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The '''president of the United Nations General Assembly''' is a position voted by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on a yearly basis. The president is the chair and presiding officer of the [[UN General Assembly]].
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==Election==
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The session of the assembly is scheduled for every year starting in September—any special, or emergency special, assemblies over the next year will be headed by the president of the [[United Nations General Assembly|UNGA]].
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The presidency rotates annually between the five geographic groups: African, Asia-Pacific, Eastern European, Latin American and Caribbean, and Western European and other States.<ref>https://www.un.org/en/ga/about/background.shtml</ref>
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Because of their powerful stature globally, some of the largest, most powerful countries have never held the presidency, such as the [[China|People's Republic of China]], [[France]], [[Japan]], [[Russia]], the [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United States]]. In particular, it is customary that no permanent member of the [[United Nations Security Council]] ever serves as UNGA president.
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The only modern countries that had a national elected as president of UNGA twice are [[Argentina]], [[Chile]], [[Ecuador]], [[Hungary]] and [[Nigeria]]; all the other member states had been represented only once by their nationals holding this office, and Germany had a national elected once as [[Federal Republic of Germany]] and once as [[German Democratic Republic]]. This does not include special and emergency special sessions of UNGA.
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Employment.png President of the United Nations General Assembly 
Start1946
Leader ofUN/General Assembly
Websitehttp://www.un.org/en/ga/president/index.shtml
The chair and presiding officer of the UN General Assembly.

Not to be confused with Secretary-General of the United Nations.

The president of the United Nations General Assembly is a position voted by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on a yearly basis. The president is the chair and presiding officer of the UN General Assembly.

Election

The session of the assembly is scheduled for every year starting in September—any special, or emergency special, assemblies over the next year will be headed by the president of the UNGA.

The presidency rotates annually between the five geographic groups: African, Asia-Pacific, Eastern European, Latin American and Caribbean, and Western European and other States.[1]

Because of their powerful stature globally, some of the largest, most powerful countries have never held the presidency, such as the People's Republic of China, France, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In particular, it is customary that no permanent member of the United Nations Security Council ever serves as UNGA president.

The only modern countries that had a national elected as president of UNGA twice are Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Hungary and Nigeria; all the other member states had been represented only once by their nationals holding this office, and Germany had a national elected once as Federal Republic of Germany and once as German Democratic Republic. This does not include special and emergency special sessions of UNGA.


 

Office Holders on Wikispooks

NameFromTo
María Fernanda EspinosaSeptember 2018September 2019
Miroslav Lajčák12 September 201719 September 2018
Mogens Lykketoft16 September 2015September 2016
Sam Kutesa16 September 201416 September 2015
John Ashe17 September 201316 September 2014
Vuk Jeremić18 September 201217 September 2013
Joseph Deiss14 September 201014 September 2011
Ali Treki15 September 200914 September 2010
Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann16 September 2008September 2009
Jan Eliasson13 September 200511 September 2006
E. N. van Kleffens19541955
Lester Pearson19521953
H. V. Evatt19481949
Paul-Henri Spaak31 March 194620 March 1947
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References

  1. ↑ https://www.un.org/en/ga/about/background.shtml
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