2020 Nobel Peace Prize
| The Nobel Peace Prize | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 October 2020 |
| Location | Oslo |
| Country | Norway |
| Presented by | Norwegian Nobel Committee |
| Reward(s) | 9.0 million SEK |
| First awarded | 1901 |
| 2020 laureate | TBD |
The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize is scheduled to be announced by the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday 9 October, 11:00 CET.[1]
Candidates
There are 318 candidates for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, which is the fourth largest number in the history of the prize.[2] However, the Norwegian Nobel Committee does not reveal the names of nominators nor of the nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize before 50 years have passed. Names of nominated recipients are usually made public by their nominators.
Nobel Committee
Tasked with reviewing nominations from September of the previous year through February 1 and ultimately selecting the Prize winners,[3] the Norwegian Parliament-appointed members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee at the time of the 2020 prize were listed as:[4]
- Berit Reiss-Andersen (chair, born 1954), advocate (barrister) and President of the Norwegian Bar Association, former state secretary for the Minister of Justice and the Police (representing the Labour Party). Member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee since 2012, reappointed for the period 2018–2023.
- Henrik Syse (vice chair, born 1966), Research Professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo. Member of the Committee since 2015, appointed for the period 2015–2020
- Thorbjørn Jagland (born 1950), former Member of Parliament and President of the Storting and former Prime Minister for the Labour Party, former Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 2009 to 2015. Currently regular member. Member of the Committee since 2009, reappointed for the period 2015–2020.
- Anne Enger (born 1949), former Leader of the Centre Party and Minister of Culture. Appointed for the period 2018–2020
- Asle Toje (born 1974), foreign policy scholar. Appointed for the period 2018–2023.
References
- ^ "Prize announcement dates". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ https://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/peace/
- ^ "News Navigator: Why is the Nobel Peace Prize awarded in Norway?". The Mainichi. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "The Norwegian Nobel Committee". The Nobel Peace Prize. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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