The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the UN Secretariat
Appointment of the Secretary-General
The selection is subject to the veto of any of the 5 permanent Members of the UNSC
The appointment and approval process of the Secretary-General is outlined in the UN Charter .These include a limit to two five-year terms, regional (continental) rotation of the appointee’s national origin, and the appointee may not be a citizen of any of the Security Council’s five permanent members.
Term of Secretary-General
Secretaries-General serve for 5-year terms that can be renewed indefinitely, although none so far has held office for more than two terms
The current Secretary-General is Ban Ki-moon(South Korea) who took office on Jan 1, 2007 and his first expired on Dec 31,2011. However,he was re-elected unopposed to a second term on June 21,2011
Secretary Generals of the UN
S No
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Secretary General’s Name
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Nationality
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Tenure
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Remarks
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1
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Trygve Lie
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Norway
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Feb 2,1946 – Nov 10,1952
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Resigned
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2
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Dag Hammarskjold
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Sweden
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April 10,1953 – Sep 18,1961
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Died in Plane Crash
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3
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U Thant
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Burma
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Nov 30,1961 – Dec 31,1971
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Declined 3rd Term
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4
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Kurt Waldheim
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Austria
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Jan 1,1972 – Dec 31,1981
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China Vetoed his 3rd Term
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5
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Javier Perez de Cuellar
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Peru
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Jan 1,1982 – Dec 31,1991
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Refused to be considered for a 3rd term
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6
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Boutros Boutros-Ghali
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Egypt
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Jan 1,1992 – Dec 31,1996
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UN Vetoed his 2nd Term
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7
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Kofi Annan
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Ghana
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Jan 1,1997 – Dec 31,2006
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Retired after 2 terms
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8
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Ban Ki-moon
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South Korea
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Jan 1,2007 - Present
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Incumbent
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