Antonio Guterres Fast Facts
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Here’s a look at the life of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Personal
Birth date: April 30, 1949
Birth place: Lisbon, Portugal
Birth name: Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres
Father: Virgílio Guterres
Mother: Ilda Cândida de Oliveira
Marriages: Catarina Vaz Pinto (2001-present); Luisa Melo (1972-1998, her death)
Children: A son, a daughter and a stepson
Education: Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon
Other Facts
Guterres is a member of the Club de Madrid, a global organization of former presidents and prime ministers that aims to promote democratic values and leadership worldwide.
Fluent in Portuguese, English, Spanish and French.
Timeline
1971-1975 – Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico.
1974 – Ministerial assistant to Mario Soares, a socialist who later became the prime minister and president of Portugal.
1976-1983 and 1985-1995 – Member of Portugal’s parliament.
1981-1983 – Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and president of its Commission for Demography, Migrations and Refugees.
1991 – Cofounds the Portuguese Refugee Council.
1992 – Is elected secretary-general of the Socialist Party of Portugal.
1992-1999 – Vice president of the Socialist International, a global organization of social democratic, socialist and labor parties.
October 1995-2002 – Prime minister of Portugal.
1999-2005 – President of the Socialist International.
2000 – President of the European Council.
2005-2015 – UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
October 13, 2016 – The UN General Assembly formally approves Guterres as the new secretary-general, succeeding Ban Ki-moon.
January 1, 2017 – Begins his five-year term as secretary-general of the United Nations.
June 18, 2021 – Appointed by acclamation to a second term as UN secretary-general.
April 26, 2022 – Meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss “proposals for humanitarian assistance and the evacuation of civilians” from conflict zones, namely the besieged city of Mariupol, Ukraine, according to a UN readout of the discussion. Later in the week, Guterres travel to Ukraine and meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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