The secretary-general of the Council of the European Union heads the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union. In October 2022, the Council appointed Thérèse Blanchet[1] as the Secretary-General of the Council for a five-year term, from 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2027.
Previously, the post holder was also the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy,[2] President of the European Defence Agency[3] and the Western European Union.[4] The Treaty of Amsterdam, which entered into force in 1999, created the office of the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and specified that the Secretary-General would occupy that position simultaneously. Javier Solana exercised both functions from 1999 until 2009. The Lisbon Treaty, which took effect on 1 December 2009, redefined the post of High Representative and again separated it from the office of Secretary-General of the Council.
As of 2010, the secretary-general's basic pay is equal to that of a top-tier civil servant: €17,697.68 per month.[5][6]
List of secretaries-general
edit| No. | Portrait | Secretary-General | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Calmes (1913–1995) | 9 September 1952 | 14 June 1973 | 20 years, 278 days |  Luxembourg | |
| 2 | Nicolas Hommel (1915–2001) | 1 July 1973 | 7 October 1980 | 7 years, 98 days | Luxembourg | |
| 3 | Niels Ersbøll (born 1926) | 8 October 1980 | 31 August 1994 | 13 years, 327 days |  Denmark | |
| 4 | Jürgen Trumpf (1931–2023) | 1 September 1994 | 17 October 1999 | 5 years, 46 days |  Germany | |
| 5 | Javier Solana (born 1942) | 18 October 1999 | 1 December 2009 | 10 years, 44 days |  Spain | |
| 6 | Pierre de Boissieu (born 1945) | 1 December 2009 | 26 June 2011 | 1 year, 207 days |  France | |
| 7 | Uwe Corsepius (born 1960) | 26 June 2011 | 30 June 2015 | 4 years, 4 days | Germany | |
| 8 | Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen (born 1962) | 1 July 2015 | 7 October 2022 | 7 years, 98 days | Denmark | |
| 8 | Thérèse Blanchet (born 1962) | 1 November 2022 | 2 years, 20 days | France |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Thérèse Blanchet appointed new Secretary-General of the Council". consilium.europa.eu. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Javier Solana". Council of the European Union. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- ^ "European Defence Agency". European Defence Agency. Archived from the original on 2007-07-01. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- ^ "Western European Union". Western European Union. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- ^ Base salary of grade 16, third step is €17,697.68: European Commission: Officials' salaries - accessed 19 March 2010
- ^ COUNCIL DECISION of 1 December 2009 laying down the conditions of employment of the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union, EurLex
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