Peter Sutherland
Peter Sutherland | |
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| UN Special Representative for International Migration | |
| In office January 2006 – 9 March 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Kofi Annan |
| Succeeded by | Louise Arbour |
| Chairman of Goldman Sachs | |
| In office 1 July 1995 – 1 May 2015 | |
| Director-General of the World Trade Organization | |
| In office 1 July 1993 – 1 May 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Dunkel (as Director-General of the GATT) |
| Succeeded by | Renato Ruggiero |
| European Commissioner for Competition | |
| In office 7 January 1985 – 5 January 1989 | |
| President | Jacques Delors |
| Preceded by | Frans Andriessen |
| Succeeded by | Leon Brittan |
| 19th Attorney General of Ireland | |
| In office 30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982 | |
| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | Anthony J. Hederman |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Connolly |
| In office 15 December 1982 – 12 December 1984 | |
| Taoiseach | Garret FitzGerald |
| Preceded by | John L. Murray |
| Succeeded by | John Rogers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Denis Sutherland 25 April 1946 Foxrock, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 7 January 2018 (aged 71) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse(s) | Maruja |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Peter Denis Sutherland (25 April 1946 – 7 January 2018) was an Irish international businessman and former Attorney General of Ireland, associated with the Fine Gael party. He served as Attorney General from 1981 through 1982 and again from 1982 to 1984.
Sutherland was also European Commissioner responsible for Competition Policy (1985–89); Founding Director-General of The World Trade Organisation and former Chairman of Goldman Sachs International (1995–2015).
Sutherland died from an illness on 7 January 2018 in Dublin at the age of 71.[1]
References
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[change | change source]- Lord Woolf's Inquiry into the LSE and Libya Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine, March 2011. Make a submission. Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
- The Archive of Peter Sutherland
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