Børge Brende is a Norwegian politician and diplomat. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2017, Minister of the Environment from 2001 to 2004, and Minister of Trade and Industry from 2004 to 2005. He was a member of the Norwegian parliament from Sør-Trøndelag from 1997 to 2009. He was the president and CEO of the World Economic Forum from 2017 to 2026. He resigned from the WEF in 2026 in light of the Epstein files controversy.,
- Occupation
- politician, diplomat
- Position held
- member of the Parliament of Norway, Foreign Minister of Norway, deputy member of the Parliament of Norway, Minister of Climate and the Environment
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Born
- September 25, 1965