Organization:Director General of the European Space Agency

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Director General of the European Space Agency
Josef Aschbacher
Incumbent
Josef Aschbacher
since 2021
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the European Space Agency Council
Websitewww.esa.int/About_Us/Corporate_news/Jan_Woerner_ESA_Director_General

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

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

ESRO Directors General

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

ESA Director General

Image Name Country Term start Term end Term length Ref(s)
GibsonDr. Roy Gibson  United Kingdom 19751975 19801980 5Five years [8]
QuistgaardErik Quistgaard  Denmark 1980 1984 4Four years [9]
LüstProf. Reimar Lüst  West Germany 1984 1990 6Six years [10]
LutonJean-Marie Luton  France 1990 1997 7Seven years [11]
RodotàAntonio Rodotà  Italy 1997 2003 6Six years [12]
DordainJean-Jacques Dordain  France 2003 1 July 2015 12Twelve years [13]
Johann-Dietrich Wörner  Germany 1 July 2015 February 2021 12Six years [14]
Josef Aschbacher  Austria 1 March 2021 Incumbent [15]

See also

  • Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization

References

  1. ↑ "Renzo Carrobio di Carrobio". ELDO Secretaries General. European Space Agency. 2009-06-18. http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/ESA_history/Renzo_Carrobio_di_Carrobio. Retrieved 2015-10-09. 
  2. ↑ "Robert Aubinière". ELDO Secretaries General. European Space Agency. 2009-06-15. http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/ESA_history/Robert_Aubiniere. Retrieved 2015-10-09. 
  3. ↑ "George Van Reeth". ELDO Secretaries General. European Space Agency. 2010-08-26. http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/George_Van_Reeth. Retrieved 2015-10-09. 
  4. ↑ "Pierre Auger". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2009-06-15. http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/ESA_history/Pierre_Auger. Retrieved 2015-10-09. 
  5. ↑ "Herman Bondi". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2010-03-16. http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/Herman_Bondi. Retrieved 2015-10-09. 
  6. ↑ "Alexander Hocker". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2009-07-18. http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/ESA_history/Alexander_Hocker. Retrieved 2015-10-09. 
  7. ↑ "Roy Gibson". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2014-06-30. http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/Roy_Gibson. Retrieved 2015-10-09. 
  8. ↑ "Roy Gibson". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2014-06-30. http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/Roy_Gibson. Retrieved 2015-10-09. 
  9. ↑ "Erik Quistgaard". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2013-03-01. http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/Erik_Quistgaard. Retrieved 2015-10-09. 
  10. ↑ "Reimar Lüst". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/Reimar_Luest. Retrieved 2015-10-09. 
  11. ↑ "Jean-Marie Luton". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/Jean-Marie_Luton. Retrieved 2015-10-09. 
  12. ↑ "Antonio Rodotà". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/Antonio_Rodota. Retrieved 2015-10-09. 
  13. ↑ "Jean-Jacques Dordain". About ESA. European Space Agency. 2015-07-01. http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/Jean-Jacques_Dordain. Retrieved 2015-10-09. 
  14. ↑ "Johann-Dietrich Woerner ESA Director General". European Space Agency. 2015-07-01. http://www.esa.int/About_Us/Welcome_to_ESA/Johann-Dietrich_Woerner_ESA_Director_General. Retrieved 2015-10-09. 
  15. ↑ "Josef Aschbacher next ESA Director General". European Space Agency. 2020-12-17. https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Corporate_news/ESA_Council_appoints_Josef_Aschbacher_as_next_ESA_Director_General. Retrieved 2021-01-05. 



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