Alfred Gusenbauer

Date and Place of Birth: 8 February 1960, Sankt Pölten (Austria). Education: Alfred Gusenbauer studied political science, philosophy and jurisprudence at the University of Vienna, where he gained a doctorate in political science. Professional Experience and Political...

Óscar Arias Sánchez

Date and Place of Birth: 13 September 1940, Heredia (Costa Rica). Education: Óscar Arias graduated in Law and Economics from the University of Costa Rica. In 1967 he obtained his master in Political Science from the University of Essex; and received his PhD in...

Valentín Paniagua

Place and Date of Birth: 23 September 1936, Cuzco (Peru). Education: Studied Law at the University of San Antonio Abad and graduated with a degree in Constitutional Law from the University of San Marcos in Lima. Political Career In 1955 Paniagua helped found the...

Lennart Meri

Date and Place of Birth: 29 March 1929, Tallinn (Estonia). Education: Lennart Meri graduated cum laude from the Faculty of History and Languages at Tartu University in 1953. Professional Experience and Political Career: Lennart Meri served as Estonia’s second...

Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo

Date and Place of Birth: 14 April 1926, Madrid (Spain). Education: Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo graduated as an Civil Engineer by the School of Civil Engineers of Madrid in 1951, and received his PhD from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid en 1960. Professional...