President of the Republic of Chile between 2000 and 2006, Ricardo Lagos’ career began as an academic and official of international organizations linked to the United Nations. He was an opponent of the military dictatorship and founded the Party for Democracy. In 2000 he became President of the Republic of Chile. He led the improvement of the concessions system and with it a substantial improvement in the country's infrastructure, the creation of a health system, and the important advances in human rights matters. After the return to democracy, he was one of the leaders of the transition process as Minister of Education and Public Works. After his presidential term, he was President of the Club of Madrid, founder of the RIAL, professor at Brown University, and special envoy of the United Nations for Climate Change. He is currently part of the group The Elders, member of Club the Madrid, and President of the Fundación Democracia y Desarrollo, of which he is its founder.