Inger Andersen (environmentalist)
Danish economist and environmentalist (born 1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Inger Andersen (born 23 May 1958) is a Danish economist and environmentalist. In February 2019, she was appointed as the executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme.[1]
Quick Facts Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, Secretary-General ...
Inger Andersen | |
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Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme | |
Assumed office 19 July 2019 | |
Secretary-General | António Guterres |
Preceded by | Joyce Msuya |
Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature | |
In office 12 January 2015 – 19 July 2019 | |
President | Zhang Xinsheng |
Preceded by | Julia Marton-Lefèvre |
Succeeded by | Grethel Aguilar |
Personal details | |
Born | Inger la Cour Andersen (1958-05-23) 23 May 1958 (age 65) Jerup, Denmark |
Alma mater | London Metropolitan University and School of Oriental and African Studies |
Website | Official biography |
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Prior to her appointment, at UNEP, Andersen was Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN),[2] Vice President for Sustainable Development at the World Bank and Head of the CGIAR Fund Council and then World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa.[3]