António Guterres is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who has served as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations since 2017, having previously served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002 and as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 2005 to 2015. His tenure at the UN has been dominated by responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the war in Gaza, alongside a sustained push for stronger action on climate change.
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António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres (born 30 April 1949) is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who, since 2017, has served as the ninth secretary-general of the United Nations.
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Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres (born 30 April 1949) is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who, since 2017, has served as the ninth secretary-general of the United Nations.
Early life, education, and early career
He studied physics and electrical engineering at Instituto Superior Tecnico
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30 April 1949
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António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres (born 30 April 1949) is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who, since 2017, has served as the ninth secretary-general of the United Nations.
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