The Bilderberg Group or Bilderberg conference is an unofficial annual invitation-only conference of around 130 guests, most of whom are persons of influence in the fields of business, media, and politics.
The elite group meets annually at luxury hotels or resorts throughout the world, normally in Europe, once every four years in the United States or Canada. It has an office in Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands.[1] They met at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey for the June 2007 meeting.[2]
Royalty
- Prince Philip (1965, 1966, 1967), Duke of Edinburgh
- Prince Charles (1986), Prince of Wales
- Prince Bernhard, father of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
- Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands[3]
- Claus von Amsberg (1967, 1968, 1971), husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
- Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange (2001)
- Juan Carlos I, King of Spain
- Queen Sofia of Spain, wife of Juan Carlos I, King of Spain
- Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca, younger daughter of Juan Carlos I, King of Spain
- Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant, Crown Prince of Belgium
- Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, King of Sweden
- Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1985)
- Prince Axel of Denmark (1955)
Politics
United States- Bill Clinton (1991)[4], former US President, 1993 - 2001
- Hillary Clinton (1997), current US Senator, also attended the World Economic Forum, the Munich Conference on Security Policy, the Salzburg Global Seminar and the Renaissance Weekend. Member of the Democratic Leadership Council
- Gerald R. Ford (1964, 1966), former US President
- Dan Quayle (1990, 1991), former US Vice President
- Walter F. Mondale (1974), former US Vice President
- Nelson A. Rockefeller (1957, 1974), former US Vice President, former Governor of New York
- Dean Acheson (1957, 1958, 1964, 1966), former United States Secretary of State
- Christian Herter (1961, 1963, 1964, 1966)[5], former Secretary of State
- Dean Rusk (1955, 1957, 1966), former United States Secretary of State
- Cyrus Vance (1971), former United States Secretary of State
- Henry Kissinger (1957, 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977-2003, 2004[6], 2005, 2006, 2007), Secretary of State, 1973 - 1977
- Richard Perle (1985, 2003, 2006), assistant Secretary of Defense, 1981 - 1987
- Donald Rumsfeld (1975, 2002), Secretary of Defense, 2001 - 2006
- David L. Aaron (1977), former Deputy National Security Advisor
- Colin L. Powell (1997), former United States Secretary of State
- William J. Perry (1996), former United States Secretary of Defense
- Lloyd Bentsen (1989, 1995, 1996, 1997), former United States Secretary of the Treasury
- Robert S. McNamara (1968, 1975), former US Secretary of Defense, former President of the World Bank
- McGeorge Bundy (1957, 1964, 1966), former National Security Advisor (United States)
- Walt Whitman Rostow, former National Security Advisor (United States)
- James Steinberg, former Deputy National Security Advisor
- Brent Scowcroft (1985, 1994), former National Security Advisor (United States)
- Sandy Berger, former National Security Advisor (United States)
- Nicholas F. Brady (1991), former United States Secretary of the Treasury
- Robert Zoellick (1991, 2003, 2006), former Deputy Secretary of State and current President of the World Bank
- Paul Wolfowitz, former President of the World Bank
- Richard Holbrooke (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006), former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
- Lawrence Summers (1998, 2002), former United States Secretary of the Treasury
- C. Douglas Dillon (1968), former United States Secretary of the Treasury
- Kenneth W. Dam, former United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
- Stuart Eizenstat, former United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
- Robert M. Kimmitt, current United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
- Richard N. Haass (2004)[6], president, Council on Foreign Relations
- John Edwards (2004), former US Senator
- Bill Bradley (1985), former US Senator
- Jay Rockefeller (1971), current US Senator
- L. Douglas Wilder (1991), former Governor of Virginia, current Mayor of Richmond, Virginia
- Mark Warner (2005), former Governor of Virginia
- Bill Richardson (1999, 2000), current Governor of New Mexico
- Christopher Dodd (1999, 2000, 2001), current US Senator
- Chuck Hagel (1999, 2000, 2001), current US Senator
- Evan Bayh (1999), current US Senator
- Kay Bailey Hutchison (2000, 2002), current US Senator
- Dianne Feinstein (1991), current US Senator
- Jon Corzine (1995, 1996, 1997[3], 1999, 2003, 2004), current Governor of New Jersey
