Secretary General of the Council of Europe

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Secretary General of the Council of Europe

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe is appointed by the Parliamentary Assembly on the recommendation of the Committee of Ministers for a period of five years. He or she is entrusted with the responsibility of meeting the aim for which the Council of Europe

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The Council of Europe is the oldest international organisation working towards European integration, having been founded in 1949. It has a particular emphasis on legal standards, human rights, democracy development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation....
was set up in London on 5 May 1949, namely to achieve greater unity between its 47 Member States for the purpose of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which are their common heritage and facilitating their economic and social progress.

The Secretary General has the overall responsibility for the strategic management of the Council of Europe’s work programme and budget and oversees the day-to-day running of the Organisation and Secretariat.

This table outlines the appointments to the role of Secretaries General

Secretary General

A number of international organizations, communist parties, and other bodies use the title Secretary General or Secretary-General for their chief administrative officer....
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Secretaries General of the Council of Europe
Nationality	Secretary	Time in Office
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....	Terry Davis	since 1 September 2004
Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....	Walter Schwimmer Walter Schwimmer Walter Schwimmer is a politician and diplomat from Austria. After being a member of the Austrian Parliament for 28 years, serving as chairperson of several committees and deputy leader of his political group , he was elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe of the Council of Europe....	1 September 1999 to 31 August 2004
Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....	Daniel Tarschys	1 June 1994 to 1 September 1999
France France France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....	Catherine Lalumière Catherine Lalumière Catherine Lalumi?re is a France politician of the Radical Party .Before her political career, she lectured on public law at the University of Rennes and the University of Paris I....	1 June 1989 to 31 May 1994
Spain Spain Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....	Marcelino Oreja Aguirre	1 October 1984 to 1 June 1989
Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....	Franz Karasek	1 October 1979 to 1 October 1984
West Germany West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Germany , from its formation in May 1949 to German reunification in October 1990, when East Germany was dissolved and its States of Germany became part of the Federal Republic, ending the more than 40-year division of Germany....	Georg Kahn-Ackermann	17 September 1974 to 17 September 1979
Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....	Lujo Toncic-Sorinj Lujo Toncic-Sorinj Lujo Toncic-Sorinj was an Austrian diplomat and politician of the Austrian People's Party .Born in 1915, he was a member of an Austria-Hungary noble family....	16 September 1969 to 16 September 1974
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....	Peter Smithers Peter Smithers Sir Peter Henry Berry Otway Smithers was a United Kingdom Conservative Party Member of Parliament and junior Minister. He also served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe 1964-1969....	16 March 1964 to 15 September 1969
Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....	Lodovico Benvenuti	19 September1957 to 15 March 1964
France France France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....	Léon Marchal	21 September 1953 to 24 September 1956
France France France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....	Jacques Camille Paris	11 August1949 to 17 September 1953

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