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Hans Blix

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Hans Blix
Blix during a debate about NATO in Stockholm, 2015
1st Executive Chairman of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission
In office
1 March 2000  30 June 2003
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byDimitris Perrikos
3rd Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency
In office
1981  1 December 1997
Preceded bySigvard Eklund
Succeeded byMohamed ElBaradei
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
18 October 1978  12 October 1979
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterOla Ullsten
Preceded byKarin Söder
Succeeded byOla Ullsten
President, World Federation of United Nations Associations
In office
2006  11 August 2009
Preceded byRhyl Jansen
Succeeded byPark Soo-gil
Personal details
Born
Hans Martin Blix

(1928-06-28) 28 June 1928 (age 97)
Uppsala, Sweden
Political partyLiberal People's Party
Spouse(s)
Eva Kettis
(m. 1962)
ParentsGunnar Blix
Hertha Wiberg

Hans Martin Blix (born 28 June 1928) is a Swedish politician, civil servant, educator, activist, businessman, diplomat, and chief executive.

He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Sweden from 1978 to 1979. He was one of the first Swedish representatives to inspect the Chernobyl disaster in the Soviet Union.

Blix was born on 28 June 1928 in Uppsala, Sweden.[1] He studied at Uppsala University, Columbia University, University of Cambridge and at Stockholm University.

References

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  1. "Hans Blix — The Cast — Soldiers of Peace". Soldiersofpeacemovie.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2009.

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