Monday, 9 March 2015

Nobel peace prize committee chairman Thorbjørn Jagland demoted

Nobel peace prize committee chairman Thorbjørn Jagland demoted


Norway’s Nobel peace prize committee has demoted its chairman, Thorbjørn Jagland, in a move unprecedented in the long history of the award. The committee, which said the former Norwegian prime minister would remain as a committee member, gave no reason for its decision. However, the renowned diplomat drew criticism shortly after becoming committee chairman in 2009 for awarding the prestigious Nobel to newly elected US president Barack Obama.

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