Director-General of the World Trade Organization
position
The Director-General of the World Trade Organization is the officer of the World Trade Organization (WTO) responsible for the organization's administrative operations.
| Director-General of the World Trade Organization | |
|---|---|
| World Trade Organization | |
| Style | Madam Director-General (informal) Her Excellency (diplomatic) |
| Status | Chief Administrative Officer |
| Reports to | General Council |
| Seat | Centre William Rappard, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Appointer | General Council |
| Term length | Four years, renewable |
| Constituting instrument | WTO Organization Chart |
| Formation | 1 January 1995 |
| First holder | Peter Sutherland |
| Deputy | Deputy Director-Generals |
| Website | www.wto.org |
List change
| No. | Portrait | Director-General | Term | Home Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||||
| 1 |  |
Peter Sutherland (1946–2018) |
1 July 1993 | 30 April 1995 |  Ireland
|
| 2 |  |
Renato Ruggiero (1930–2013) |
1 May 1995 | 31 August 1999 |  Italy
|
| 3 |  |
Mike Moore (1949–2020) |
1 September 1999 | 31 August 2002 |  New Zealand
|
| 4 |  |
Supachai Panitchpakdi (born 1946) |
1 September 2002 | 31 August 2005 |  Thailand
|
| 5 |  |
Pascal Lamy (born 1947) |
1 September 2005 | 31 August 2009 |  France
|
| 1 September 2009 | 31 August 2013 | ||||
| 6 |  |
Roberto Azevêdo (born 1957) |
1 September 2013 | 31 August 2017 |  Brazil
|
| 1 September 2017 | 31 August 2020[1] | ||||
| 7 | _(cropped).jpg) |
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala[2] (born 1954) |
1 March 2021 | Incumbent
|
 Nigeria United States
|
References change
- ↑ Emma Farge, Philip Blenkinsop (2020-08-31). "Damaged WTO now leaderless as chief Azevedo steps down". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ↑ "After being blocked by Trump, first African and woman takes WTO helm". POLITICO. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
