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* [[Sauli Niinistö]] (1997),<ref name=prweb97/>{{Better source|reason=PR Newswire is a for-hire "news agency"|date=May 2012}} former [[Minister of Finance (Finland)|Minister of Finance]], former [[Speaker of the Parliament of Finland|Speaker of the Parliament]], current [[President of the Republic of Finland|President of the Republic]]
* [[Sauli Niinistö]] (1997),<ref name=prweb97/>{{Better source|reason=PR Newswire is a for-hire "news agency"|date=May 2012}} former [[Minister of Finance (Finland)|Minister of Finance]], former [[Speaker of the Parliament of Finland|Speaker of the Parliament]], current [[President of the Republic of Finland|President of the Republic]]
* [[Matti Vanhanen]] (2009),<ref name=autogenerated6/><ref name="Vanhanen and Katainen"/> former [[Prime Minister of Finland|Prime Minister]], former chairman of [[Centre Party (Finland)|Centre Party]]
* [[Matti Vanhanen]] (2009),<ref name=autogenerated6/><ref name="Vanhanen and Katainen"/> former [[Prime Minister of Finland|Prime Minister]], former chairman of [[Centre Party (Finland)|Centre Party]]
* [[Jutta Urpilainen]] (2012,<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://yle.fi/uutiset/urpilainen_bilderberg-kokouksessa_yksityishenkilona_-_veronmaksajien_rahoilla/6148612 |title= Urpilainen Bilderberg-kokouksessa yksityishenkilönä veronmaksajien rahoilla |trans_title= |language= Finnish}}</ref> 2013<ref name="participants2013"/>), current [[Minister of Finance (Finland)|Minister of Finance]]
* [[Jutta Urpilainen]] (2012,<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://yle.fi/uutiset/urpilainen_bilderberg-kokouksessa_yksityishenkilona_-_veronmaksajien_rahoilla/6148612 |title= Urpilainen Bilderberg-kokouksessa yksityishenkilönä veronmaksajien rahoilla |trans_title= |language= Finnish}}</ref> 2013<ref name="participants2013"/>), former [[Minister of Finance (Finland)|Minister of Finance]]


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The following is a list of prominent persons who are known to have attended one or more conferences organized by the Bilderberg Group. The list is currently organized by category. It is not a complete list and it includes both living and deceased people. Where known, the year(s) they attended are denoted in brackets.

Royalty

Belgium

Commonwealth realms

Netherlands

Norway

Spain

Politics

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Canada

Prime Ministers

China

  • Fu Ying (2011, 2012),[3][31] Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, former Ambassador to the UK and Australia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Japan

Netherlands

Norway

  • Jens Stoltenberg (2002),the former Prime Minister of Norway.[16]
  • Kristin Clemet[16] (1999, 2008[55]) Managing Director of the liberal and conservative think tank Civita, Former Minister of Education and Science.
  • Geir Lundestad (2005)[56] Director of the Norwegian Nobel institute and Secretary to The Nobel Peace Prize Committee.

Portugal

Poland

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

United Kingdom

Prime Ministers

United States

Presidents

Senators

Governors

EU Commissioners

European Union Commissioners who have attended include:

  • Frederik Bolkestein (1996, 2003),[114] former European Commissioner
  • Neelie Kroes (2011), EU Commissioner[70]
  • Pascal Lamy (2003,[114] 2010[10]), former European Commissioner for Trade, Director-General of the World Trade Organization 2005–present
  • Peter Mandelson (1999),[84] (2009),[85] former European Commissioner for Trade 2004–2008
  • Pedro Solbes (2010),[10] former European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, former Second Vice President of Spain, former Minister of Economy and Finance

Military

Netherlands

United Kingdom

  • Colin Gubbins[115] (1955, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1966), head of the British SOE (deceased)

United States

Financial institutions

Austria

Canada

  • Neil McKinnon, (1965), President of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC).
  • Louis Rasminsky, (1968), third Governor of the Bank of Canada from 1961 to 1973. (deceased)
  • Frank McKenna, (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012),[2][3][118] Deputy Chair of TD Bank Financial Group, Canadian Ambassador to the United States 2005–2006, Premier of New Brunswick 1987–1997
  • Marcel Faribault, (1966), Canadian notary, businessman and administrator, he became president of Trust Général du Canada. (deceased)
  • Mark Carney, (2011, 2012),[11] Governor of the Bank of England from July 2013 on, eighth governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013 and the Chairman of the Financial Stability Board, an institution of the G20 based in Basel, Switzerland.[3][119]
  • Clark, Edmund, (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012),[2][11][22] President and CEO, TD Bank Financial Group[3]

France

Germany

Greece

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Spain

Turkey

United Kingdom

United States

Corporations

Belgium

  • Rolf Soiron (2011), CEO of Holcim Ltd.[70]

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Netherlands

Norway

  • Jens Chr. Hauge[129] (member of the group's board;[130] industrialist, who resigned as minister of justice in 1955; minister of defence appointment in 1945)

Poland

Portugal

Russia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

United Kingdom

United States

Venezuela

University, institute and other academic

Canada

  • James Orbinski, (2011),[11] Professor of Medicine and Political Science, University of Toronto, he was President of the International Council of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF, aka Doctors Without Borders) at the time the organization received the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize.

China

France

Greece

Netherlands

  • Victor Halberstadt (2000-2012), Professor of Economics, Leiden University; Former Honorary Secretary General of Bilderberg Meetings[54]

United States

Media

Austria

Canada

Denmark

France

Greece

Italy

Poland

Spain

Switzerland

Turkey

  • Sami Kohen (2009),[42] Senior Foreign Affairs Columnist of Milliyet

United Kingdom

United States

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