Mark Malloch Brown, Baron Malloch-Brown, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mark Malloch Brown, Baron Malloch-Brown

British journalist; United Nations official

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1953

Place of Birth: Marylebone, England, United Kingdom

Profession: politician, journalist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

George Mark Malloch Brown, Baron Malloch-Brown, (born 16 September 1953) is a former UK government minister (2007 – 2009) and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General (2006), as well as development specialist at the World Bank and United Nations (1994 – 2005), and a communications consultant and journalist.
He was Minister of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British Labour party government with responsibility for Africa, Asia and the United Nations (June 2007 - July 2009).
Following his appointment to government, Malloch Brown was created a life peer on 9 July 2007 as Baron Malloch-Brown, of St Leonard's Forest in the County of West Sussex (his title is hyphenated but his surname is not).
Malloch Brown was previously at the World Bank (1994–1999), the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (1999–2005) and briefly United Nations Deputy Secretary-General (April to December 2006).
He had previously worked at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (1979–1983).
He is also a former journalist for The Economist, development specialist, and communications consultant.
He has served as Chair of the Royal African Society, among other non-governmental and private sector roles, such as membership of the Executive Committee of the International Crisis Group.