Peter Sutherland

Peter Denis Sutherland (25 April 1946 – 7 January 2018) was an Irish international businessman and former Attorney General of Ireland, associated with the Fine Gael party. He served as Attorney General from 1981 through 1982 and again from 1982 to 1984.

Peter Sutherland GCIH KCMG SC
UN Special Representative for International Migration
In office January 2006 – 9 March 2017
Appointed by	Kofi Annan
Succeeded by	Louise Arbour
Chairman of Goldman Sachs
In office 1 July 1995 – 1 May 2015
Director-General of the World Trade Organization
In office 1 July 1993 – 1 May 1995
Preceded by	Arthur Dunkel (as Director-General of the GATT)
Succeeded by	Renato Ruggiero
European Commissioner for Competition
In office 7 January 1985 – 5 January 1989
President	Jacques Delors
Preceded by	Frans Andriessen
Succeeded by	Leon Brittan
19th Attorney General of Ireland
In office 30 June 1981 – 9 March 1982
Taoiseach	Garret FitzGerald
Preceded by	Anthony J. Hederman
Succeeded by	Patrick Connolly
In office 15 December 1982 – 12 December 1984
Taoiseach	Garret FitzGerald
Preceded by	John L. Murray
Succeeded by	John Rogers
Personal details
Born	Peter Denis Sutherland (1946-04-25)25 April 1946 Foxrock, Dublin, Ireland
Died	7 January 2018(2018-01-07) (aged 71) Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse(s)	Maruja
Children	3
Alma mater	University College Dublin

Sutherland was also European Commissioner responsible for Competition Policy (1985–89); Founding Director-General of The World Trade Organisation and former Chairman of Goldman Sachs International (1995–2015).

Sutherland died from an illness on 7 January 2018 in Dublin at the age of 71.^[1]