Director General of the European Space Agency

Director General of the European Space Agency
Jean-Jacques Dordain
Incumbent
Jean-Jacques Dordain
since 2003
Term length At the pleasure of the European Space Agency Council
Inaugural holder Dr. Roy Gibson
Website Jean-Jacques_Dordain, ESA

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.

ELDO Secretaries General

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

ESRO Directors General

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

Director General

Photograph Name Term start Term end Term length Ref(s)
Dr. Roy Gibson 1975 1980 Five years [8]
Erik Quistgaard 1980 1984 Four years [9]
Prof. Reimar Lüst 1984 1990 Six years [10]
Jean-Marie Luton 1990 1997 Seven years [11]
Antonio Rodotà 1997 2003 Six years [12]
Jean-Jacques Dordain 2003 Incumbent [13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Renzo Carrobio di Carrobio". ELDO Secretaries General. European Space Agency. 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
  2. ↑ "Robert Aubinière". ELDO Secretaries General. European Space Agency. 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
  3. ↑ "George Van Reeth". ELDO Secretaries General. European Space Agency. 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
  4. ↑ "Pierre Auger". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  5. ↑ "Herman Bondi". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  6. ↑ "Alexander Hocker". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  7. ↑ "Roy Gibson". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  8. ↑ "Roy Gibson". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  9. ↑ "Erik Quistgaard". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  10. ↑ "Reimar Lüst". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  11. ↑ "Jean-Marie Luton". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  12. ↑ "Antonio Rodotà". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  13. ↑ "Jean-Jacques Dordain ESA Director General". About ESA. European Space Agency. 2008-11-11. Retrieved 2009-08-24.

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