Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
administrative position within the United Nations
The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations is the deputy to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.[2][3] It was created by the General Assembly at the end of 1997.[1]
| Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations | |
|---|---|
 | |
| United Nations United Nations Secretariat | |
| Style | Her Excellency |
| Reports to | The Secretary-General |
| Seat | UN Headquarters New York City, USA |
| Appointer | The Secretary-General The Secretary-General appoints the Deputy Secretary-General following consultations with Member States and in accordance with Article 101 of the Charter of the United Nations.[1] |
| Term length | See below The term of office of the Deputy Secretary-General must not exceed that of the Secretary-General.[1] |
| Constituting instrument | General Assembly Resolution 52/12 B[1] |
| Precursor | Deputy Secretary-General of the League of Nations |
| Inaugural holder |  Louise Fréchette |
| Formation | 1997 |
| Website | Deputy Secretary-General |
List change
| No. | Deputy Secretary-General | Portrait | Country | Term | Secretary-General |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louise Fréchette | .JPG)
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Canada
|
2 March 1998 – 1 April 2006 |  Kofi Annan
|
| 2 | Mark Malloch Brown | 
|
 United Kingdom
|
1 April 2006 – 31 December 2006 | |
| 3 | Asha-Rose Migiro | _(cropped).jpg)
|
 Tanzania
|
5 February 2007 – 1 July 2012 |  Ban Ki-moon
|
| 4 | Jan Eliasson | 
|
 Sweden
|
1 July 2012 – 31 December 2016 | |
| 5 | Amina J. Mohammed[4] | _(cropped).jpg)
|
 Nigeria
|
1 January 2017 – present |  António Guterres
|
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 United Nations. General Assembly (52nd Session) (1998-01-09). "Renewing the United Nations: a program for reform (A/RES/52/12 B)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ United Nations. General Assembly (52nd Session) (1997-10-07). "Report of the Secretary-General, Addendum (A/51/950/Add.1)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ United Nations. General Assembly (52nd Session) (1997-11-10). "Letter dated 10 November 1997 from the Secretary-General to the President of the General Assembly (A/52/585)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Respecting gender parity and geographical diversity pledges, SG-designate Guterres appoints core team members". UN News Centre. United Nations. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
