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Director General of the European Space Agency

The director general of the European Space Agency is the highest-ranked official of the European Space Agency (ESA), a space agency formed by the collaboration of prominent European nations.

Director General of the European Space Agency
Josef Aschbacher
since 2021
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the European Space Agency Council
Websitewww.esa.int/About_Us/Corporate_news/Jan_Woerner_ESA_Director_General

List of officeholders

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ELDO secretaries general

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Image Name Country Term start Term end Term length Ref(s)
Dr. Renzo Carrobio di Carrobio Italy 1964 1972 Eight years [1]
General Robert Aubinière France 1972 1975 Three years [2]
Dr. George Van Reeth Belgium 1975 1975 Five months [3]

ESRO directors general

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Image Name Country Term start Term end Term length Ref(s)
Dr. Pierre Auger France 1964 1967 Three years [4]
Sir Herman Bondi United Kingdom 1967 1971 Four years [5]
Dr. Alexander Hocker West Germany 1971 1974 Three years [6]
Dr. Roy Gibson United Kingdom 1974 1975 One year [7]

ESA directors general

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Image Name Country Term start Term end Term length Ref(s)
Dr. Roy Gibson United Kingdom 1975 1980 Five years [8]
Erik Quistgaard Denmark 1980 1984 Four years [9]
Prof. Reimar Lüst West Germany 1984 1990 Six years [10]
Jean-Marie Luton France 1990 1997 Seven years [11]
Antonio Rodotà Italy 1997 2003 Six years [12]
Jean-Jacques Dordain France 2003 1 July 2015 Twelve years [13]
Johann-Dietrich Wörner Germany 1 July 2015 February 2021 Six years [14]
Dr. Josef Aschbacher Austria 1 March 2021 Incumbent [15]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Renzo Carrobio di Carrobio". ELDO Secretaries General. European Space Agency. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  2. ↑ "Robert Aubinière". ELDO Secretaries General. European Space Agency. 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  3. ↑ "George Van Reeth". ELDO Secretaries General. European Space Agency. 2010-08-26. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  4. ↑ "Pierre Auger". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  5. ↑ "Herman Bondi". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  6. ↑ "Alexander Hocker". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  7. ↑ "Roy Gibson". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  8. ↑ "Roy Gibson". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  9. ↑ "Erik Quistgaard". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  10. ↑ "Reimar Lüst". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  11. ↑ "Jean-Marie Luton". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  12. ↑ "Antonio Rodotà". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  13. ↑ "Jean-Jacques Dordain". About ESA. European Space Agency. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  14. ↑ "Johann-Dietrich Woerner ESA Director General". European Space Agency. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  15. ↑ "Josef Aschbacher next ESA Director General". European Space Agency. 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
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