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Guterres left office on 31 December 2015, having served the second-longest term as High Commissioner in the organization's history, after Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan. [ 41 ] In 2015, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa appointed Guterres to serve as a Member of the Council of State of Portugal ; he resigned after being appointed as the UN's 9th ...
On June 8, 2021, Guterres was unanimously recommended by the United Nations Security Council (SC) for a second term at the helm of the organisation. His re-election was ratified by the United Nations General Assembly (GA) by acclamation on June 18, 2021, without a vote. Guterres commenced his second term on 1 January 2022. [1]
He was unanimously elected to a second term by the General Assembly on 21 June 2011. His second term began on 1 January 2012. [31] Prior to his selection, he was the Foreign Minister of South Korea from January 2004 to November 2006. [32] 9: António Guterres (b. 1949) [33] 1 January 2017 Incumbent: 8 years, 39 days Portugal
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres officially declared Monday he is seeking a second five-year term at the helm of the United Nations. Guterres, whose current term ends next Dec. 31, said in a ...
A spokesperson for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres did not immediately respond to a request for comment. ... and mirrored moves he made during his first term in office, from 2017-2021 ...
Read CNN’s Antonio Guterres Fast Facts and learn more about the life of the UN Secretary-General and former UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
Former Prime Minister of Portugal António Guterres led the polling from the first round and never lost the lead. Guterres won the final round with a vote of 13-0-2 and was the only candidate not to be vetoed. Therefore, António Guterres became the next secretary-general, the first Western European to hold the post since 1981. [citation needed]
Amina J. Mohammed of Nigeria was named as deputy secretary-general by then secretary-general-designate António Guterres. Mohammed assumed the office the same day as Guterres began his term, on 1 January 2017.