United Nations Conference on Trade And Development

Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi Secretary-General of UNCTAD As of 1 September 2005

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE Supachai Panitchpakdi began his under the supervision of Professor second four-year term as Secretary- , the first Nobel laureate General of UNCTAD on 1 September in economics. 2009, following his unanimous Dr. Supachai began his professional confirmation by the United Nations career at the Bank of in 1974, General Assembly. working in the Research Department, Born in on 30 May 1946, the International Finance Division and Dr. Supachai was educated there the Financial Institutions Supervision at St. Gabriel’s College and Triam Department. Udom School. He received his In 1986, Dr. Supachai was elected Master’s Degree in Econometrics, to the Thai Parliament and appointed Development Planning, and his Deputy Minister of Finance. PhD in Economic Planning and Development, at the In 1988, he was appointed Director School of Economics (now known as and Advisor, and subsequently Erasmus University) in Rotterdam. President, of the Thai Military Bank.

In 1973, Dr. Supachai completed In 1992, Dr. Supachai was appointed his doctoral dissertation on Human Senator, and that same year he Resource Planning and Development became Deputy Prime Minister, These actions — along with entrusted with oversight of the In 2001, he was appointed Visiting his successful leadership country’s economic and trade Professor at the International Institute of the UNCTAD XII policymaking. In this role he was for Management Development in Conference in Accra in actively involved in international Lausanne. He has published a 2008, his engagements trade policy, and represented number of books, including with world leaders, and Thailand at the signing ceremony Globalization and Trade in the New (2001) and his participation in major in Marrakech of the Uruguay Millennium and WTO: Changing China, Changing global forums — have Round Agreement in 1994. He World Trade (2002, co-authored contributed to substantial was also active in shaping regional with Mark Clifford). enhancement of the agreements, including Asia-Pacific visibility and impact Economic Cooperation (APEC), From September 2002 to August of UNCTAD. the Association of Southeast Asian 2005, Dr. Supachai served as Nations (ASEAN) and the Asia- Director-General of the World Trade Europe Meeting (ASEM). Organization. . 2011) C /2011/3 (S ept . unctad/OSG/MIS