Political Science · International Relations
UGC NET January 2025 Political Science
Who is the first woman Director-General of the WTO?
ANgozi Okonjo-Iweala ✓ Correct
BSupachai Panitchpakdi
CPeter Sutherland
DPascal Lamy
Correct answer: (A) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala — Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the first woman Director-General of the WTO.
Explanation
★Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the first woman Director-General of the WTO.
★She took office in March 2021.
★She is also the first African to hold the post.
★She is an economist and former finance minister of Nigeria.
★She had earlier worked for many years at the World Bank.
★Her appointment was widely seen as historic for the organisation.
★So the first woman to lead the WTO is Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
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