Biography
Jorge Moreira da Silva was recently appointed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres to lead the United Nations Office for Project Services.
With vast experience in academia and government, including roles at the OECD and as Minister for Environment, Energy, and Spatial Planning of Portugal from 2013 to 2015, Jorge Moreira da Silva is confident to drive global development forward.
However, his journey started earlier than this, he served as Senior Environmental Finance Adviser and Programme Manager on Climate Change Innovative Finance at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (2009-2012); Senior Adviser to the President of Portugal on Science and Environment (2006-2009); Secretary of State for Environment and Spatial Planning (2004-2005); Secretary of State for Science and Higher Education (2003-2004); and Member of the Portuguese Parliament and Member of the European Parliament (1999-2003), where he authored the legislation that created the European Union Green House Gas Emissions Trading Scheme.
His commitment to sustainability and track record of innovation make him an ideal leader for UNOPS and a testimony worth listening to in Ubuntu United Nations.
