The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, a committee of five, appointed by the Storting (the Norwegian parliament).
Year | Members/Substitutes | Year of birth/death | Political background |
1901-1906 | Løvland, Jørgen (Chairman) | b. 1848 d. 1922 |
Liberal |
Lund, John | b. 1842 d. 1913 |
Liberal | |
Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne | b.1832 d. 1910 |
Liberal | |
Steen, Johannes | b. 1827 d. 1906 |
Liberal | |
Horst, Hans Jakob | b. 1848 d. 1931 |
Liberal | |
Remarks: In 1904 Carl Berner, President of the Storting, and Nikolaus Matias Gjelsvik (Secretary of the Norwegian delegation to the negotiations in 1905 which resulted in the dissolution of the Swedish-Norwegian union) acted as deputies for Bjørnson and Steen. Steen was replaced by Berner from 1905. | |||
1907-1912 | Løvland, Jørgen (Chairman) | b. 1848 d. 1922 |
Liberal |
Lund, John | b. 1842 d. 1913 |
Liberal | |
Horst, Hans Jakob | b. 1848 d. 1931 |
Liberal | |
Hagerup, Georg Francis | b. 1853 d. 1921 |
Conservative | |
Berner, Carl | b. 1841 d. 1918 |
Liberal | |
1913-1918 | Løvland, Jørgen (Chairman) | b. 1848 d. 1922 |
Liberal |
Horst, Hans Jakob | b. 1848 d. 1931 |
Liberal | |
Hagerup, Georg Francis | b. 1853 d. 1921 |
Conservative | |
Berner, Carl | b. 1841 d. 1918 |
Liberal | |
Hanssen, Cornelius Bernhard | b. 1864 d. 1939 |
Liberal | |
Remark: Carl Berner died in 1918. He was replaced by Halvdan Koht. | |||
1919-1920 | Løvland, Jørgen (Chairman) | b. 1848 d. 1922 |
Liberal |
Horst, Hans Jakob | b. 1848 d. 1931 |
Liberal | |
Hagerup, Georg Francis | b. 1853 d. 1921 |
Conservative | |
Hanssen, Cornelius Bernhard | b. 1864 d. 1939 |
Liberal | |
Koht, Halvdan | b. 1873 d. 1965 |
Labour | |
Remark: In the final meeting in 1920, Wollert Konow acted as a deputy for Hagerup. | |||
1921 | Løvland, Jørgen (Chairman) | b. 1848 d. 1922 |
Liberal |
Horst, Hans Jakob | b. 1848 d. 1931 |
Liberal | |
Hanssen, Cornelius Bernhard | b. 1864 d. 1939 |
Liberal | |
Koht, Halvdan | b. 1873 d. 1965 |
Labour | |
Stang, Fredrik | b. 1867 d. 1941 |
Conservative | |
1922-1924 | Stang, Fredrik (Chairman) | b. 1867 d. 1941 |
Conservative |
Hanssen, Cornelius Bernhard | b. 1864 d. 1939 |
Liberal | |
Horst, Hans Jakob | b. 1848 d. 1931 |
Liberal | |
Koht, Halvdan | b. 1873 d. 1965 |
Labour | |
Konow, Wollert | b. 1845 d. 1924 |
Liberal | |
Remark: When Konow died in 1924, he was replaced by deputy committee member Christian Holterman Knudsen (b. 1845; d. 1929, Labour) | |||
1925-1930 | Stang, Fredrik (Chairman) | b. 1867 d. 1941 |
Conservative |
Hanssen, Cornelius Bernhard | b. 1864 d. 1939 |
Liberal | |
Horst, Hans Jakob | b. 1848 d. 1931 |
Liberal | |
Koht, Halvdan | b. 1873 d. 1965 |
Labour | |
Mowinckel, Johan Ludwig | b. 1870 d. 1943 |
Liberal | |
1931-1933 | Stang, Fredrik (Chairman) | b. 1867 d. 1941 |
Conservative |
Hanssen, Cornelius Bernhard | b. 1864 d. 1939 |
Liberal | |
Koht, Halvdan | b. 1873 d. 1965 |
Labour | |
Mowinckel, Johan Ludwig | b. 1870 d. 1943 |
Liberal | |
Thallaug, Axel A. | b. 1866 d. 1938 |
Conservative | |
1934-1937 | Stang, Fredrik (Chairman) | b. 1867 d. 1941 |
Conservative |
Hanssen, Cornelius Bernhard | b. 1864 d. 1939 |
Liberal | |
Koht, Halvdan | b. 1873 d. 1965 |
Labour | |
Mowinchel, Johan Ludwig | b. 1870 d. 1943 |
Liberal | |
Lange, Christian Lous | b. 1869 d. 1938 |
