Mike Moore, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, and former Director General of WTO

Michael Moore served as Prime Minister of New Zealand in 1990, and as Director-General of the World Trade Organization between 1999 and 2002. At the age of 23, Mr. Moore was one of the youngest people ever to be elected to the New Zealand Parliament. During the 27 years of his political career in New Zealand, he became the third ranked Minister with portfolios of overseas trade, sport and tourism. His keen interest in international trade issues made him a strong contestant for the post of Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). After his tenure at the WTO, Mr. Moore was appointed to the Global Commission on International Migration, a United Nations organization launched at the end of 2003.

Trade has been a prominent interest in Mr. Moore's career. He was the longest serving member of the New Zealand Parliamentary Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade. As Minister of Overseas Trade and Marketing, he led trade missions to various countries. Mr. Moore supported a free trading system and a development agenda. He pushed for a trading system that was more accountable to the concerns of the developing world. He is the Special Advisor to the UN Global Compact for Business and Development He has written several books including A World without walls, On Balance, Beyond Today, and Children of Poor.

Mr. Moore is the author of numerous books: “On Balance”, “Beyond Today”, “A Pacific Parliament”, “The Added Value Economy”, “Hard Labour”, “Fighting for New Zealand”, “Children of the Poor”, and the latest, “A Brief History of the Future”, published in September 1998.