Volker Türk

Volker Türk
Türk in 2022
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Assumed office
17 October 2022
Secretary-GeneralAntónio Guterres
Preceded byMichelle Bachelet
Personal details
Born (1965-08-27) 27 August 1965
Alma materUniversity of Linz
University of Vienna
OccupationLawyer

Volker Türk (born 27 August 1965) is an Austrian lawyer and United Nations official. He has been the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights since October 2022.