Hans Blix
Appearance
Hans Blix | |
|---|---|
| 1st Executive Chairman of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission | |
| In office 1 March 2000 – 30 June 2003 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Dimitris Perrikos |
| 3rd Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency | |
| In office 1981 – 1 December 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Sigvard Eklund |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed ElBaradei |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 18 October 1978 – 12 October 1979 | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Prime Minister | Ola Ullsten |
| Preceded by | Karin Söder |
| Succeeded by | Ola Ullsten |
| President, World Federation of United Nations Associations | |
| In office 2006 – 11 August 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Rhyl Jansen |
| Succeeded by | Park Soo-gil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hans Martin Blix 28 June 1928 Uppsala, Sweden |
| Political party | Liberal People's Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Eva Kettis (m. 1962) |
| Parents | Gunnar 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
[change | change source]- ↑ "Hans Blix — The Cast — Soldiers of Peace". Soldiersofpeacemovie.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
Other websites
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Media related to Hans Blix at Wikimedia Commons
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- Annotated Bibliography for Hans Blix from the Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues Archived 2016-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
- WMD Commission Biography Archived 2006-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
- UN Maxims Biography
- United Nations Biography
- Dr. Hans Blix's BBC Profile