Jonathan Lucas was a former

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. He was appointed Secretary of the

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(INCB) in 2010 in replacement of Koli Kouame.

Career

Lucas holds a doctoral degree in International Law/Economics from the

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(Geneva, Switzerland) and a master's degree in Political Science from

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(Wolfville, Canada). He started his professional career in 1982 as Consultant with the

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(ILO) in Switzerland, and subsequently joined the

in 1984 as Associate Social Affairs Officer. Throughout his career, Dr. Lucas served in various capacities, including as Legal and First Officer for the policy-making organs of the

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(now UNODC) and as Senior Programme Management Officer with the Office of the Executive Director/Director-General of the then United Nations Office on Drug Control and Crime Prevention (ODCCP)/United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV). From 1998 to 2004, Dr. Lucas served as Secretary of both United Nations' Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) and

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(CCPCJ). Prior to his appointment as Secretary of the INCB, Dr. Lucas served as Regional Representative of the

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(UNODC), Southern Africa, based in Pretoria. Lucas was by UN Secretary-General

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on 22 March 2010 as the Secretary of the

and Chief of the International Narcotics Control Board Secretariat. Lucas became Director of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) in May 2011, leaving his position open to being replaced by Andrés Finguerut in 2010. He remained Director of UNICRI until 2015. Upon leave, the Secretary-General

praised "Mr. Lucas’ exemplary leadership in the implementation of the Institute’s mandate during a very challenging period"

References

External links

Bio on UNOV website
* Archive of Secretariat presentation on INCB websit

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lucas, Jonathan Living people Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies alumni Canadian officials of the United Nations People from Vienna Year of birth missing (living people)