Jørgen Watne Frydnes Explained

Jørgen Watne Frydnes
Nationality:Norwegian
Awards:Fritt Ord Honorary Award (2021)

Jørgen Watne Frydnes (born 1984) is a Norwegian administrator and politician.

He has been a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee since 2021, and chair of the committee since 2024.

Career

Frydnes has been General Secretary of PEN Norway since 2023. He was previously the CEO of Utøya AS from 2011 to 2023.[1] Utøya and Frydnes received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award in 2021.[2]

In 2020 he was elected member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee for the period 2021–2026.[3] [4] [5] He is a board member of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee.[6]

In February 2024, it was announced that he would become the new chair of the Nobel Committee, succeeding Berit Reiss-Andersen. With his appointment, Wayne Frydnes would be the youngest person to have ever led the committee.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Demokrativaktmesteren. Jobben til Jørgen Frydnes er å gjøre det meningsløse meningsfylt . Agenda Magasin . Stian . Bromark . 2017 . no . 5 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Fritt Ords Honnør 2021. Utøya og Jørgen Watne Frydnes . frittord.no . no . 21 December 2022.
  3. Web site: Utøya-gjenreiser erstatter Jagland i Nobelkomiteen . nrk.no . Laila Ø. . Bakken . 11 November 2020 . no . 5 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Valg av medlemmer til Nobelkomiteen . stortinget.no . 18 January 2021 . no . 5 April 2021.
  5. Web site: Den Norske Nobelkomite . nobelpeaceprize.org . no . 5 April 2021.
  6. Web site: Den norske Helsingforskomité. Styret . nhc.no . no . 5 April 2021.
  7. Web site: Tidligere Utøya-sjef Jørgen Watne Frydnes blir ny leder av Nobelkomiteen . . 26 February 2024 . 26 February 2024 . no.

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