After serving as Environment Minister in the Labour government, in February 1981 she became Norway’s first woman Prime Minister, but only held office until October of that year. During her second premiership (1986–89) she chaired the World Commission on Environment and Development (known as the Brundtland Commission), which produced the report Our Common Future in 1987. In 1992, during her third term of office (1990–96), Norway’s application to join the EU was accepted by Europe but voted down in a referendum (1994). Brundtland retired from politics in 1996 and was subsequently Director-General of the World Health Organization (1998–2003), a UN special envoy for climate change (2007– ), and an active member of The Elders.