International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who

; born: 8 April 1951; education: Reykjavik Grammar Sch., General matriculation exam (abitur), 1971; Brandeis Univ., USA, BA Economics, 1973; Advanced International Studies, USA; Johns Hopkins Univ., Sch. of Advanced Int. Studies, MA, International relations, 1975; Univ. Minnesota, USA, MA, Economics, 1977; political career: Chmn., Youth Organisation, Independence Party, 1981-85; Special Asst., Minister of Finance, 1983-87; Chmn., Conservative Party Group, Nordic Cncl., 1995-97; Chmn., Standing Cttee. of Parliamentarians of Arctic Region,…

Danish, Former politician; born: 1944; languages: English, German, French; education: Århus Univ., MA, Political Science; party: VENSTRE (Danish Liberal Party); political career: Mem. of Danish Parl., 1975-99; Lib. Party Chmn., Science Cttee., and Vice-Chmn., Finance Cttee., 1977-82; Min. for Education and Research, 1982-93; MEP, 1994-2001; Vice-President of ELDR, (Liberal Group in EP); Minister for Refugee, Immigration & Integration Affairs & Minister for European Affairs, 2001-03; Minister for Refugee, Immigration…

Secretary of the Interior, US Government; education: Univ. of New Mexico; Univ. of New Mexico Law School; party: Democrat; political career: Chair, New Mexico Democratic Party, 2015-17; Mem., US House of Representatives, New Mexico District, 2019-2021; Secretary of the Interior, US Government, 2021-; office address: Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240, USA; phone: +1 202 208 3100; URL: http://www.doi.gov/.

Former Administrator, Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands; political career: Federal Member for Kalgoorlie and for Durack, Western Australia; held several Parliamentary Secretary positions; Administrator, Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 2014-17.

Finnish, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Finnish Government; born: 1958, Helsinki, Finland; languages: Swedish, English; education: Munkki - vuoren Yhteiskoulu, High Sch., Helsinki, 1976; Univ. of Helsinki, Dept. of Political Science, 1976; party: Vihreä Liitto (Green League); political career: Mem., Taxation Cttee., Helsinki, 1981-85; Sec. Green Parly. Gp., 1983; Dep. Mem., Helsinki City Cncl., 1985-89; Mem. Helsinki City Board, 1987; Chmn., Green Parly. Gp., 1987-88; Mem. Parl., Helsinki, Green League, 1987-95; Mem., Helsinki…

Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, German Government; party: Bündnis 90/Die Grünen; political career: District Chair of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, 2002-04, State Chair, 2004-09; Chair of the parliamentary group in the District Council of Schleswig-Flensburg, 2008-09; Chmn. of the Parlaimentary group in the State Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein, 2009-12; Deputy State Premier and Minister for Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areasof the State of Schleswig-Holstein, 2012-1…

Former Prime Minister, Government of Rwanda; born: 1961; political career: Exec. Sec., National Electoral Commission; Rep., East African Legislative Assembly, 2008; Minister of Education, Rwandan Government, 2011-Oct. 2011; Prime Minister of Rwanda, 2011-14; professional career: Christian Univ. of Rwanda; Chair, Chancellery for Heroes, NAtional Orders and Decorations of Honour (CHENO); found guilty of bouncing cheques relating to the now defunct Christian Univ., 2020 and sentenced to three years in prison.

Prime Minister, Government of Tunisia; education: Univ. of Tunis, Law; political career: Prime Minister, Government of Tunisia, August 2023-; professional career: Human Rights Dir., Central Bank of Tunisia; retired 2018; office address: Office of the Prime Minister, place du Gouvernement, 1020 Tunis, Tunisia; URL: http://www.pm.gov.tn.

Former Ambassador, US Embassy to the Vatican; professional career: Pres. Catholic Relief Services, 1993-2012; Amb. to the Holy See, 2013-17.

Minister of Finance, Government of Brazil; born: 1963; party: PT; political career: Minister of Education, 2005-12; Mayor of Sao Paulo, 2013-16; presidential candidate, Worker's Party, 2018; Minister of Finance, Gov. of Brazil, 2023-; professional career: Academic; office address: Ministry of Finance, Esplanada dos Ministerios, Bloco P, 70048-900 Brasilia DF, Brazil; URL: https://www.fazenda.gov.br.