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Remark: In 1936, when the 1935 prize was awarded to Carl von Ossietzky, both Koht and Mowinchel withdrew from the committee. | |||
1938-1939 | Stang, Fredrik (Chairman) | b. 1867 d. 1941 |
Conservative |
Hanssen, Cornelius Bernhard | b. 1864 d. 1939 |
Liberal | |
Lange, Christian Lous | b. 1869 d. 1938 |
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Jahn, Gunnar | b. 1883 d. 1971 |
Liberal | |
Braadland, Birger | b. 1879 d. 1966 |
Farmers’ Party (Bondepartiet) | |
Remarks: Martin Tranmæl replaced Lange in December 1938 and Anders Vassbotn replaced C.B.Hanssen in April 1939. Braadland was actually a deputy member of the Committee, but acted as a full member as H. Koht was serving as Norway’s Foreign Minister | |||
1940 | Stang, Fredrik (Chairman) | b. 1867 d. 1941 |
Conservative |
Jahn, Gunnar | b. 1883 d. 1971 |
Liberal | |
Hambro, Carl Joachim | b. 1885 d. 1964 |
Conservative | |
Tranmæl, Martin | b. 1879 d. 1967 |
Labour | |
Braadland, Birger (see Remark under 1938) | b. 1879 d. 1966 |
Farmers’ Party (Bondepartiet) | |
Remark: Koht, Hambro and Tranmæl fled Norway when the country was occupied by German troops from April 9, 1940. | |||
1941 | Stang, Fredrik (Chairman) | b. 1867 d. 1941 |
Conservative |
Jahn, Gunnar | b. 1883 d. 1971 |
Liberal | |
(Koht, Halvdan) | b. 1873 d. 1965 |
Labour | |
(Hambro, Carl Joachim) | b. 1885 d. 1964 |
Conservative | |
(Tranmæl, Martin) | b. 1879 d. 1967 |
Labour | |
1942 | Jahn, Gunnar (Chairman) | b. 1883 d. 1971 |
Liberal |
Braadland, Birger | b. 1879 d. 1966 |
Farmers’ Party (Bondepartiet) | |
(Koht, Halvdan) | b. 1873 d. 1965 |
Labour | |
(Hambro, Carl Joachim) | b. 1885 d. 1964 |
Conservative | |
(Tranmæl, Martin) | b. 1879 d. 1967 |
Labour | |
1943-1944 | Jahn, Gunnar (Chairman) | b. 1883 d. 1971 |
Liberal |
Braadland, Birger | b. 1879 d. 1966 |
Farmers’ Party (Bondepartiet) | |
(Koht, Hambro & Tranmæl) | |||
Remark: After an attempt by the Norwegian Quisling government to take over the functions of the Nobel Committee in January 1944, Jahn, Braadland and deputy member Vassbotn resigned. The Swedish consulate-general in Oslo, on behalf of the Nobel Foundation, formally took over the management of the Foundation’s property in the Norwegian capital. | |||
1945-1948 | Jahn, Gunnar (Chairman) | b. 1883 d. 1971 |
Liberal |
Hambro, Carl Joachim (on leave 1946) | b. 1885 d. 1964 |
Conservative | |
Tranmæl, Martin | b. 1879 d. 1967 |
Labour | |
Braadland, Birger | b. 1879 d. 1966 |
The Farmers’ Party (Bondepartiet) | |
Lange, Halvard Manthey (on leave from 1946) | b. 1902 d. 1970 |
Labour | |
Remarks: Deputy Member Christian Oftedal (b. 1907; d. 1955, Liberal) acted as a deputy for C.J. Hambro in 1946 and for Lange from 1947. Deputy Member Herman Smitt Ingebretsen (b. 1891; d. 1961, Conservative) acted as a deputy for Lange in 1946 | |||
1949-1963 | Jahn, Gunnar (Chairman) | b. 1883 d. 1971 |
Liberal |
Hambro, Carl Joachim | b. 1885 d. 1964 |
Conservative | |
Tranmæl, Martin | b. 1879 d. 1967 |
Labour | |
Natvig Pedersen, Gustav | b. 1893 d. 1965 |
Labour | |
Lionæs, Aase | b. 1907 d. 1999 |
Labour | |
1964-1966 | Jahn, Gunnar (Chairman) | b. 1883 d. 1971 |
Liberal |
Natvig Pedersen, Gustav | b. 1893 d. 1965 |
Labour | |
Lionæs, Aase | b. 1907 d. 1999 |
Labour | |
Langhelle, Nils | b. 1907 d. 1967 |
