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28 June 2007
Mark Malloch Brown awarded peerage and appointed UK Minister for Africa, Asia and the UN
Sir Mark Malloch Brown, former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and GPPi Advisory Board member was awarded a peerage and appointed Minister for Africa, Asia and the UN for the British government on 28 June 2007.
From April 2006, Malloch Brown served as U.N. Deputy Secretary-General to outgoing Secretary-General Kofi Annan. His contract ended on 31 December 2006, the same day Annan stepped down after 10 years. He has also served as Chef de Cabinet to Annan since January 2005 and was previously the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) from 1999 to 2005, as well as Vice-President for External Affairs and Vice-President for United Nations Affairs at the World Bank from 1996 to 1999.