Willy Brandt Prize

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 and a certificate. It is separate from the International Willy-Brandt Prize founded in 2011 by the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

2018

 * Robin Allers
 * Kate Hansen Bundt

2017

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

2016

 * Jon Fosse
 * 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, Norwegian writer
 * Action Reconciliation Service for Peace, a German organisation

2011

 * Therese Bjørneboe, Norwegian journalist
 * Jörn Thiede, 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, German historian

2008

 * Grete Lächert, Music teacher
 * Hannelore Besser, School principal

2007

 * Egon Bahr, German politician
 * Thorvald Stoltenberg, former Norwegian Foreign Minister

2006

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

2005

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

2004

 * Jostein Gaarder, Norwegian writer
 * Heiko Uecker, German professor

2003

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

2002

 * Wencke Myhre, Norwegian singer
 * Horst Tappert, German actor

2001

 * Klaus Liesen, former Director-General of Ruhrgas AG
 * Olav Christopher Jensen, German-Norwegian visual artist

2000

 * Jahn Otto Johansen, journalist
 * Gabriele Haefs, translator for the book Sofies Welt (English: Sophie's World)