The Nobel Peace Prize 2007
Awarded on: 2007-10-12
"for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change"
Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr.
Born: 1948-03-31 in Washington, D.C., USA
Gender: male
Field: Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001
Biography
Albert Arnold Gore Jr. is an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. He previously served as a United States senator from 1985 to 1993 and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1985, in which he represented Tennessee. Gore was the Democratic nominee for president of the United States in the 2000 presidential election, which he lost to George W. Bush despite winning the popular vote.