Labour | |
Lyng, John (on leave from 1965) | b. 1905 d. 1978 |
Conservative | |
Remarks: When Natvig Pedersen died in 1965, he was replaced by deputy member Helge Refsum. Erling Wikborg served as a deputy for Lyng when the latter became Foreign Minister in 1965. | |||
1967 | Langhelle, Nils (Chairman) | b. 1907 d. 1967 |
Labour |
Ingvaldsen, Bernt | b. 1902 d. 1985 |
Conservative | |
Lionæs, Aase | b. 1907 d. 1999 |
Labour | |
Refsum, Helge | b. 1897 d. 1976 |
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Rognlien, Helge | b. 1920 d. 2001 |
Liberal | |
Remark: When Langhelle died in August 1967, Ingvaldsen replaced him as chairman and Erling Wikborg became a new member of the Committee. | |||
1968-1969 | Lionæs, Aase (Chairman) | b. 1907 d. 1999 |
Labour |
Ingvaldsen, Bernt | b. 1902 d. 1985 |
Conservative | |
Refsum, Helge | b. 1897 d. 1976 |
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Rognlien, Helge | b. 1920 d. 2001 |
Liberal | |
Wikborg, Erling | b. 1894 d. 1992 |
Christian People’s Party | |
1970-1972 | Lionæs, Aase (Chairman) | b. 1907 d. 1999 |
Labour |
Ingvaldsen, Bernt | b. 1902 d. 1985 |
Conservative | |
Refsum, Helge | b. 1897 d. 1976 |
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Rognlien, Helge | b. 1920 d. 2001 |
Liberal | |
Sanness, John | b. 1913 d. 1984 |
Labour | |
1973 | Lionæs, Aase (Chairman) | b. 1907 d. 1999 |
Labour |
Ingvaldsen, Bernt | b. 1902 d. 1985 |
Conservative | |
Rognlien, Helge | b. 1920 d. 2001 |
Liberal | |
Sanness, John. | b. 1913 d. 1984 |
Labour | |
Hovdhaugen, Einar | b. 1908 d. 1996 |
Center Party (New name of the Farmers’ Party) | |
1974-1975 | Lionæs, Aase (Chairman) | b. 1907 d. 1999 |
Labour |
Ingvaldsen, Bernt | b. 1902 d. 1985 |
Conservative | |
Sanness, John | b. 1913 d. 1984 |
Labour | |
Aarvik, Egil | b. 1912 d. 1990 |
Christian People’s Party | |
Haugeland, Trygve | b. 1914 d. 1998 |
Center Party | |
1976-1978 | Lionæs, Aase (Chairman) | b. 1907 d. 1999 |
Labour |
Aarvik, Egil | b. 1912 d. 1990 |
Christian People’s Party | |
Sanness, John | b. 1913 d. 1984 |
Labour | |
Haugeland, Trygve | b. 1914 d. 1998 |
Center Party | |
Lindebrække, Sjur | b. 1909 d. 1998 |
Conservative | |
1979-1981 | Sanness, John (Chairman) | b. 1913 d. 1984 |
Labour |
Aarvik, Egil | b. 1912 d. 1990 |
Christian People’s Party | |
Haugeland, Trygve | b. 1914 d. 1998 |
Center Party | |
Lindebrække, Sjur | b. 1909 d. 1998 |
Conservative | |
Germeten, Else | b. 1918 d. 1992 |
Labour | |
1982-1984 | Aarvik, Egil (Chairman) | b. 1912 d. 1990 |
Christian People’s Party |
Anderson, Gidske | b. 1921 d. 1993 |
Labour | |
Haugeland, Trygve | b. 1914 d. 1998 |
Center Party | |
Germeten, Else | b. 1918 d. 1992 |
Labour | |
Sejersted, Francis | b. 1936 d. 2015 |
Conservative | |
1985-1989 | Aarvik, Egil (Chairman) | b. 1912 d. 1990 |
Christian People’s Party |
Anderson, Gidske | b. 1921 d. 1993 |
Labour | |
Sejersted, Francis | b. 1936 d. 2015 |
Conservative | |
Nordli, Odvar | b. 1927 d. 2018 |
Labour | |
Stålsett, Gunnar | b. 1935 | Center Party | |
1990 | Anderson, Gidske (president) | b. 1921 d. 1993 |
Labour |
Sejersted, Francis | b. 1936 | Conservative | |
Nordli, Odvar | b. 1927 d. 2018 |
Labour | |
Stålsett, Gunnar | Center Party | ||
Sandegren, Kaare | b. 1929 | Labour | |
1991-1993 | Sejersted, Francis (Chairman) | b. 1936 d. 2015 |
Conservative |
