Biography

• António Guterres was born on April 30, 1949 in Santos-o-Velho, Lisbon, and graduated from the Instituto Superior Técnico with a degree in engineering.
• In 1976 he was elected to the Portuguese Parliament where he served as a member for 17 years.
• 1981-1983 Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
• 1991-2002 Member of the Portuguese Council of State.
• 1992-2002 Secretary-General of Partido Socialista (PS).
• 1995-2002 Prime Minister of the Portuguese Republic.
• 1999-2005 President of the Socialist International.
• 2005-2015 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
• Since 1 January 2017 Secretary-General of the United Nations.