United Nations Secretary-General

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
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.

List of secretaries-general
  Portrait Name Term of office Country UN Regional Group Took office Left office Time in office Acting80px  24 October 1945 2 February 1946   Western European and Others1111x111px  2 February 1946 10 November 1952   Western European and Others2113x113px  10 April 1953 18 September 1961 †   Western European and Others Acting107x107px  3 November 1961 30 November 1962   Asia-Pacific3 30 November 1962 31 December 1971 480px  1 January 1972 31 December 1981 10 years  Western European and Others580px  1 January 1982 31 December 1991 10 years  Latin American and Caribbean 6             80px  1 January 1992 31 December 1996 5 years  African 7100x100px  1 January 1997 31 December 2006 10 years  African880px Ban Ki-moon 1 January 2007 31 December 2016 10 years  Asia-Pacific980px  1 January 2017 Incumbent   Western European and Others

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Category:1945 establishments