Kjell Magne Bondevik
President
Mr. Bondevik is the founder and president of the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights. He was Prime Minister of Norway 1997-2000 and 2001-2005. He has also been Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Church and Education. He was a member of the Norwegian Parliament 1973-2005. Mr. Bondevik served as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa in 2006-2007. Mr. Bondevik holds the degree of Cand.Theol. and was ordained as a priest in the Lutheran Church of Norway in 1979.
Phone: +47 23136670

Simon Rye
Executive Director
Mr. Rye has the overall responsibility for strategic and professional development, financial management and human resources. Previously, Mr. Rye was Director of the Peace, Gender and Democracy Department in the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). He has broad experience from development, conflict management and peacebuilding and has also served as a diplomat for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rye has a Ph.D. in social anthropology and has also worked with international health issues for several years. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Phone: +47 23136678

Hans Petter Bergli
Communication Advisor
Mr. Bergli is the Oslo Center’s press contact and is responsible for communication strategy and related activities. Previously, he worked as a communication advisor at the Norwegian Labour and Welfare administration (NAV) and the National Insurance Administration. He has also worked as a freelance journalist. Mr. Bergli holds the degree of Cand.Polit. (Master of Political Science) from the University of Bergen, and has also graduated from the Gimlekollen School of Journalism and Communication.
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John Bjørnebye
Senior Advisor/Ambassador
Mr. Bjørnebye is a retired ambassador from the Norwegian Foreign Service. He is mainly responsible for translations and quality assurance at the Oslo Center. He also maintains contact with foreign Embassies and helps organise conferences and other events. During his years in the Foreign Service he was Counsellor for Human Rights, Chief of staff to the Foreign Minister, Assistant Secretary General, and served in Bangkok, Paris, New York, Washington, Tokyo, Brussels and Luxembourg. He has also been director for Europe and North America in UNESCO. Mr. Bjørnebye holds the degree of Cand.Philol.
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Alf-Åge Hansen
Special Advisor

Alf-Åge Hansen is responsible for the Oslocenters’ work on Human Rights. Hansen has a master degree in Political Science from the University of Tromsø, Norway, and he has been working with international issues at the University of Tromsø and at the Troms Regional Municipality. Since 2001 Hansen has served as a career diplomat with the Norwegian Foreign Service. He has been working in the Europe department, and as a diplomat at the Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2003-2006, and at the Norwegian Embassy in London 2006-2009. Hansen has been working on security policies, democracy, human rights and development policies. 
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Tone Holme
Administrative secretary
Ms. Holme is the President’s personal assistant. She is also in charge of the administration of the Oslo Center, and she organises meetings and travels. Ms. Holme was a secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office from 1994-2007, and she has also worked at the Ministry of Finance and at the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development.
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Øistein Mjærum
Special Advisor
Mr. Mjærum is in charge for the programme “Democracy and coalition building”. He also runs the Mental Health project, and is coordinating the collaboration with the Club of Madrid, the Oslo Center US Foundation and The National Democratic Institute (NDI). Mr. Mjærum was Political Advisor and assistant press spokesman in the Prime Minister’s Office from 2001-2005. He has also worked in the Norwegian Parliament and as a Press Secretary in the Christian Democratic Party. Mr. Mjærum holds the degree of Cand.Mag. from the University of Oslo - in political science, theology and administration.
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Einar Steensnæs
Senior Advisor
Mr. Steensnæs is the former Executive Director at the Oslo Center. From 2009 he has a supportive role in different projects and represents the Oslo Center in some cooperating organisations. Mr. Steensnæs has a long career in Norwegian politics and has been Minister of Education and Research (1989-90) and Minister of Petroleum and Energy (2001-2004). Since 2005 he has been a member of the Executive Board of UNESCO, Paris.
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Ms. Vik is responsible for the ”Dialogue for Peace” programme at the Oslo Center. She also has regional responsibility for Africa and the Middle East. Ms. Vik is a historian of religion and was previously engaged as the Director of Nansen Dialogue. She has also worked in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Vik has been a researcher at the University of Oslo, in the field of religion and conflicts.
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Phone: +47 23136676