The Willy Brandt Prize is an annual prize awarded by the Norwegian-German Willy Brandt prize foundation (in German: ''Norwegisch-Deutsche Willy-Brandt-Stiftung'') since 2000. It is awarded to persons or institutions that make significant contributions to German-Norwegian relations. It is named after the former German ''Bundeskanzler'' Willy Brandt and comprises a Willy Brandt statuette by

Nils Aas Nils Sigurd Aas (21 April 1933 – 10 February 2004) was a Norwegian sculptor. He was one of the most prominent artists in modern Norwegian sculpture and is particularly well known for his statue of Haakon VII, located in the June Seventh Squar ...

and a certificate. It is separate from the International Willy-Brandt Prize founded in 2011 by the

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Prize winners

2018

* Robin Allers * Kate Hansen Bundt

2017

* Ingrid Brekke * sailing ship Thor Heyerdahl e.V.

2016

Jon Fosse Jon Olav Fosse (born 29 September 1959) is a Norwegian author and dramatist. Biography Jon Fosse was born in Haugesund, Norway. A serious accident at age seven brought him close to death; the experience significantly influenced his adulthood wr ...

* Julia Stöber

2015

* Sten Inge Jørgensen, Norwegian journalist writing for Morgenbladet and author of the book "Tyskland stiger frem" * Clemens Bomsdorf, German journalist writing for Focus, The Art Newspaper, art – Das Kunstmagazin

2014

* Jan Garbarek, Norwegian Saxophonist * Edvard-Munch-Haus e.V.

2013

* Jonas Gahr Støre, former Norwegian Foreign Minister * Frank-Walter Steinmeier, former German Foreign Minister

2012

Ingvar Ambjørnsen Ingvar Even Ambjørnsen-Haefs (born 20 May 1956) is a Norwegian writer. He is best known for his "Elling" tetralogy: ''Utsikt til paradiset'' (1993), ''Fugledansen'' (1995), ''Brødre i blodet'' (1996), and ''Elsk meg i morgen'' (1999). ''Brødr ...

, Norwegian writer *

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, a German organisation

2011

Therese Bjørneboe Eva Therese Bjørneboe (born 1 March 1963) is a Norwegian theatre critic and editor. She writes for ''Aftenposten'' and is also editor of '' Norsk Shakespeare- og teatertidsskrift''. She is a member of the jury of the International Ibsen Award. ...

, Norwegian journalist *

Jörn Thiede Jörn is a locality situated in Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 797 inhabitants in 2010. Vladimir Lenin made his last stop in Sweden at the railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means ...

, German polar scientist

2010

* Sverre Dahl, Norwegian translator * Klaus-Ewald Holst, Honorary Consul General for Norway in Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen and Brandenburg

2009

* Inge Lønning, Norwegian professor and politician *

Fritz Fadranski Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridolin an ...

, German historian

2008

Grete Lächert Grete or Grethe is a feminine given name, a derivate of Margaret. It is most often used in Scandinavia (not including Sweden), Estonia, and German-speaking Europe. People Given name *Grete Berget (1954–2017), Norwegian politician * Grete Daut ...

, Music teacher *

Hannelore Besser Hannelore is a German female given name, which is a combination of two names: * Hanne, a German and Dutch diminutive or short form of Johanna, itself a feminized form of Iohannes (i.e. John), which means God is gracious. * Lore, the German short ...

, School principal

2007

Egon Bahr Egon Karl-Heinz Bahr (; 18 March 1922 – 19 August 2015) was a German SPD politician. The former journalist was the creator of the ''Ostpolitik'' promoted by West German Chancellor Willy Brandt, for whom he served as Secretary of State in ...

, German politician * Thorvald Stoltenberg, former Norwegian Foreign Minister

2006

*Gymnasium Carolinum (Neustrelitz), Neustrelitz, a German

academic school An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, ...

*Stor-Elvdal ungdomsskole, Koppang, a Norwegian academy *Herzog-Johann-Gymnasium in Simmern, Hunsrück, a German academic school

2005

Björn Engholm Björn Engholm (born 9 November 1939) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He was Federal Minister for Education and Science from 1981 to 1982, and in 1982 also Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forests. From 1 ...

(German), former Minister-President for Schleswig-Holstein * Kåre Willoch (Norwegian), former Prime Minister of Norway

2004

Jostein Gaarder Jostein Gaarder (; born 8 August 1952) is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories, and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often ...

, Norwegian writer *

Heiko Uecker Heiko Uecker (5 September 1939 – 30 May 2019) was a German philologist who specialized in Germanic studies. He was Professor of Nordic Philology at the University of Bonn and a known expert on Scandinavian literature. Biography Heiko Uecker wa ...

, German professor

2003

* Nils Morten Udgaard, Norwegian journalist * Einhard Lorenz, German historian

2002

Wencke Myhre Wenche Synnøve Myhre (born 15 February 1947), known in some countries as Wencke Myhre, is a Norwegian singer who has had a great number of hit songs since the 1960s in the Norwegian, Danish, German and Swedish markets and languages. Early caree ...

, Norwegian singer *

Horst Tappert Horst Tappert (26 May 1923 – 13 December 2008) was a German film and television actor best known for the role of Inspector Stephan Derrick in the television drama ''Derrick''. Biography Horst Tappert was born on 26 May 1923 in Elberfeld ...

, German actor

2001

* Klaus Liesen, former Director-General of

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* Olav Christopher Jensen, German-Norwegian visual artist

2000

Jahn Otto Johansen Jahn Otto Johansen (3 May 1934 – 1 January 2018) was a Norwegian journalist, newspaper editor, foreign correspondent and non-fiction writer. He worked for the newspaper '' Morgenposten'' from 1956 to 1966, for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corp ...

, journalist *

Gabriele Haefs Gabriele Haefs (born 27 August 1953) is a German writer and translator. She was born in Wachtendonk to Johann Heinrich Haefs and Annie Pasch, and is married to Norwegian writer Ingvar Ambjørnsen. She is credited for having discovered Jostein Ga ...

, translator for the book ''Sofies Welt'' (English:

Sophie's World ''Sophie's World'' (Norwegian: ''Sofies verden'') is a 1991 novel by Norwegian writer Jostein Gaarder. It follows Sophie Amundsen, a Norwegian teenager, who is introduced to the history of philosophy as she is asked "Who are you?" in a letter ...

)

External links

Der Willy-Brandt-Preis

References

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