Secretary-General of ASEAN
| Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations | |
|---|---|
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | ASEAN Secretariat |
| Seat | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Appointer | ASEAN Summit |
| Term length | Five years, non-renewable |
| Constituting instrument | ASEAN Charter |
| Inaugural holder | Hartono Dharsono |
| Formation | 7 June 1976 |
The secretary-general of ASEAN is the chief administrative officer of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The secretary-general must come from an ASEAN member state and will be appointed during the ASEAN Summit based on the alphabetical order of member states.[1] The term of office is five years.[2]
List of secretaries-general
[edit]| # | Term | Portrait | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 June 1976 – 18 February 1978 |  | Hartono Dharsono (1925–1996) |  Indonesia |
| 2 | 19 February 1978 – 30 June 1978 |  | Umarjadi Njotowijono | Indonesia |
| 3 | 10 July 1978 – 30 June 1980 |  | Ali Abdullah |  Malaysia |
| 4 | 1 July 1980 – 1 July 1982 |  | Narciso G. Reyes (1914–1996) |  Philippines |
| 5 | 18 July 1982 – 15 July 1984 | | Chan Kai Yau (born 1930) |  Singapore |
| 6 | 16 July 1984 – 15 July 1986 | | Phan Wannamethee (born 1923) |  Thailand |
| 7 | 16 July 1986 – 16 July 1989 | | Roderick Yong |  Brunei |
| 8 | 17 July 1989 – 1 January 1993 |  | Rusli Noor (born 1927) | Indonesia |
| 9 | 1 January 1993 – 31 December 1997 | | Ajit Singh (born 1939) | Malaysia |
| 10 | 1 January 1998 – 31 December 2002 | | Rodolfo Severino Jr. (1936–2019) |  Philippines |
| 11 | 1 January 2003 – 31 December 2007 | _(cropped)_Ong_Keng_Yong.jpg) | Ong Keng Yong (born 1954) | Singapore |
| 12 | 1 January 2008 – 31 December 2012 |  | Surin Pitsuwan (1949–2017) | Thailand |
| 13 | 1 January 2013 – 31 December 2017 | .jpg) | Lê Lương Minh (born 1952) |  Vietnam |
| 14 | 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2022 |  | Lim Jock Hoi (born 1951) | Brunei |
| 15 | 1 January 2023 – present |  | Kao Kim Hourn (born 1966) |  Cambodia |
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