Hans Blix

Hans Blix

Hans Martin Blix ( listen; born 28 June 1928) is a Swedish diplomat and politician for the Liberal People's Party. He was Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs (1978–1979). Blix was also the head of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission from March 2000 to June 2003, when he was succeeded by Dimitris Perrikos. In 2002, the commission began searching Iraq for weapons of mass destruction, ultimately finding none. In February 2010, the Government of the United Arab Emirates announced that Blix will be the head of an advisory board for its nuclear power program.

Read more about Hans Blix:  Early Life and Career, Head of The International Atomic Energy Agency (1981-1997), Iraq Disarmament 'crisis' (2002-2003), Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, Humanitarian Initiatives, Head of Advisory Board For United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program, Honours, Cultural References, Bibliography