Kaci Kullmann Five
Kaci Kullmann Five | |
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| Chairwoman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee | |
| In office 3 March 2015 – 19 February 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Thorbjørn Jagland |
| Succeeded by | Berit Reiss-Andersen |
| Leader of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 20 April 1991 – 10 April 1994 | |
| Deputy | John G. Bernander |
| Preceded by | Jan P. Syse |
| Succeeded by | Jan Petersen |
| In office 1 January 1988 – 22 January 1988 Acting | |
| Preceded by | Rolf Presthus |
| Succeeded by | Jan P. Syse |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 October 1981 – 30 September 1997 | |
| Constituency | Akershus |
| Minister of Trade and Shipping | |
| In office 16 October 1989 – 3 November 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan P. Syse |
| Preceded by | Jan Balstad |
| Succeeded by | Eldrid Nordbø |
| First Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 25 August 1984 – 22 January 1988 | |
| Leader | Erling Norvik Rolf Presthus |
| Preceded by | Håkon Randal |
| Succeeded by | Wenche Frogn Sellæg |
| Second Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 19 March 1982 – 25 August 1984 | |
| Leader | Jo Benkow |
| Preceded by | Astrid Gjertsen |
| Succeeded by | Arne Skauge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karin Cecilie Kullman 13 April 1951 Bærum, Akershus, Norway |
| Died | 19 February 2017 (aged 65) Oslo, Norway |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Carsten O. Five (1972–2017; her death) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
Karin Cecilie "Kaci" Kullmann Five (pronounced
She was elected by the Storting as a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in 2003, became a board member of the Nobel Foundation in 2009 and served as chairwoman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 2015 until her death; in this capacity she was responsible for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize.
Biography
Five was born Karin Cecilie Kullmann in
In early 2014, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and began treatment for it.[2] While her initial prognosis was good, the illness worsened, and in 2016 she had to cancel several appearances.[3]
Five died on 19 February 2017 from breast cancer, aged 65.[4]
Political career
Five was member of the municipal council of Bærum 1975–81 and then served as deputy leader of the executive committee for Education. From 1977 to 1979 she was the first female President of the Norwegian Young Conservatives.[citation needed]
She was a member of the Norwegian parliament, the
After politics
After leaving parliament in 1997, Five served as managing director in
Nobel Prize roles
Kaci Kullmann Five was elected by the Storting as a deputy member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the Nobel Peace Prize, for the term 2000–03. In 2003, she was elected as one of the five regular members and was reelected up until her death in 2017. In March 2015, she was elected by the committee as its new chairperson, succeeding Thorbjørn Jagland, marking the first time in the history of the 1900 founded committee that the incumbent chairman was replaced without retiring deliberately. From 2009 until 2017, she was one of the seven regular board members of the Sweden-based Nobel Foundation, which has the overall responsibility for all the five Nobel Prizes.[1]
As a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, she was involved in the decisions to award the Nobel Peace Prize to, among others,
Publications
- Erfaringer med etableringsloven. Cand.polit.dissertation in political science, University of Oslo, 1981.
- Det nye Europa, with Jan Petersen. Oslo: Conservative Party of Norway, 1990.
- Avslutningstale på Høyres landsmøte 1991. Oslo: Conservative Party of Norway, 1991.
- "Norges plass i europeisk samarbeid". In: Norsk militært tidsskrift, no. 12, 1992.
References
- ^ a b c d "Kaci Kullmann Five", Norsk biografisk leksikon; accessed 20 February 2017.(in Norwegian)
- ^ Notice of diagnosis of breast cancer, budstikka.no; accessed 20 February 2017. (in Norwegian)
- ^ Notice of illness of Kaci Kullmann Five, Dagbladet.no; accessed 20 February 2017. (in Norwegian)
- ^ Obituary, vg.no; accessed 20 February 2017.(in Norwegian)
- ^ Kaci Kullmann Five langer ut mot Kina "Kaci Kullmann Five harshly criticizes China", nrk.no; accessed 20 February 2017.
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