Elisabeth Rehn

Mentor of the Think Tank

World’s first woman defense minister 1990–1995

  • Former Member of the Finnish Parliament, Minister of Equality Affairs and Member of the European Parliament.
  • Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights 1995–1997 in former Yugoslavia, UN Under-Secretary General and Special Representative of the UN Secretary General UN in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1998–1999.
  • Member and Chair of the Board of Directors of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Trust Fund for Victims 2009–2015.
  • Internationally recognised human rights expert and peace mediator.

Internationally recognised human rights expert and peace mediator.

About Elisabeth Rehn – Bank of Ideas

Elisabeth Rehn – Bank of Ideas is an independent and non-profit security policy think tank.  It continues Minister Elisabeth Rehn’s life’s work to promote comprehensive security and peace work, especially in the Baltic Sea region.

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