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United Nations Secretary-General

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Secretary-General of the United Nations
Other official names
  • أمين عام الأمم المتحدة  (Arabic)
    联合国秘书长  (Chinese)
    Secrétaire Général des Nations Unies  (French)
    Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas  (Spanish)
    Генеральный секретарь ООН  (Russian)
Emblem of the United Nations
Flag of the United Nations
Incumbent
António Guterres
since 1 January 2017 (2017-01-01)
United Nations Secretariat
StyleHis Excellency
TypeChief administrative officer
AbbreviationUNSECGEN
Member ofSecretariat
General Assembly
ResidenceSutton Place, New York City
SeatUnited Nations Headquarters, New York City (international territory)
NominatorSecurity Council
AppointerGeneral Assembly
Term lengthFive years, renewable
(traditionally limited to two terms)
Constituting instrumentUnited Nations Charter
PrecursorSecretary-General of the League of Nations
Formation24 October 1945
First holderGladwyn Jebb
as acting Secretary-General
Trygve Lie
as first Secretary-General
DeputyDeputy Secretary-General
Salary$ 227,253 per annum (2024)
Websiteun.org/sg

The secretary-general of the United Nations (UNSG or UNSECGEN) is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six main parts of the United Nations.

Background

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The role of the secretary-general and of the secretariat is listed by Chapter XV (Articles 97 to 101) of the United Nations Charter. However, the office's qualifications, how they are picked and tenure are open to debate.[1]

List of secretaries-general

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No. Portrait Name
(born–died)		 Term of office Country UN Regional Group
Took office Left office Time in office
Acting Gladwyn Jebb
(1900–1996)[2]		 24 October 1945 2 February 1946 101 days  United Kingdom Western European and Others
1 Trygve Lie
(1896–1968)[3]		 2 February 1946 10 November 1952 6 years, 282 days  Norway Western European and Others
2 Dag Hammarskjöld
(1905–1961)[4]		 10 April 1953 18 September 1961 † 8 years, 312 days  Sweden Western European and Others
Acting U Thant
(1909–1974)[5]		 3 November 1961 30 November 1962 1 year, 27 days  Burma Asia-Pacific
3 30 November 1962 31 December 1971 9 years, 31 days
4 Kurt Waldheim
(1918–2007)[6]		 1 January 1972 31 December 1981 10 years  Austria Western European and Others
5 Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
(1920–2020)[7]		 1 January 1982 31 December 1991 10 years  Peru Latin American and Caribbean
6 Boutros Boutros-Ghali
(1922–2016)[8]		 1 January 1992 31 December 1996 5 years  Egypt African
7 Kofi Annan
(1938–2018)[9]		 1 January 1997 31 December 2006 10 years  Ghana African
8 Ban Ki-moon
(b. 1944)[10]		 1 January 2007 31 December 2016 10 years  South Korea Asia-Pacific
9 António Guterres
(b. 1949)[11]		 1 January 2017 Incumbent 8 years, 311 days  Portugal Western European and Others

References

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  1. ↑ Urquhart, Brian (28 January 2009). "The Next Secretary-General: How to Fill a Job With No Description". Foreign Affairs: America and the World. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Campbell, Alan (23 September 2004). "Jebb, (Hubert Miles) Gladwyn, first Baron Gladwyn (1900–1996), diplomatist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 1 (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/63251. Retrieved 2 December 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ↑ "Trygve Halvdan Lie". United Nations Secretary General. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld". United Nations Secretary General. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "U Thant". United Nations Secretary General. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Kurt Waldheim". United Nations Secretary General. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Javier Perez de Cuellar". United Nations Secretary-General. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Boutros Boutros-Ghali". United Nations Secretary-General. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Kofi Annan". United Nations Secretary-General. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Ban Ki-moon". United Nations Secretary-General. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "António Guterres". United Nations Secretary-General. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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