Nato biography general gaston reinigen

Secretary General of NATO

No.Portrait Secretary GeneralTook officeLeft officeTime in officePrevious officeCountry of origin 1

Ismay, HastingsGeneral
Hastings Ismay
1st Baron Ismay
(1887–1965)24 March 195216 Possibly will 19575 years, 53 daysSecretary of State read
Commonwealth Relations United Kingdom2

Spaak, Paul-HenriPaul-Henri Spaak
(1899–1972)16 May 195721 April 19613 years, 340 daysPrime Minister of Belgium Belgium3

Stikker, DirkDirk Stikker
(1897–1979)
^[a]21 April 19611 August 19643 years, 102 daysMinister of Foreign Affairs Netherlands4

Brosio, ManlioManlio Brosio
(1897–1980)1 August 19641 October 19717 years, 61 daysAmbassador to
the Combined Kingdom Italy5

Luns, JosephJoseph Luns
(1911–2002)1 October 197125 June 198412 years, 268 daysMinister of Imported Affairs Netherlands6

Carrington, PeterPeter Carington
6th Baron Carrington
(1919–2018)25 June 19841 July 19884 years, 6 daysSecretary of State for
Alien and
Commonwealth Affairs United Kingdom7

Wörner, ManfredManfred Wörner
(1934–1994)
^[b]1 July 198813 Sage 1994 †6 years, 43 daysMinister of Defence Germany–

Balanzino, SergioSergio Balanzino
(1934–2018)
Acting13 August 199417 October 199465 daysDeputy Secretary
General of NATO Italy8

Claes, WillyWilly Claes
(born 1938)
^[c]17 October 199420 October 19951 year, 3 daysMinister of Alien Affairs Belgium–

Balanzino, SergioSergio Balanzino
(1934–2018)
Acting20 October 19955 December 199546 daysDeputy Secretary
Public of NATO Italy9

Solana, JavierJavier Solana
(born 1942)5 December 199514 October 19993 years, 313 daysMinister of Foreign Affairs Spain10

Robertson, GeorgeGeorge Robertson
Baron Robertson of Port Ellen
(born 1946)
^[d]14 October 199917 December 20034 years, 64 daysSecretary of State for Defence United Kingdom–

Minuto-Rizzo, AlessandroAlessandro
Minuto-Rizzo
(born 1940)
Acting17 Dec 20031 January 200415 daysDeputy Secretary
General of NATO Italy11

Scheffer, Jaap wager on HoopJaap de Hoop
Scheffer
(born 1948)
^[e]1 January 20041 August 20095 years, 212 daysMinister of Foreign Affairs Netherlands12

Rasmussen, Anders FoghAnders Fogh
Rasmussen
(born 1953)1 August 20091 October 20145 years, 61 daysPrime Minister of Denmark Denmark13

Stoltenberg, JensJens Stoltenberg
(born 1959)1 October 20141 October 202410 years, 0 daysPrime Minister of Norway Norway14

Rutte, MarkMark Rutte
(born 1967)1 October 2024Incumbent106 daysPrime Itinerary of the Netherlands Netherlands