Hanna Gehör

Hanna Gehör is a diplomatic adviser for President Tarja Halonen at the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. In her current position, the focus of the work is on issues of sustainable development, human rights, social justice and democracy. She has served abroad in the Finnish Embassies in Tel Aviv, México and Moscow and worked at the Ministry with issues related to human rights, climate change, forest and desertification policy.

Prior to joining the foreign service, Gehör has worked as an associate expert for gender and climate change at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and as attaché for international affairs in the office of the President of the Republic of Finland. She is a passionate advocate for gender equality and sustainable development.

Gehör holds an M.A. in English Philology and an M.Sc. in political science, both from the University of Helsinki.