Secretary-General of the Community of Nations

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Secretary-General of the
Community of Nations
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Community of Nations
StyleHer Excellency
NominatorGeneral and Administrative Committee
AppointerInternational Assembly
Term length5 years renewable
Non (official)
Two (customary)
Constituting instrumentCommunity of Nations Charter
Inaugural holderÉdouard Montagne
Formation12 May 1935 (89 years ago) (1935-05-12)
DeputyDeputy Secretary-General for Personnel
Deputy Secretary-General for Logistics

The Community of Nations Secretary-General is the leading executive and presiding legislative figure of the Community of Nations, and is responsible for the enforcement of international laws, regulations, and treaties. The Secretary-General is an extremely important individual who wields great influence in the international community. Until the 1960's Secretary-Generals were mostly from Euclea, but since then there has been a growing tendency for Secretary-Generals to rotate between regional groups. The current secretary-general, Ekaterine Beruchashvili, is the first female to hold the position.

List of Secretary-Generals

Portrait Secretary-General
(Born–Died)
Dates in office Country of origin CN Regional Group Reason of withdrawal
1
Michael Joseph Savage (21174121264).jpg Édouard Montagne
(b–d)
12 May 1935 –
31 December 1939
 Valentir Asteria South Retired after one term.
Description
2
Rab Butler.png Ælfwine Dagaperht
(b–d)
1 January 1940 –
31 December 1949
Buckland Euclea East Retired after two full-terms.
Description
3
Achiel Van Acker1.jpg Edsger Stienstra
(b–d)
1 January 1950 –
31 December 1954
Hennehouwe Euclea East Retired after one full term.
Description.
4
John F Kennedy.jpg Seán Fitzgerald
(1905–1961)
1 January 1955 –
22 November 1961
 Glytter Euclea East Died in a plane crash in Etruria while on a peacekeeping mission.
Fitzgerald is the only CN Secretary-General to die in office; he was killed in an airplane crash en route to cease-fire negotiations during the Western Emergency. Fitzgerald has been referred to as one of the most influential and controversial Secretary-Generals, taking a more activist role than his predecessors and promoting the CN as a more assertive organisation.
5
Joseph Kasa-Vubu in Israel.png Gami Aman
(1901-1985)
1 January 1962 –
31 December 1967
Nasana Badawiya-Bahia Failed to get elected to a second term.
6
Georges Pompidou - Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F020538-0006 (cropped).jpg Frédérique Lambert
(1882-1980)
1 January 1967 –
31 December 1977
Cassier Asteria North Retired after two full terms.
8
ChiangChingkuo photo.jpg Ōhí Yönin
(1914-1997)
1 January 1977 –
22 September 1981
Yi Coius South Resigned due to a corruption scandal.
8
Mauno-Koivisto-1967.jpg Juho Pekkala
(1921-2012)
4 November 1981 –
31 December 1986
Kansasto Euclea West Retired after one full term.
9
Bettino Craxi 2.jpg Giancarlo Pasetto
(1935-2007)
1 January 1987 –
31 December 1992
 Etruria Euclea East Retired after one full term.
10
Fernando Henrique Cardoso em maio de 1998.jpg Vytautas Šeduikytė
(1934-)
1 January 1993 –
31 December 2003
Vilcasuamanas Asteria South Retired after two full terms.
11
Sooronbay Jeenbekov (2017-11-30).jpg Shavkat Karimi
(1948-)
1 January 2004 –
31 December 2014
Kituk Coius West Served full two terms.
12
File:Zourabichvili Shaking Hands with Steinmeier (cropped).jpg Ekaterine Beruchashvili
(born 1956)
1 January 2014 –
present
Vedmed Euclea West
Beruchashvili is the first women Secretary-General of the CN.