- James Florio (1994), former Governor of New Jersey
- Thomas Kean, former Governor of New Jersey
- Christine Todd Whitman (1998), former Governor of New Jersey
- George Pataki (2006), former Governor of New York
- Thomas E. Dewey (1957, 1966), former Governor of New York
- Sam Nunn (1996, 1997[3]), former US Senator
- Tom Foley (1995, 2002), former Speaker of the US House of Representatives
- Lee H. Hamilton (1997)[3], former US Congressman
- Ross Wilson (ambassador) (2007), current United States Ambassador to Turkey
- Alexander Haig, former United States Secretary of State
- Winston Lord, former United States Ambassador to China
- John Sparkman (1955, 1966), former US Senator
- Hugh Scott (1966), former US Senator
- J. William Fulbright (1957, 1964), former US Senator
- Henry M. Jackson (1964, 1966-1968), former US Senator
- Jacob Javits (1964, 1966), former US Senator
- H. John Heinz III, former US Senator
- Frank Church, former US Senator
- Clifford P. Case (1958), former US Senator
- John Chafee, former US Senator
- George J. Mitchell, former US Senator
- Claiborne Pell, former US Senator
- Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former US Senator
- Daniel J. Evans, former US Senator, former Governor of Washington
- Larry Pressler, former US Senator
- Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (1971), former US Senator
- Charles Mathias, Jr. (1967, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1977), former US Senator
- Adlai Stevenson III (1971), former US Senator
- Edward Brooke (1968), former US Senator
- Fred R. Harris (1966), former US Senator
- Bennett Johnston Jr. (1991), former US Senator
- Joel Pritchard (1975), former US Congressman
- John Brademas (1966), former US Congressman
- Donald M. Fraser (1971), former US Congressman
- Cornelius Edward Gallagher (1963, 1966), former US Congressman
- Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen, Jr. (1964, 1966, 1971), former US Congressman
- James Robert Jones, former US Congressman
- John B. Anderson (1977), former US Congressman
- Dan Glickman, former US Congressman
- John LaFalce, former US Congressman
- John H. Sununu (1990), former Governor of New Hampshire
- Terry McAuliffe, former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
- Ken Mehlman, former Chairman of the Republican National Committee
- Robert Schwarz Strauss, former Chairman of the Democratic National Committee
- Shirley Temple (1982), former United States Ambassador, former child actress
- Donald Gregg (1985), former United States Ambassador
- Ralph E. Reed, Jr., former first executive director of the Christian Coalition
- Rick Perry (2007), current Governor of Texas
- Philip D. Zelikow (2007), executive director of the 9/11 Commission and Counselor of the United States Department of State
- Kathleen Sebelius (2007), current Governor of Kansas
- Vin Weber (2007), former US Congressman
- Kristen Silverberg (2007), Bureau of International Organization Affairs, part of the State Department
- Marc Grossman (2007), former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
- William J. Luti, Senior Director for Defense Policy and Strategy for the National Security Council
- David Gergen (1995), political consultant and presidential adviser during the Republican administrations of Nixon, Ford, and Reagan, campaign staffer for George H.W. Bush and adviser to Democratic President Bill Clinton
- George W. Ball (1954-1992)[7], former U.S. diplomat
- Joseph E. Johnson (1954)[8], former President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
- David Rockefeller, original U.S. founding member, life member, and member of the Steering Committee (1954-
- Zbigniew Brzezinski (Guest, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1985), President Carter's National Security Advisor
- Dennis Ross (2006)
- Melinda Gates (2004), wife of Bill Gates
- Vernon Jordan (1980, 1991, 2005, 2006)
- Cord Meyer (1957), CIA official
- Carlos M. Collazo (2003)
Canada
- Lester B. Pearson (1964, 1966, 1968), former Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968
- Pierre Trudeau (1985), former Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979
- Jean Chrétien, Canadian Prime Minister, 1993 - 2003
- Paul Martin (1996), Canadian Prime Minister, 2003 - 2006
- Stephen Harper (2003), Canadian Prime Minister, 2006 – Present
- Bernard Lord, former Premier of New Brunswick
- Robert L. Stanfield (1968), former Premier of Nova Scotia
- Jason Kenney (2007), Canadian Member of Parliament
- Preston Manning, former leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, leader of the Reform Party of Canada
- Lloyd Axworthy, former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)
- Kevin G. Lynch, Canadian civil servant
