Haakon Magnus
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| Born | 1973-07-20 The National Hospital, Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Alma mater | Norwegian Naval Academy, Berkeley, University of Oslo, London School of Economics |
| Religion | Church of Norway |
| Spouse | • Mette-Marit • Crown Princess of Norway |
| Member of | WEF/Young Global Leaders/2005 |
Norwegian royalty who attended the 2011 Bilderberg | |
Haakon Magnus, Prince of Norway is the only son of King Harald V and Queen Sonja, and heir apparent to the throne of Norway.
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Education and military
Haakon has served in the Royal Norwegian Navy, where he undertook his first-level officer's education at the Norwegian Naval Academy. This was then followed with a year aboard missile torpedo boats and other vessels. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley in 1999. Haakon later attended lectures at the University of Oslo and took the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' civil servant introductory course in 2001. He completed his education in 2003 at the London School of Economics, where he was awarded an MSc in development studies, specializing in international trade and Africa.
His officer rank in the Royal Norwegian Navy is Admiral, and in the Norwegian Army and the Royal Norwegian Air Force his rank is General.
Activities and Connections
Crown Prince Haakon was a member of the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders network from 2005 until 2010. From 2010 until 2017, the Crown Prince served as a member of the Young Global Leaders Foundation Board.
He co-founded the NGO Global Dignity with John Hope Bryant, who has worked as an adviser to both George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The Crown Prince is a good friend of Bill Gates, who runs one of the world's largest foundations, and who has been criticized for unreasonably influencing politicians and media people.
The Crown Prince's brother-in-law, Per Høiby, is the founder and partner of the strategic communications company First House, which is notorious for its purchases of politicians and media people. The only international organization First House is part of is the international public affairs consultancy network FIPRA. FIPRA has close links with the Bilderberg Group and they specialize in influencing political decision-making processes around the world.
Epstein
His wife, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, met Jeffrey Epstein several times between 2011 and 2013, and she was a guest at his New York home.[1]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2011 | 9 June 2011 | 12 June 2011 | Switzerland Hotel Suvretta St. Moritz | 59th meeting, in Switzerland, 129 guests |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2007 | 24 January 2007 | 28 January 2007 | Switzerland | Only the 449 public figures listed of ~2200 participants |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2013 | 23 January 2013 | 27 January 2013 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2500 mostly unelected leaders met to discuss "leading through adversity" |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2014 | 22 January 2014 | 25 January 2014 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2604 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World" |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2016 | 20 January 2016 | 23 January 2016 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | Attended by over 2500 people, both leaders and followers, who were explained how the Fourth Industrial Revolution would changed everything, including being a "revolution of values". |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2017 | 17 January 2017 | 20 January 2017 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2950 known participants, including prominently Bill Gates. "Offers a platform for the most effective and engaged leaders to achieve common goals for greater societal leadership." |
