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.

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ELDO Secretaries General

Photograph Name Term start Term end Term length Ref(s)
di CarrobioDr. Renzo Carrobio di Carrobio 19641964 19721972 8Eight years [1]
AubinièreGeneral Robert Aubinière 19721972 19751975 3Three years [2]
AubinièreDr. George Van Reeth 19751975 19751975 5Five months [3]

ESRO Directors General

Photograph Name Term start Term end Term length Ref(s)
AugerDr. Pierre Auger 19641964 19671967 3Three years [4]
BondiSir Herman Bondi 19671967 19711971 4Four years [5]
HockerDr. Alexander Hocker 19711971 19741974 3Three years [6]
GibsonDr. Roy Gibson 19741974 19751975 1One year [7]

Director General

Photograph Name Term start Term end Term length Ref(s)
GibsonDr. Roy Gibson 19751975 19801980 5Five years [8]
QuistgaardErik Quistgaard 1980 1984 4Four years [9]
LüstProf. Reimar Lüst 1984 1990 6Six years [10]
LutonJean-Marie Luton 1990 1997 7Seven years [11]
RodotàAntonio Rodotà 1997 2003 6Six years [12]
DordainJean-Jacques Dordain 2003 Incumbent [13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Renzo Carrobio di Carrobio". ELDO Secretaries General. European Space Agency. 2009-07-18. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Space_Year_2007/SEM67GBL2AF_0.html. Retrieved 2009-10-26. 
  2. ^ "Robert Aubinière". ELDO Secretaries General. European Space Agency. 2009-07-15. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Space_Year_2007/SEMYT13XTVF_0.html. Retrieved 2009-10-26. 
  3. ^ "George Van Reeth". ELDO Secretaries General. European Space Agency. 2009-07-15. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Space_Year_2007/SEMU8GBL2AF_0.html. Retrieved 2009-10-26. 
  4. ^ "Pierre Auger". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2009-07-15. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/About_ESA/SEMNN729R9F_0.html. Retrieved 2009-08-29. 
  5. ^ "Herman Bondi". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2009-07-17. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/About_ESA/SEMNN729R9F_0.html. Retrieved 2009-08-29. 
  6. ^ "Alexander Hocker". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2009-07-18. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Space_Year_2007/SEM0Q729R9F_0.html. Retrieved 2009-08-29. 
  7. ^ "Roy Gibson". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/About_ESA/SEMNN729R9F_0.html. Retrieved 2009-08-29. 
  8. ^ "Roy Gibson". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/About_ESA/SEMURH63R8F_0.html. Retrieved 2009-08-24. 
  9. ^ "Erik Quistgaard". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/About_ESA/SEMARH63R8F_0.html. Retrieved 2009-08-24. 
  10. ^ "Reimar Lüst". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/About_ESA/SEMKSH63R8F_0.html. Retrieved 2009-08-24. 
  11. ^ "Jean-Marie Luton". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/About_ESA/SEMQQH63R8F_0.html. Retrieved 2009-08-24. 
  12. ^ "Antonio Rodotà". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/About_ESA/SEM5QH63R8F_0.html. Retrieved 2009-08-24. 
  13. ^ "Jean-Jacques Dordain ESA Director General". About ESA. European Space Agency. 2008-11-11. http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/About_ESA/ESA3C8OED2D_0.html. Retrieved 2009-08-24. 

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