Secretary General of NATO
List of office-holders
The NATO countries selected the first Secretary General on April 4, 1952. Since that time, twelve different diplomats have served officially as Secretary General.

Secretary General of NATO

Section Title: List of office-holders
Table Section Text: The NATO countries selected the first Secretary General on April 4, 1952. Since that time, twelve different diplomats have served officially as Secretary General.

№	Portrait	Secretary General	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Country of origin

1	Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay	General Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (1887–1965)	24 March 1952	16 May 1957	5 years, 53 days	United Kingdom

2	Paul-Henri Spaak	Paul-Henri Spaak (1899–1972)	16 May 1957	21 April 1961	3 years, 340 days	Belgium

3	Dirk Stikker	Dirk Stikker (1897–1979)	21 April 1961	1 August 1964	3 years, 102 days	Netherlands

4	Manlio Brosio	Manlio Brosio (1897–1980)	1 August 1964	1 October 1971	7 years, 61 days	Italy

5	Joseph Luns	Joseph Luns (1911–2002)	1 October 1971	25 June 1984	12 years, 268 days	Netherlands

6	Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington	Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (1919–2018)	25 June 1984	1 July 1988	4 years, 6 days	United Kingdom

7	Manfred Wörner	Manfred Wörner (1934–1994)	1 July 1988	13 August 1994 †	6 years, 43 days	Germany

–	Sergio Balanzino	Sergio Balanzino (born 1934) Acting	13 August 1994	17 October 1994	65 days	Italy

8	Willy Claes	Willy Claes (born 1938)	17 October 1994	20 October 1995	1 year, 3 days	Belgium

–	Sergio Balanzino	Sergio Balanzino (born 1934) Acting	20 October 1995	5 December 1995	46 days	Italy

9	Javier Solana	Javier Solana (born 1942)	5 December 1995	14 October 1999	3 years, 313 days	Spain

10	George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen	George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen (born 1946)	14 October 1999	17 December 2003	4 years, 64 days	United Kingdom

–	Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo	Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo (born 1940) Acting	17 December 2003	1 January 2004	15 days	Italy

11	Jaap de Hoop Scheffer	Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (born 1948)	1 January 2004	1 August 2009	5 years, 212 days	Netherlands

12	Anders Fogh Rasmussen	Anders Fogh Rasmussen (born 1953)	1 August 2009	1 October 2014	5 years, 61 days	Denmark

13	Jens Stoltenberg	Jens Stoltenberg (born 1959)	1 October 2014	Incumbent	4 years, 201 days	Norway

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The current Secretary General is Jens Stoltenberg of Norway, who took office on 1 October 2014.
The current Secretary-General is Jens Stoltenberg of Norway, who took office on 1 October 2014.
The current Secretary General is Jens Stoltenberg of Norway, who took office on 1 October 2014.

final_sentence: The current Secretary General is Jens Stoltenberg of Norway, who took office on 1 October 2014.
final_sentence: The current Secretary-General is Jens Stoltenberg of Norway, who took office on 1 October 2014.
final_sentence: The current Secretary General is Jens Stoltenberg of Norway, who took office on 1 October 2014.