Former President, Government of the Republic of Yemen; born: 1945; political career: Minister of Defence; Vice President, 1994-2011; Interim President, Nov. 2011-Feb. 2012; President, Feb. 2012-April 2022; professional career: Army.

Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, Government of Canada; political career: MP, Thunder Bay-Superior North, 2015-; Minister of Status of Women, 2015-17; Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, 2017-19; Minister of Health, 2019-2021; Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, 2021-; professional career: Public health, incl. drug policy, youth development and homelessness; office addres…

Former Minister of Justice, Government of Denmark; born: 1968, Fredensborg, Denmark; education: Master of Laws, 1994, Ph.D., Univ. of Copenhagen, Denmark 1998; party: Social Democratic Party; political career: MP, 2007-; Minister of Defence, 2011-13; Minister of Trade and Industry, 2013-14; Minister of Health, 2014-15; Minister of Justice, 2019-2022; professional career: Lecturer, Univ. of Copenhagen, 1998-2000.

Senator for Tennessee, US Senate; party: Republican; political career: Mem., Cabinet of the Governor of Tennessee, 2011-14; Commissioner of the Tennessee Dept. of Economic and Community Development; Senator, Tennessee, US Senate, 2021-; professional career: Businessman; venture capital and private equity investor; served on various private company boards; US Ambassador to Japan; committees: 118th: Appropriations; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Foreign Relations; Rules and Administration; Jt. Cttee. on Printing; office address: US Senate, 251 Russell Senate …

Former politician; education: MSc., Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki, 2007; Public Administration, Åbo Akademi University; party: Swedish People's Party; political career: Member of European Parliament, 2009-12; Minister of Defence, July 2012-15; Leader, Swedish People's Party, 2012-16; MP, 2015-16; left politics for corporate world; professional career: Sunshine Kaidi New Energy Group, 2016; Head of Banking, Accenture, 2018; URL: http://www.sfp.fi/.

General ProfileThe Hague Academy of International Law was established in 1923 with funding received from the Carnegie Foundation in Washington. It has since become a centre for research and teaching in both public and private international law. Its aim is to further the scientific study of the legal aspects of international relations.As the Academy is a stand alone institution and not part of a university it does not have a permanent teaching staff and so the Curatorium can call upon academics, lawyers, diplomats or anyone it feels qualified to …

British, Politician; born: 1961, Rotherham, UK; education: Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Econ., Magdalen Coll. Oxford, 1982; Business Admin., INSEAD France, 1986; party: Conservative Party; political career: Political Advisor to Sir Geoffrey Howe, to Chllr. of the Exchequer and Leon Brittan, then Chief Sec. to the Treasury; MP, Richmond, Yorkshire, 1989-2015; Sec. of the Conservative Yorkshire Mems., 1989-92; PPS to the Chllr. of the Exchequer, the Rt. Hon. Norman Lamont MP, 1990-93; Under Sec. of State for Social S…

Commissioner, Budget and Administration, European Commission; born: 1957; education: Univ. of Vienna, 1987 ; party: Austrian People's Party; political career: Federal Minister of Science and Research, 2007-10; European Commissioner for Regional Policy, 2010-14; European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood & Enlargement Negotiations, 2014-2019; Commissioner, Budget and Administration, European Commission, 2019-; office address: European Commission, rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium; phone: +32 (0)2 299 1111; URL: http://www.europa.eu.

Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, House of Commons; political career: MP for Sheffield, Heeley, House of Commons, 2015-; Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office), 2015-16; Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (Digital Economy), 2016-17; Shadow Minister (Home Office) (Policing), 2017-April 2020; Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, April 2020-Nov. 2021; Shadow Sec. of State for Transport, Nov. 2021-; office address: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA, United Kingdom; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: http://www.louisehaigh.org.uk.

Former Prime Minister, Government of Ethiopia; education: BSc., Addis Ababa Univ., 1988; political career: MP; Pres., Souther Nations, Nationalities and People's Region, 2001-06; Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2010-12; Acting Prime Minister, Aug. Sept., 2012; Sworn in as Prime Minister, Sept. 2012-April 2018.