Inger Andersen (environmentalist)

Inger Andersen
Andersen in 2022
Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme
Assumed office
19 July 2019
Secretary-GeneralAntónio Guterres
Preceded byJoyce Msuya
Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature
In office
12 January 2015 – 19 July 2019
PresidentZhang Xinsheng
Preceded byJulia Marton-Lefèvre
Succeeded byGrethel Aguilar
Personal details
Born
Inger la Cour Andersen

(1958-05-23) 23 May 1958 (age 65)
Jerup, Denmark
Alma materLondon Metropolitan University and School of Oriental and African Studies
WebsiteOfficial biography

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]

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]

  1. ^ "UN Secretary-General appoints Inger Andersen of Denmark as Executive Director of the UN Environment". UN Environment. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Inger Andersen named IUCN Director General". IUCN. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Inger Andersen World Bank profile". World Bank. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

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