Bernardino León

Bernardino León Gross (born in Málaga, 20 October 1964) is a Spanish diplomat and politician and former United Nations Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya. Prior to this appointment by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, he served as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the Southern Mediterranean. León is a former Secretary General at the office of the Spanish Prime Minister, Sherpa for the G20 and Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. His diplomatic career has mainly been devoted to the Arab world.

Bernardino León
President of the Emirates Diplomatic Academy
Assumed office
December 2015
Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya
In office
14 August 2014   3 November 2015
Preceded byTarek Mitri
Succeeded byMartin Kobler
Special Representative for the Southern Mediterranean Region
In office
18 July 2011  30 June 2014
Secretary General at the office of the Prime Minister of Spain
In office
14 April 2008  22 July 2011
Prime MinisterJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded byRamón Gil-Casares
Succeeded byÁngel Lossada
6th Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
In office
19 April 2004  14 April 2008
Personal details
Born
Bernardino León Gross

(1964-10-20) 20 October 1964
Málaga, Spain
Political partyPSOE
Alma materUniversidad de Málaga
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