António Guterres
Awards & Honours
3
Awards Won
3
Honours
2
Rankings
3
Records
António Guterres's career is marked by a series of historic firsts and lasting achievements. As UN Secretary-General, he became the first European to hold the post since 1981 and the first former head of government to lead the organization. His decade as UN High Commissioner for Refugees was the second-longest in the agency's history, during which he oversaw a 50% increase in donor funding and reformed emergency response systems. In Portugal, he remains the only prime minister to have won two consecutive absolute majorities, and his government's drug decriminalization policy has been studied worldwide. The Charlemagne Prize recognized his role in fostering European cooperation and multilateralism.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Charlemagne Prize
Awarded for commitment to European unity and international cooperation.
Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry
Highest honor of Portugal, awarded for his service as Prime Minister and UNHCR.
Honorary Doctorate
Honorary degree in recognition of his diplomatic career.
Rankings & Lists
Best Prime Minister of the Last 30 Years
Best Prime Minister of the Last 30 Years
Records & Feats
First European UN Secretary-General since 1981
Guterres is the first European to lead the UN since Kurt Waldheim left office in 1981.
First former head of government to become UN Secretary-General
He is the first UN chief who previously served as a prime minister.
Second-longest serving UN High Commissioner for Refugees
His tenure from 2005 to 2015 is the second-longest in UNHCR history.