2 Quotes & Sayings By Gro Haarlem Brundtland

Gro Haarlem Brundtland was Prime Minister of Norway from 1981 to 1986. She is the first female Prime Minister of a country where women have been permitted to vote since 1913. In her time as Prime Minister, she launched a number of important social programs, including the government's first national health care system for children and pregnant women, new laws on maternity leave, and an extension of child-care facilities. She also initiated the Norwegian Aid Program for Africa, which helped thousands of people in need in thirty countries.