The Commission of the African Union

African Union

The African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity...

 serves as the AU's administrative branch, and as a secretariat of the Pan African Parliament. It consists of ten Commissioners

African Commission

The Commission of the African Union acts as the executive/administrative branch or secretariat of the AU . It consists of a number of Commissioners dealing with different areas of policy. The Commission is headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia...

, who hold individual portfolios. The Commission implements AU policies and coordinates the body's activities and meetings. The Commission elects its Chairperson to a four-year term.

List of Secretaries-general of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and African Union (AU) Chairs of the Commission

Secretaries-general of the Organisation of African Unity
Name	Beginning of Term	End of Term	Country
Kifle Wodajo Kifle Wodajo Kifle Wodajo was the Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs and the first Secretary-General of the Organization of African States ....  (acting)	25 May 1963	21 July 1964	Ethiopia
Diallo Telli Diallo Telli Boubacar Diallo Telli was a Guinean diplomat and politician. He helped found the Organisation of African Unity and was the first secretary-general of the OAU between 1964 and 1972...	21 July 1964	15 June 1972	Guinea
Nzo Ekangaki Nzo Ekangaki Nzo Ekangaki was a Cameroonian political figure. He served as the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity from 1972 to 1974....	15 June 1972	16 June 1974	Cameroon
William Eteki	16 June 1974	21 July 1978	Cameroon
Edem Kodjo Edem Kodjo Édouard Kodjovi Kodjo, better known as Edem Kodjo , is a Togolese politician and diplomat. He was Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity from 1978 to 1983; later, in Togo, he was a prominent opposition leader after the introduction of multiparty politics. He served as Prime...	21 July 1978	12 June 1983	Togo
Peter Onu (acting)	12 June 1983	20 July 1985	Nigeria
Ide Oumarou Ide Oumarou Ide Oumarou was a Nigerien diplomat, government minister, and journalist. He served as ambassador to the United Nations between 1980 and 1983. He then served as the foreign minister between 1983 and 1985 and was secretary-general of the Organisation of African Unity between 1985 and 1988. He was...	20 July 1985	19 September 1989	Niger
Salim Ahmed Salim Salim Ahmed Salim Salim Ahmed Salim a Tanzanian diplomat who has worked in the international diplomatic arena since the early 1960s. Salim is married to Amne and they have three children: Maryam, Ali and Ahmed....	19 September 1989	17 September 2001	Tanzania
Amara Essy Amara Essy Amara Essy is a diplomat from Côte d'Ivoire .Essy was born in Bouake. He was the Permanent Representative of Côte d'Ivoire to the United Nations from 1981 to 1990, and in January 1990 he was President of the United Nations Security Council...	17 September 2001	9 July 2002	Côte d'Ivoire

African Union (AU) Chairs of the Commission
Name	Beginning of Term	End of Term	Country
Amara Essy Amara Essy Amara Essy is a diplomat from Côte d'Ivoire .Essy was born in Bouake. He was the Permanent Representative of Côte d'Ivoire to the United Nations from 1981 to 1990, and in January 1990 he was President of the United Nations Security Council...  (interim)	9 July 2002	16 September 2003	Côte d'Ivoire
Alpha Oumar Konaré Alpha Oumar Konaré Alpha Oumar Konaré was the President of Mali for two five-year terms , and was Chairperson of the African Union Commission from 2003 to 2008.-Scholarly career:...	16 September 2003	28 April 2008	Mali
Jean Ping Jean Ping Jean Ping is a Gabonese diplomat and politician who is currently the Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union...	28 April 2008	Present	Gabon

See also

• Chairperson of the African Union
  Chairperson of the African Union
  The African Union Chairman is chosen by the Assembly, which consists of the heads of state of member countries, to serve a 1-year term.- List of Chairmen:...