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António Guterres

UN Secretary-General, 2017 to present

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A former Portuguese prime minister and UN refugee chief who leads the United Nations, pressing for climate action, humanitarian aid and diplomacy.

António Guterres sits in the left-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and slightly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly institutional on institutions, strongly globalist on nation and strongly nature-first on environment. The profile is close to the middle on religion.

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Where António Guterres sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentStrongly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionCentered on religion
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like António Guterres

Kofi Annan UN Secretary-General, 1997 to 200699%Mia Mottley Prime Minister of Barbados, 2018 to present98%Bono Irish singer and campaigner98%Kevin Rudd Prime Minister of Australia, 2007 to 2010 and 201397%Eleanor Roosevelt First Lady, diplomat and rights advocate, 1884 to 196296%Romano Prodi Prime Minister of Italy, 1996 to 1998 and 2006 to 200896%Annalena Baerbock German Foreign Minister, 2021 to 202596%Josep Borrell EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, 2019 to 202496%

People furthest from António Guterres

Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 20224%Abelardo de la Espriella President of Colombia, 2026 to present5%Donald Trump US President, 2017 to 2021 and 2025 to present5%Benito Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy, 1922 to 19437%

Political views closest to António Guterres

FabianismPursues socialism gradually through research, education and reform rather than revolution.96%Social democracyKeeps a market economy but adds strong public services, unions and progressive taxes to…96%European federalismWants Europe's states to pool sovereignty into a shared democratic federation.96%Effective altruismUses evidence and reason to find the most effective ways of doing good, often favoring…94%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Österreichisches Außenministerium, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.