- Frank McKenna (2006), former Canadian Ambassador to the United States, former Premier of New Brunswick, current Deputy Chairman of Toronto-Dominion Bank
- Michael Wilson (politician), current Canadian Ambassador to the United States, former Minister of Finance (Canada), former Minister of International Trade (Canada)
- Marc Lalonde (1977), former Minister of Finance (Canada)
- Jacques Parizeau (1968), former Premier of Quebec
- Robert Bourassa (1971), former Premier of Quebec
- Jean Lesage (1966), former Premier of Quebec
- Mike Harris, former Premier of Ontario
- Ralph Klein, former Premier of Alberta
- Peter Lougheed (1973), former Premier of Alberta
- Gerald Regan (1977), former Premier of Nova Scotia
- Paul Joseph James Martin (1957, 1966-1968), former Canadian Senator, former Leader of the Government in the Senate (Canada), former Minister of National Health and Welfare (Canada), former Secretary of State for External Affairs (Canada), father of former Prime Minister of Canada, Paul Martin
- Jeanne Sauvé (1974), former Governor General of Canada
- Donald S. Macdonald (1971, 1973), former Minister of Finance (Canada), former Minister of National Defence (Canada)
- Heather Reisman (2006, 2007), Canadian businesswoman
United Kingdom
- Gordon Brown (1991), current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Tony Blair (1993)[4], former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom[9]
- John Major, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Margaret Thatcher (1975)[10], former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- James Callaghan (1963, 1966), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Edward Heath (1963, 1966, 1967), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Alec Douglas-Home (1977), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Harold Wilson (1966), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Kenneth Clarke (1998[11], 2006[12] & 2007[13]), former Chancellor of the Exchequer
- George Osborne (2006)[14] Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer 2004-Present; member of the opposition 2001-Present
- Denis Healey, former Secretary of State for Defence 1963-1970, former Chancellor of the Exchequer 1974-1979 (founding member of Bilderberg)
- Ed Balls, Economic Secretary to the Treasury 2006 - 2007
- Paddy Ashdown (1989), former leader of the UK Liberal Democrats
- Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, former Secretary-General of NATO
- David Owen (1973), former British Foreign Secretary
- Norman Lamont, former Chancellor of the Exchequer
- William Hague, former leader of the Conservative Party (UK), current Shadow Foreign Secretary
- Sir Malcolm Rifkind, former British Foreign Secretary
- Douglas Hurd, former British Foreign Secretary
- Cecil Parkinson, former Chairman of the Conservative Party
- Roy Jenkins, former President of the European Commission
- Reginald Maudling (1955, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973), former Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Hugh Gaitskell (1954, 1955, 1958), former leader of the Labour Party (UK)
- William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill
- John Smith (UK politician), former leader of the British Labour Party
- William Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank (1974)
- Clement Davies (1954, 1955), former leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
- Jo Grimond (1958, 1966), former leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
- Jeremy Thorpe, former leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
- David Steel, former leader of the Liberal Party (UK)
- David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick
- Geoffrey Rippon (1974)
- David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech (1958, 1966), former British Ambassador to the United States
- Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1965, 1966)
- Christopher Price (UK politician), former Labour Party (UK) Member of Parliament, former member of the European Parliament
- Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury
- Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham (1964, 1966)
- George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth (1971)
- Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone (1967)
- George Brown, Baron George-Brown (1966)
- Enoch Powell (1968)
- Kenneth Younger (1966)
- John Horam (1975)
- John Nott (1977)
- Edmund Dell (1978)
- Keith Joseph (1977)
- Rodric Braithwaite
- Frederic Bennett (1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977)
- John Keegan, British military historian
- John Monks, former General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress
- Charles Forte, Baron Forte (1977)
- Sir Patrick Sheehy Professor of International Relations
- Giles Radice, Baron Radice
- Philip Gould, Baron Gould of Brookwood
