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Peter Maurer was born on 1956 in Switzerland, is a President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (2012–2022). Discover Peter Maurer's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 68 years old?
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Peter Maurer Height, Weight & Measurements
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Peter Maurer Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Peter Maurer worth at the age of 68 years old? Peter Maurer’s income source is mostly from being a successful President. He is from Switzerland. We have estimated Peter Maurer's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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Timeline
In 1987, Maurer entered the Swiss Diplomatic Service (Federal Department of Foreign Affairs), where he held various positions in Bern and Pretoria, South Africa, before being transferred to New York in 1996 as Deputy Permanent Observer at the Swiss Mission to the United Nations.
In 2000, he was appointed Ambassador and head of the division in charge of human security at the headquarters of Switzerland's Foreign Ministry in Berne.
In 2004, Maurer was appointed Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations in New York.
In this position, he endeavoured to integrate Switzerland, which had only recently joined the United Nations, into multilateral networks.
In June 2009, the United Nations General Assembly elected Maurer Chairman of the Fifth Committee, in charge of United Nations administrative and budgetary affairs.
In addition, he was elected Chairman of the Burundi Configuration of the UN Peacebuilding Commission.
In January 2010, Maurer became Switzerland's State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, a position he held until he was elected President of the ICRC, succeeding Jakob Kellenberger in June 2012.
Maurer led the ICRC through a historic budget increase, from 1.1 billion CHF in 2011 to over 1.6 billion CHF in 2015.
In addition, he launched the world’s first "humanitarian impact bond" scheme, in which private investors lend €22 million of five-year funding and their repayments depend on what difference the project makes to its clients’ lives.
Peter Maurer (born 1956) is a Swiss diplomat who was the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from 1 July 2012 until October 2022 and is currently President of the Basel Institute on Governance.
Maurer was born in Thun, Switzerland.
He studied History and International Law in Bern, and was awarded a PhD.
Since 2019, Maurer has been co-chairing the World Economic Forum High-Level Group on Humanitarian Investing, alongside Børge Brende and Kristalina Georgieva.
In September 2019, he was re-elected as the president of the ICRC for an additional term of 4 years, until October 2022, when he was succeeded by Mirjana Spoljaric Egger.
While president of the ICRC, Maurer earned an annual salary of up to CHF 437’000, while the ICRC was facing significant budget cuts.
