UN Secretaries General

9th UN Secretary General since January 1, 2017.

Secretary General of the Socialist Party of Portugal (1992-2002), Prime Minister of Portugal (1995-2002), Chairman of the Socialist International (1999-2005), UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2005-2015).

Portuguese statesman.

8th UN Secretary General (2007 - 2016).

He worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Korea.

Professional diplomat.

7th UN Secretary General (1997-2006).

From February 24 to August 31, 2012 - special envoy of the UN and Arab League in Syria to resolve the conflict.

2001 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

6th UN Secretary General (1992-1996).

Egyptian diplomat.

5th UN Secretary General (1982 - 1991).

For a short time (from 2000 to 2001) he was the prime minister of the country.

Peruvian diplomat.

4th UN Secretary General (1972-1981).

President of Austria (1986-1992).

Austrian diplomat and politician.

3rd Secretary General of the United Nations (1962 - 1971).

Burmese diplomat.

2nd Secretary General of the United Nations (1953 - 1961).

Organizer of the first UN peacekeeping operation (in Egypt in 1956).

He is also known as a poet, journalist and essayist.

Member of the Swedish Academy (since 1954).

Laureate of the 1961 Nobel Peace Prize (the prize was awarded posthumously).

Swedish statesman who held various positions in the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Sweden, and later in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

1st elected UN Secretary General (1946-1952).

Norwegian politician.

First Acting Secretary General of the United Nations (1945 - 1946).

British diplomat and politician.