- Gareth Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn
- Pauline Neville-Jones, Baroness Neville-Jones
- Rodney Elton, 2nd Baron Elton (1977)
- Harold Lever, Baron Lever of Manchester (1977, 1985)
- John Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton (1980), former Chairman of British Petroleum
- David Young, Baron Young of Graffham (1985)
- John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover
- William Rees-Mogg (1993)
- George Weidenfeld
- Roy Hattersley (1985)
- Norman Tebbit (1985)
- Richard Dearlove (2007), former head of MI6
- Eric Roll (1964, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977) (Bilderberg Steering Committee)[15], Department of Economic Affairs, 1964, later Bilderberg Group Chairman
- John Kerr, Baron Kerr of Kinlochard, member of the House of Lords
Ireland
- Garret FitzGerald (1975, 1977), former Prime Minister of Ireland
- John Bruton, former Prime Minister of Ireland
- Michael McDowell (2007), founding member of the Progressive Democrats of Ireland
Germany
- Egon Bahr (1968, 1971, 1982, 1987), German Minister, creator of the Ostpolitik
- Rainer Barzel (1966), former German opposition leader
- Kurt Biedenkopf (1992), former Prime Minister of Saxony
- Max Brauer (1954, 1955, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), former Mayor of Hamburg
- Birgit Breuel (1973, 1979, 1980, 1991, 1992, 1994), chairwoman of Treuhandanstalt
- Andreas von Bülow (1978), former Minister of Research of Germany
- Karl Carstens (1971), former President of Germany
- Klaus von Dohnanyi (1975, 1977), former Mayor of Hamburg
- Ursula Engelen-Kefer (1998), former chairwoman of the German Confederation of Trade Unions
- Björn Engholm (1991), former Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein
- Ludwig Erhard (1966), former Chancellor of Germany
- Fritz Erler (1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), Socialist Member of Parliament
- Herbert Giersch (1975)
- Helmut Haussmann (1979, 1980, 1990, 1996), former Minister of Economics of Germany
- Wolfgang Ischinger (1998, 2002), German ambassador to Washington
- Helmut Kohl, former Chancellor of Germany
- Walter Leisler Kiep (1974, 1975, 1977, 1980), former Treasurer of the Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
- Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1955, 1957, 1966), former Chancellor of Germany
- Otto Graf Lambsdorff (1980, 1983, 1984), former Minister of Economics of Germany
- Karl Lamers (1995), Member of the German Bundestag
- Angela Merkel (2005), current Chancellor of Germany
- Siegmar Mosdorf (2001), Secretary of State for Economics in Germany
- Alfred Müller-Armack (1966), Secretary of State for Economics in Germany
- Friedbert Pflüger (2005, 2006), Member of the German Bundestag
- Ruprecht Polenz (2002)
- Volker Rühe (1983, 1991-1994), former Defense Minister of Germany
- Rudolf Scharping, former Defense Minister of Germany
- Wolfgang Schäuble (2003), current Minister of Internal Affairs of Germany
- Walter Scheel, former President of Germany
- Karl Schiller (1966), former Finance Minister of Germany
- Otto Schily (2003-2006), former Minister of Internal Affairs of Germany
- Carlo Schmid (1955, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), former Vice President of the Federal Parliament
- Helmut Schmidt (1966, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1977), former Chancellor of Germany
- Gerhard Schröder (CDU) (1971, 1974), former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Germany), former Minister of Defence (Germany)
- Gerhard Stoltenberg (1966), former Minister of Germany and Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein
- Franz Josef Strauß (1963, 1966), former Minister of Germany and Prime Minister of Bavaria
- Lothar Späth (1993), former Prime Minister of Baden-Wurttemberg
- Erwin Teufel (1991), former Prime Minister of Baden-Wurttemberg
- Henning Voscherau (1996), former Mayor of Hamburg
- Richard von Weizsäcker (1978), former President of Germany
- Guido Westerwelle (2007), leader of the Free Democratic Party of Germany
- Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski (1971, 1973, 1974, 1978), former Secretary of State in the Chancellor's Office of Germany
- Matthias Wissmann (1998, 2004, 2005), former Minister of Research of Germany
Austria
- Otto von Habsburg, Archduke and Crown Prince of Austria
- Alfred Gusenbauer, current Chancellor of Austria
- Franz Vranitzky (1975), former Austrian Chancellor
- Bruno Kreisky, former Austrian Chancellor
- Martin Bartenstein, Austrian Minister for Economy and Labour
Switzerland
- Flavio Cotti (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997), former President of the Swiss Confederation
- Pascal Couchepin (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005), current President of the Swiss Confederation
