EDUARDO PEREIRA NUNES
Eduardo Pereira Nunes is PhD in Economics. He is President of the Brazilian Institute of
Geography and Statistics (IBGE), since February 2003, and he works at IBGE, since 1980. During
this period he was Chief of National Accounts for eleven years and Chief of Regional Accounts for
four years, before becoming President.
He is also Professor of Economics in PUC University of Rio de Janeiro.
At international level, he was President of 17th International Conference of Labor Statistics (ILO,
Geneve, 2003), President of Rio Group on Poverty Statistics (UNSC, NY, 2003 – 2006) and
President and Member of Bureau of the Conference of American Statisticians (Santiago, 2003-he is
2006).
He is President of Committee on Tourism Statistics (WTO, Madrid, 2006–2010); Chair of Friend of
the Chair Group of 40th United Nations Statistical Commission to elaborate a Global Strategy Plan
to improve national and international food and agricultural statistics (UN, NY, 2009-2010); VicePresident of Bureau of the Conference of European Statisticians (Geneve, 2006-20011) and
Member of ICP Executive Board of UNSC to organize the ICP 2011 Round (UNSC, NY, 20082009).
Rio de Janeiro, 5th January, 2010
Eduardo Pereira Nunes
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