Peter Sutherland

Peter Sutherland

Question- Peter Sutherland died recently. He was-
(a) Former Director General of WHO
(b) Former DG of WTO
(c) Former DG of UNESCO
(d) Former General Secretary of United Nations General Assembly
Ans: (b)
Related facts:-

  • On January 7, 2018 Peter Sutherland, former Director General of the World Trade Organization, has died. He was 71 years old.
  • He became the first Director General of the World Trade Organization in the year 1995.
  • Earlier, he was head of the Tariff and Trade Organization-GATT.
  • Apart from this, he was the youngest attorney general in Ireland.

Related Links:-
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/former-wto-chief-un-envoy-peter-sutherland-dies-at-71/2018/01/07/1f5d3e06-f3cb-11e7-9af7-a50bc3300042_story.html?utm_term=.7354ebff7d92
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sutherland