- Jean-Pascal Delamuraz (1995), former President of the Swiss Confederation
- Max Petitpierre (1963, 1966), former President of the Swiss Confederation
- Sigmund Widmer (1975), former Mayor of Zürich
- Denis de Rougemont (1954, 1955, 1966)
France
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1968), former President of the French Republic
- Lionel Jospin, former Prime Minister of France
- Georges Pompidou (1966), former President of the French Republic
- Dominique de Villepin (2003), former Prime Minister of France
- Laurent Fabius, former Prime Minister of France
- Michel Rocard, former Prime Minister of France
- Pierre Bérégovoy, former Prime Minister of France
- Edgar Faure (1974), former Prime Minister of France
- René Pleven (1963, 1966), former Prime Minister of France
- Pierre Mendes-France (1968), former Prime Minister of France
- Antoine Pinay (1954, 1955, 1963, 1964, 1966), former Prime Minister of France
- Jean-Bernard Raimond, former French Foreign Minister
- Jean Francois-Poncet (1985), former French Foreign Minister
- Michel Barnier (2007), former French Foreign Minister
- Bernard Kouchner (2005), current Minister of Foreign Affairs (France)
- Jacques Attali (1975), French economist and scholar and former presidential adviser of France's socialist government
- Gaston Defferre (1964, 1966), former Mayor of Marseille
- Maurice Herzog (1974), former Mayor of Chamonix
- Guy Mollet (1954, 1955, 1963, 1966), former Socialist Prime Minister of France
Belgium
- Paul Van Zeeland (1955, 1957, 1958, 1966), former Prime Minister of Belgium
- Leo Tindemans, former Prime Minister of Belgium
- Wilfried Martens, former Prime Minister of Belgium
- Jean-Luc Dehaene, former Prime Minister of Belgium
Netherlands
- Jan-Peter Balkenende (2008), current Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- Ruud Lubbers, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- Wim Kok, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- Barend Biesheuvel (1968), former Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- Jelle Zijlstra, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- Laurens-Jan Brinkhorst (1974), former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Max van der Stoel, former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Jozias van Aartsen, former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Maxime Verhagen,(2006, 2008), current Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Frank Heemskerk (2007), Dutch Minister of Foreign Trade
- Klaas de Vries (2003), Dutch Member of Parliament
- Ivo Samkalden, former Mayor of Amsterdam
Italy
- Francesco Cossiga (1977), former President of the Italian Republic
- Amintore Fanfani (1955, 1966), former Italian Prime Minister
- Alcide de Gasperi (1954), former Italian Prime Minister
- Claudio Martelli, former Italian Minister of Justice
- Gianni De Michelis, former Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, former Italian Minister of Economy and Finance
- Romano Prodi (Steering Committee Member of Bilderberg in the 1980s), former Italian Prime Minister and former President of the European Commission
- Virginio Rognoni (1982), former Italian Minister of Defense
- Mariano Rumor (1966), former Italian Prime Minister
- Domenico Siniscalco, former Italian Minister of Economy and Finance
- Giulio Tremonti, current Italian Minister of Economy and Finance
- Walter Veltroni (1996), former Mayor of Rome
Spain
- Felipe Gonzalez (1989), former Prime Minister of Spain
- Esperanza Aguirre Gil de Biedma, president of Madrid
Portugal
- Francisco Pinto Balsemão (1995-2007) [16], former Prime Minister of Portugal, 1981 - 1983 and CEO of Impresa media group
- António Guterres, former Prime Minister of Portugal, currently the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Pedro Santana Lopes, former Prime Minister of Portugal
- José Sócrates (2004), current Prime Minister of Portugal
- Jorge Sampaio, former President of Portugal
- Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues (2003), Leader of the Socialist Party
- Antonio Costa (2008), current Mayor of Lisbon
- Rui Rio (2008), current Mayor of Porto
- Jose Pedro Aguiar-Branco (2006)[16], Member of Parliament (PSD)
- Augusto Santos Silva (2006)[16], Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
Greece
- Kostas Karamanlis (1998), current Prime Minister of Greece
- Constantine Mitsotakis (1993), former Prime Minister of Greece
- Georgios Alogoskoufis, current Minister for Economy and Finance (Greece)
- Dora Bakoyannis (2003), current Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece), former Mayor of Athens
- Anna Diamantopoulou, Member of Parliament in Greece and former EU Commissioner
- George Andreas Papandreou, former Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece), President of the Socialist International
