Inga Björk-Klevby

Inga Karin Margareta Björk-Klevby, né Björk (born 16 December 1944) is a Swedish economist, diplomat, and former United Nations official. Educated at the Stockholm School of Economics, she began her career at the Sveriges Riksbank before working at the International Monetary Fund and within the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. She later held positions at the Asian Development Bank and in the Swedish Government Offices.

Between 1995 and 1998, Björk-Klevby served as Executive Director at the African Development Bank, representing Nordic countries, Switzerland, and India, and chaired the Committee on Development Effectiveness. She was subsequently appointed Sweden's ambassador to Kenya and later to Ivory Coast, with concurrent accreditation to several other African countries. During her posting in Nairobi, she also served as Sweden's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme.

In October 2005, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed her Deputy Executive Director of UN-Habitat. In this role, she was responsible for overseeing the management of the Habitat and Human Settlements Foundation and supporting the organization's work on water, sanitation, and slum upgrading.

Early life Inga Björk was born on 16 December 1944 in Nacka, Sweden, the daughter of the personnel manager Ivan Björk and his wife Märta (née Bergström). She grew up on Kvarnholmen in Nacka Municipality, where her parents had moved as newlyweds in 1937. Her father had then got a job at the local mill. She later wrote a book together with Christina Olsson about the island's history. She received a civilekonom degree from Stockholm School of Economics in 1970. During her posting in Nairobi, she also served as Sweden's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). On 20 October 2005, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced the appointment of Björk-Klevby as Deputy Executive Director of the UN-Habitat. The Deputy Executive Director's primary responsibility was to revitalize and oversee the management of the Habitat and Human Settlements Foundation in order to advance the United Nations Millennium Declaration's goals for water, sanitation, and slum upgrading, as reaffirmed and emphasized at the 2005 World Summit.

Personal life In 1973, she married Bertil Klevby (born 1943). They have two children.