Mentors

Learn from those who have led nations.

The Board of United World Leaders brings together former Presidents and Prime Ministers. Among those who engage with Young Leaders:

Andres Pastrana

President of Colombia, 1998–2002

Launched Plan Colombia with U.S. President Bill Clinton; previously Mayor of Bogotá.

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

President of Mauritius, 2015–2018

First woman elected President of Mauritius; biodiversity scientist and organic chemist.

Vicente Fox Quesada

President of Mexico, 2000–2006

First president from outside the PRI since 1929; formerly president of Coca-Cola Mexico.

Joyce Hilda Banda

President of Malawi, 2012–2014

First woman to serve as President of Malawi; founded the Joyce Banda Foundation.

Ivo Josipović

President of Croatia, 2010–2015

Law professor and composer of some fifty chamber and orchestral works.

Macky Sall

President of Senegal, 2012–2024

Chairperson of the African Union (2022–2023); previously Prime Minister of Senegal.

Andrej Kiska

President of Slovakia, 2014–2019

Co-founded Dobrý anjel (Good Angel), a charity supporting families facing serious illness.

Rosalía Arteaga Serrano

President of Ecuador, 1997

First woman to serve as Ecuador's head of state; also Vice President of Ecuador.

Counsel in the Parliament. The Standing Orders of the Young World Parliament provide for former Heads of State and Government to serve as Senior Counsellors, publishing written Counsel on Motions without a vote. Appointments will be announced when the Parliament is formally constituted.

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