- Gerasimos Arsenis, former Minister of Defense of Greece
- Stefanos Manos (2001), Greek politician
Turkey
- Süleyman Demirel (1975), former Prime Minister of Turkey
- Bülent Ecevit (1975), former Prime Minister of Turkey
- Adnan Menderes, former Prime Minister of Turkey
- Mesut Yilmaz, former Prime Minister of Turkey
- Selim Sarper (1966), former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
- İsmail Cem (1998), former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
- Hikmet Çetin (2007), former Minister of Foreign Affairs and former leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP)
- Emre Gönensay (2007), former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
- Ali Babacan (2007), current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
Sweden
- Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden, 2006 - Present
- Carl Bildt[3] (1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008), former Prime Minister of Sweden and current Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Olof Palme (1962, 1966, 1973, 1975, 1984), former Prime Minister of Sweden
- Percy Barnevik (1996, 1997, 2001), Businessman
- Mona Sahlin (1996), Chairman of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, (Invited by Percy Barnevik)
- Thorbjörn Fälldin, former Prime Minister of Sweden
- Tage Erlander (1962, 1966), former Prime Minister of Sweden
- Leif Pagrotsky (2001), former Swedish Minister for Education, Research and Culture [1];
- Anders Borg (2007), current Minister for Finance of Sweden
- Herbert Tingsten (1954, 1955, 1966), former Chief Editor, Dagens Nyheter
- M. Waldenström (1955), Industrialist
- Björn Lundvall (1968, 1975, 1977) (LM Ericsson)
- Anna Lindh (2003), former Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
- Göran Persson (2001), former Prime Minister of Sweden
- Gunnar Sträng (1973), former Minister for Finance of Sweden
- Krister Wickman (1973, 1977), former Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
- Hans Blix, former Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)
Norway
- Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway
- Kåre Willoch (1966, 1968), former Prime Minister of Norway
- Jens Stoltenberg, (2002), current Prime Minister of Norway
- Siv Jensen (2006), Chairman Fremskrittspartiet
- Johann Olav Koss (2006)
- Halvard Lange (1964), former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Norway)
- Ole Myrvoll (1974), former Minister of Finance (Norway), former Mayor of Bergen
Denmark
- Anders Fogh Rasmussen, current Prime Minister of Denmark
- Mogens Lykketoft, former leader of the Social Democrats of Denmark
- Tøger Seidenfaden, editor-in-chief of Danish newspaper "Politiken"
- Ritt Bjerregaard, former Danish Secretary of Education, EU Commissioner and currently Mayor of Copenhagen
- Anders Eldrup (2001-2007), CEO, Danish Oil and Gas Corporation (DONG)
Finland
- Jaakko Iloniemi (1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
- Ilkka Suominen (1988)
- Aatos Erkko (1991)
- Jarl Köhler (1992, 1993, 1994)
- Ulf L. Sundqvist (1992)
- Johannes Koroma (1993)
- Jorma Ollila (1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
- Krister Ahlström (1994)
- Georg Ehrnrooth (1994)
- Sirkka Hämäläinen (1994)
- Jaakko Ihamuotila (1994)
- Max Jakobson (1975, 1994)
- Gerhard M. H. Wendt (1994)
- Jukka Harmaja (1995)
- Björn Mattsson (1995)
- Pertti Voutilainen (1995)
- Janne Virkkunen (1998, 2001)
- Olli-Pekka Heinonen (2001)
- Christoffer Taxell (2002)
- Teija H. Tiilikainen (2002, 2005, 2007)
- Olli Kivinen (2003)
- Björn Whalroos (2003)
- Paula Lehtomäki (2004)
- Erkki Liikanen (1999, 2005)
- Matti Vanhala (1999)
- Pentti Vartia (1999)
- Mikael Pentikäinen (2005)
- Eero Heinäluoma (2006)
- Sixten Korkman (2006)
- Atte Jääskeläinen (2007)
- Esko Aho (1994), former Prime Minister of Finland
- Paavo Lipponen (1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004), former Prime Minister of Finland
- Matti Vanhanen, current Prime Minister of Finland
- Martti Ahtisaari (1995, 1996), former President of Finland
- Sauli Niinistö (1997)[3], former Minister of Finance (Finland), Speaker of Parliament
- Jyrki Katainen (2007), current Minister of Finance (Finland)
Iceland
- Davíð Oddsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland, 1991-2004
- Geir Hallgrímsson (1973, 1975, 1977), former Prime Minister of Iceland
- Björn Bjarnason (1977), vice editor of Morgunblaðið (1984 - 1991), Icelandic Minister of Education (1995 - 2002), current Minister for Justice and Ecclesiastical Affair (since 2003)
Russia
- Anatoly Chubais, Russian politician
- Grigory Alexeyevich Yavlinsky, Russian politician
Slovakia
- Ivan Mikloš, former Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia
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