António Guterres

United Nations Secretary-General

António Guterres - United Nations Secretary-General
Born

April 30th, 1949
76 years ago

Category

Leaders & Politicians

Country

Portugal

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Served as the 9th Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1, 2017. Before this role, served as the 114th Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002. Held various positions within the United Nations, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 2005 to 2015. Engaged in global issues such as climate change, international security, and humanitarian crises during tenure at the UN.

Served as Secretary-General of the United Nations

Served as Prime Minister of Portugal

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