Anders Johnsson (jurist)

Anders B. Johnsson (born 1948) is a Swedish jurist and a former Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).

He worked for over 15 years at the Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) where he held senior positions in Honduras, Pakistan, Sudan and Viet Nam.

He was elected IPU Secretary General in 1998 for an initial four year mandate and has since been re-elected three times.

[1] On 28 July 2011 the Congress of the State of Chiapas, Mexico, bestowed the Medal "Fray Matías de Cordoba" to Anders B. Johnsson in recognition of his work to strengthen parliaments, human rights, gender equality, and the promotion of democracy.

[2] This was partly in recognition of the IPU conference held in Chiapas on 3 November 2010 on "Parliaments, Minorities and Indigenous Populations, towards effective political participation" which resulted in the "Chiapas declaration" on strengthening involvement of minorities in parliamentary politics.