Anderson, Gidske (Dep. Chairman until she died in October 1993) | b. 1921 d. 1993 |
Labour | |
Nordli, Odvar | b. 1927 d. 2018 |
Labour | |
Kristiansen, Kåre | b. 1920 d. 2005 |
Christian People’s Party | |
Kvanmo, Hanna (Dep. Chairman from October 1993) | b. 1926 d. 2005 |
Socialist Left Party | |
Sandegren, Kaare (from October 1993) | b. 1929 | Labour | |
1994-1996 | Sejersted, Francis (Chairman) | b. 1936 d. 2015 |
Conservative |
Kvanmo, Hanna (Dep. Chairman) | b. 1926 d. 2005 |
Socialist Left Party | |
Nordli, Odvar | b. 1927 d. 2018 |
Labour | |
Rønbeck, Sissel (on leave from October 1996, when she became member of the Norwegian Government) | b. 1950 | Labour | |
Kristiansen, Kaare (In October 1994, Kristiansen resigned in protest against that year’s award.) | b. 1920 d. 2005 |
Christian People’s Party | |
Stålsett, Gunnar (new member after the resignation of Kristiansen in October 1994) | Center Party | ||
Sandegren, Kaare (from October 1996) | b. 1929 | Labour | |
1997- 1998 |
Sejersted, Francis (Chairman) | b. 1936 d. 2015 |
Conservative |
Kvanmo, Hanna (Dep. Chairman) | b. 1926 d. 2005 |
Socialist Left Party | |
Stålsett, Gunnar | b. 1935 | Center Party | |
Rønbeck, Sissel (on leave until November 1997) | b. 1950 | Labour | |
Berge, Gunnar | b. 1940 | Labour | |
Kostøl, Esther (until November 1997) | b. 1936 | Labour | |
1999 | Sejersted, Francis (Chairman) | b. 1936 d. 2015 |
Conservative |
Berge, Gunnar (Dep. Chairman) | b. 1940 | Labour | |
Kvanmo, Hanna | b. 1926 d. 2005 |
Socialist Left Party | |
Stålsett, Gunnar | b. 1935 | Center Party | |
Rønbeck, Sissel | b. 1950 | Labour | |
2000-2002 | Berge, Gunnar (Chairman) | b. 1940 | Labour |
Stålsett, Gunnar (Dep. Chairman) | b. 1935 | Center Party | |
Kvanmo, Hanna | b. 1926 d. 2005 |
Socialist Left Party | |
Rønbeck, Sissel | b. 1950 | Labour | |
Ytterhorn, Inger-Marie | b. 1941 d. 2021 |
Progress Party | |
2003-2005 | Mjøs, Ole Danbolt (Chairman) | b. 1939 | Christian People’s Party |
Furre, Berger Ragnar (Dep. Chairman) | b. 1937 | Socialist Left Party | |
Five, Kaci Kullman | b. 1951 d. 2017 |
Conservative | |
Rønbeck, Sissel | b. 1950 | Labour | |
Ytterhorn, Inger-Marie | b. 1941 d. 2021 |
Progress Party | |
2006-2008 | Mjøs, Ole Danbolt (Chairman) | b. 1939 | Christian People’s Party |
Furre, Berger Ragnar (Dep. Chairman) | b. 1937 | Socialist Left Party | |
Five, Kaci Kullman | b. 1951 d. 2017 |
Conservative | |
Rønbeck, Sissel | b. 1950 | Labour | |
Ytterhorn, Inger-Marie | b. 1941 | Progress Party | |
2009-2011 | Jagland, Thorbjørn (Chairman) | b. 1950 | Labour |
Five, Kaci Kullmann (Dep. Chairman) | b. 1951 | Conservative | |
Valle, Ågot | b. 1945 | Socialist Left Party | |
Rønbeck, Sissel | b. 1941 | Labour | |
Ytterhorn, Inger-Marie | b. 1941 d. 2021 |
Progress Party | |
2012-2014 | Jagland, Thorbjørn (Chairman) | b. 1950 | Labour |
Five, Kaci Kullmann (Dep. Chairman) | b. 1951 d. 2017 |
Conservative | |
Ytterhorn, Inger-Marie | b. 1941 | Progress Party | |
Reiss-Andersen, Berit | b. 1954 | Labour | |
Stålsett, Gunnar | b. 1935 | Center Party | |
2015-2017 | Five, Kaci Kullmann (Chair) | b. 1951 d. 2017 |
Conservative |
Reiss-Andersen, Berit (Dep. Chair) | b. 1954 | Labour | |
Ytterhorn, Inger-Marie | b. 1941 d. 2021 |
Progress Party | |
Syse, Henrik | b. 1966 | Conservative | |
Jagland, Thorbjørn | b. 1950 | Labour |