Ki-moon will step down on December 31, 2016, while Guterres will assume office on January 1, 2017 for a five-year term.
Guterres, 67, was the Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees from June 2005 to December 2015
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Guterres, 67, was Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002 and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees from June 2005 to December 2015
Peter Thomson, the President of the UN General Assembly, praised the transparent selection process that led to the election of Guterres