.