António Guterres
Secretary-General of the United Nations since 2017 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres, GCL GCC (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔnju ɡuˈtɛʁɨʃ]; born 30 April 1949) is a Portuguese politician and diplomat. He became the Secretary-General of the United Nations in 2017. Guterres was Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002, as leader of the Socialist Party. He also served as President of the Socialist International from 1999 to 2005.[1]
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António Guterres GCL GCC | |
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9th Secretary-General of the United Nations | |
Assumed office 1 January 2017 | |
Deputy | Amina J. Mohammed |
Preceded by | Ban Ki-moon |
10th United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | |
In office 15 June 2005 – 31 December 2015 | |
Secretary- General | Kofi Annan Ban Ki-moon |
Preceded by | Ruud Lubbers |
Succeeded by | Filippo Grandi |
114th Prime Minister of Portugal | |
In office 28 October 1995 – 6 April 2002 | |
President | Mário Soares Jorge Sampaio |
Preceded by | Aníbal Cavaco Silva |
Succeeded by | José Manuel Barroso |
President of Socialist International | |
In office November 1999 – June 2005 | |
Preceded by | Pierre Mauroy |
Succeeded by | George Papandreou |
Secretary-General of the Socialist Party | |
In office 23 February 1992 – 21 January 2002 | |
President | António de Almeida Santos |
Preceded by | Jorge Sampaio |
Succeeded by | Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues |
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Born | António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres (1949-04-30) 30 April 1949 (age 75) Lisbon, Portugal |
Political party | Socialist |
Spouse(s) | Luísa Guimarães e Melo (m. 1972–1998; died) Catarina Vaz Pinto (m. 2001–present) |
Children | Pedro Mariana |
Alma mater | Instituto Superior Técnico |
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Website | António Guterres |
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He was the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from June 2005 to December 2015, and in October 2016 the United Nations General Assembly elected him by acclamation to become the next United Nations secretary-general. He replaced Ban Ki-moon.