Antonio Guterres served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002.
Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres took the oath of office on Monday to be the ninth United Nations Secretary-General with his hand on a copy of the UN Charter in front of the 193-member General Assembly.
Mr Guterres, 67, will replace Ban Ki-moon, 72, of South Korea on January 1.
Mr Ban steps down at the end of 2016 after serving two five-year terms. Mr Guterres was Portugal's Prime Minister from 1995 to 2002 and UN High Commissioner for Refugees from 2005 to 2015.
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