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Erik Solheim
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Erik Solheim

  • Former Executive Director, UNEP
  • Under-Secretary-General, United Nations
  • Minister of Environment, Norway

Erik was Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) between May 2016 and November 2018, following an extensive career focusing on environment and development in government and international organizations.

Prior to the UN, Erik was the chair of the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD. From 2007 to 2012, he held the combined portfolio of Norway's Minister of the Environment and International Development. He has received a number of awards, including UN Environment's Champions of the Earth, and TIME's Hero of the Environment.