Right Livelihood Council
The Right Livelihood Award Foundation is grateful for the generous support from its advisors in various fields such as fundraising, PR, organisational questions, legal advice, accounting, or national and international politics. Their commitment greatly strengthens the Foundation’s impact.
Currently serving are:
- Pia Gadd, Journalist, Sweden.
- Birgitta Hambraeus, former Member of the Swedish Parliament, Sweden.
- Sven Hamrell, Senior Adviser, Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, Sweden.
- Albrecht Kasper, Managing Director, Albertinen Stiftung, Germany.
- David Krieger, Founder, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, USA.
- Annette Ringier, President, Right Livelihood Award Foundation Switzerland.
- Arne Ruth, former chief editor for culture of Dagens Nyheter, Sweden.
- Frank Schwalba-Hoth, former Member of the European Parliament, Belgium.
- Carl Tham, former Swedish Minister, former Swedish Ambassador to Germany, Sweden.
- Margot Wallström, UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, USA/Sweden.
- Anders Wijkman, Member of the European Parliament, Belgium/Sweden.
Right Livelihood Ambassadors
The Right Livelihood Ambassadors play an important role in spreading the word about the work of the Foundation. They lend their name and give their time to inform more and more people about the Laureates and the Award.
Currently, the Right Livelihood Award has one Ambassador:
- Marianne Bergengren, Artist, Sweden/Switzerland.








