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Peter Sutherland | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 1985 | |
| UN Special Representative for International Migration | |
| In office 12 January 2006 – 9 March 2017 | |
| Secretary-General | |
| Succeeded by | Louise Arbour |
| Chairman of Goldman Sachs | |
| In office 1 July 1995 – 1 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Edith W. Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Lloyd Blankfein |
| 1st Director-General of the World Trade Organization | |
| In office 1 July 1993 – 1 May 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Dunkel (GATT) |
| Succeeded by | Renato Ruggiero |
| European Commissioner for Competition | |
| In office 7 January 1985 – 5 January 1989 | |
| President | Jacques Delors |
| Preceded by | Frans Andriessen |
| Succeeded by | Leon Brittan |
| 19th Attorney General of Ireland | |
| In office 30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982 | |
| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Anthony J. Hederman |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Connolly |
| In office 15 December 1982 – 12 December 1984 | |
| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | John L. Murray |
| Succeeded by | John Rogers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Denis Sutherland 25 April 1946 Foxrock, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 7 January 2018 (aged 71) Dublin, Ireland |
| Resting place | Kilternan Cemetery Park, Dublin |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse |
Maruja (m. 1971) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Gonzaga College |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Peter Denis Sutherland (25 April 1946 – 7 January 2018) was an Irish businessman, barrister and Fine Gael politician who served as UN Special Representative for International Migration from 2006 to 2017. He was known for serving in various international organisations, political and business roles.
Sutherland was the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for International Migration until March 2017.[1][2] Appointed in January 2006, he was responsible for the creation of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD).[1] He also served as President of the International Catholic Migration Commission, as well as a member of the Migration Advisory Board of the International Organization for Migration. He was a board member of Wallenberg-owned ABB and the Wallenbergs' conglomerate holding company, Investor AB.
A barrister by profession, Sutherland was a Senior Counsel of the Bar Council of Ireland. He previously served as Attorney General of Ireland (1981–1982, 1982–1984); European Commissioner for Competition (1985–1989); founding Director-General of the World Trade Organization,[3] formerly GATT (1993–1995); and chairman of Goldman Sachs International (1995–2015).[4] He received numerous awards, including the European Person of the Year Award (1988).
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