Director General of the European Space Agency

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.

Director General of the European Space Agency
Incumbent Johann-Dietrich Wörner since 2015
Term length	At the pleasure of the European Space Agency Council
Website	www.esa.int/About_Us/Corporate_news/Jan_Woerner_ESA_Director_General

ELDO Secretaries General

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

ESRO Directors General

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

ESA Director General

Image	Name	Country	Term start	Term end	Term length	Ref(s)
	Dr. Roy Gibson	United Kingdom	1975	1980	Five years	[8]
	Erik Quistgaard	Denmark	1980	1984	Four years	[9]
	Prof. Reimar Lüst	West Germany	1984	1990	Six years	[10]
	Jean-Marie Luton	France	1990	1997	Seven years	[11]
	Antonio Rodotà	Italy	1997	2003	Six years	[12]
	Jean-Jacques Dordain	France	2003	1 July 2015	Twelve years	[13]
	Johann-Dietrich Wörner	Germany	1 July 2015	Incumbent		[14]
	Josef Aschbacher	Austria	1 July 2021	Designate		[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. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
2. "Robert Aubinière". ELDO Secretaries General. European Space Agency. 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
3. "George Van Reeth". ELDO Secretaries General. European Space Agency. 2010-08-26. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
4. "Pierre Auger". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
5. "Herman Bondi". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
6. "Alexander Hocker". Past Directors General of ESRO. European Space Agency. 2009-07-18. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
7. "Roy Gibson". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
8. "Roy Gibson". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
9. "Erik Quistgaard". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
10. "Reimar Lüst". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
11. "Jean-Marie Luton". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
12. "Antonio Rodotà". Past Directors General of ESA. European Space Agency. 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
13. "Jean-Jacques Dordain". About ESA. European Space Agency. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
14. "Johann-Dietrich Woerner ESA Director General". European Space Agency. 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
15. "Josef Aschbacher next ESA Director General". European Space Agency. 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2021-01-05.

External links

• "Past Director Generals of ESA". History. European Space Agency.
• "Past Director Generals of ELDO". History. European Space Agency.
• "Past Director Generals of ESRO". History. European Space Agency.