Secretary-General of the United Nations
Headed by A Secretary-General who is appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council.
Tenure Five years and eligible for re-election after the term expires.
Functions It is the chief administrative office of the UN, which coordinates and supervises the activities of the UN.
No. | Secretary-General | Country of origin | Dates in office | UN Regional Group |
1. | Antonio Guterres | Portugal | 1 January, 2017 – Elect | Western European & Others |
2. | Ban Ki-moon | South Korea | 1 January, 2007 – present | Asia-Pacific |
3. | Kofi Annan | Ghana | 1 January, 1997 – 31 December, 2006 | African |
4. | Boutros Boutros-Ghali | Egypt | 1 January, 1992 – 31 December, 1996 | African & Arab |
5. | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | Peru | 1 January, 1982 – 31 December, 1991 | Latin American & Caribbean |
6. | Kurt Waldheim | Austria | 1 January, 1972 – 31 December, 1981 | Western European & Others |
7. | U Thant | Burma | 30 November, 1961 – 31 December, 1971 | Asia-Pacific |
8. | Dag Hammarskjold | Sweden | 10 April, 1953 – 18 September, 1961 | Western European & Others |
9. | Trygve Lie | Norway | 2 February, 1946 – 10 November, 1952 | Western European & Others |
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Gladwyn Jebb | United Kingdom | 24 October, 1945 – 1 February, 1946 | Western European & Others |