Javier Perez de Cuellar
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pérez de Cuéllar  and the second or maternal family name is de la Guerra. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Pérez de Cuéllar in 1982. 5th Secretary-General of the United Nations In office January 1, 1982 – December 31, 1991 Preceded by Kurt Waldheim Succeeded by Boutros Boutros-Ghali 135th Prime Minister of Peru In office November 22, 2000 – July 28, 2001 President Valentín Paniagua Preceded by Federico Salas Succeeded by Roberto Dañino Zapata Personal details Born Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar y de la Guerra (1920-01-19) January 19, 1920 (age 95) Lima, Peru Nationality Peruvian Spouse(s) Marcela Temple Seminario (1933-2013) Religion Roman Catholic Signature Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar y de la Guerra (born January 19, 1920) is a Peruvian diplomat who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1, 1982 to December 31, 1991. In 1995, he ran unsuccessfully against Alberto Fujimori for President of Peru. He was President of the Council of Ministers, as well as Minister of Foreign Affairs from November 2000 until July 2001, during the turbulent period following Fujimori's resignation over corruption charges. In September 2004, he stepped down from his position as Peru's Ambassador to France, where he formerly resided. With the death of Kurt Waldheim in June 2007, he became the oldest former Secretary General of the United Nations. He is also a member of the Club de Madrid, a group of more than 80 former Presidents and Prime Ministers of democratic countries, which works to strengthen democracy worldwide.