Thorbjørn Jagland

Norwegian politician and diplomat. Secretary General of the Council of Europe (2009–2019), Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee (2009–2015), former Prime Minister of Norway (1996–1997), and former President of the Storting (Norwegian Parliament). Documented relationship with Epstein spanning at least March 2013 through September 2014. Direct email correspondence on a first-name basis. Epstein paid for hotel reservations (three rooms at the Ritz) for Jagland's visits. Jagland hosted Epstein at his official Secretary General residence in Strasbourg. Listed on Epstein's September 2014 'People To See' master list alongside Bill Burns, Ehud Barak, Peter Thiel, and Larry Summers. Invited to Epstein's private island ('thorbjorn jagland will be on the island for the entire next week, come visit').

Classification basis: T4 Associated — Secretary General of the Council of Europe (2009-2019), former Prime Minister of Norway (1996-1997), Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee (2009-2015). 15+ corpus documents spanning 2013-2014. Direct first-name email correspondence with Epstein. Epstein paid for hotel rooms (3 rooms at the Ritz). Jagland hosted Epstein at his official Secretary General residence in Strasbourg. Invited to Epstein's private island. On September 2014 'People To See' master list. No evidence of awareness of or participation in criminal activity.