Secretary-General of the ANS

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Secretary-General of the Alliance of Nortuan States
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Flag of the ANS
Jean-Claude Juncker 2019.jpg
Incumbent
Harriet Mastersonn
since 1 June 2019 (2019-06-01)
SeatNortua Tower, Laitstadt, Besmenia
AppointerNortuan Congress
Term lengthsix years, non-renewable
Constituting instrumentANS Charter
Inaugural holderGerhard Mahler
Formation1st June 1989

The Secretary-General of the Alliance of Nortuan States is the head of the Alliance of Nortuan States. He provides the guidelines and is supposed to ensure that the ANS has an effective and collegial work organization. He also represents the ANS on an international level. The first Secretary-General was Gerhard Mahler of Besmenia, while the current officeholder is Harriet Mastersonn of Elbresia.

Election

The Secretary-General of the ANS is elected for a term every six years. The general-secretary candidate is proposed by the heads of state/government of the ANS member states with a qualified majority and then elected by the Nortuan Congress with an absolute majority of the members.

List of ANS Secretary-Generals

Portrait Name
State Term of office Deputy
1 Gerhard Mahler.png
Gerhard Mahler
 Besmenia 1 June
1989
1 June
1995
2 Josep Borrell 2015 (cropped).jpg
Duncan Holmes
Arenoran Isles 1 June
1995
1 June
2001
3 Jacques Poos, IEIS conference «Russia and the EU the question of trust»-105.jpg
Christopher Shirley
Flag of Versenia.png Versenia 1 June
2001
1 June
2007
4 Ben Knapen, 2021.jpg
Liam Arbour
Flag of Kyti.png Kyti 1 June
2007
1 June
2013
5 Esther de Lange.jpg
Viliana Stasio
Flag of SaintOffeat.png Saint Offeat 1 June
2013
1 June
2019
6 Jean-Claude Juncker 2019.jpg
Harriet Mastersonn
Flag of Elbresia.png Elbresia 1 June
2019
incumbent Jörg Rautenberg