Director General of the European Space Agency explained

Post:	Director General
Body:	the European Space Agency
Insigniasize:	150px
Incumbent:	Josef Aschbacher
Incumbentsince:	2021
Termlength:	At the pleasure of the European Space Agency Council

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.

ELDO Secretaries General

Image	Name	Country	Term start	Term end	Term length	Ref(s)
	di CarrobioDr. Renzo Carrobio di Carrobio		19641964	19721972	8Eight years	^[1]
	AubinièreGeneral Robert Aubinière		19721972	19751975	3Three years	^[2]
	AubinièreDr. George Van Reeth		19751975	19751975	5Five months	^[3]

ESRO Directors General

Image	Name	Country	Term start	Term end	Term length	Ref(s)
	AugerDr. Pierre Auger		19641964	19671967	3Three years	^[4]
	BondiSir Herman Bondi		19671967	19711971	4Four years	^[5]
	HockerDr. Alexander Hocker		19711971	19741974	3Three years	^[6]
	GibsonDr. Roy Gibson		19741974	19751975	1One year	^[7]

ESA Director General

Image	Name	Country	Term start	Term end	Term length	Ref(s)
	GibsonDr. Roy Gibson		19751975	19801980	5Five years	^[8]
	QuistgaardErik Quistgaard		1980	1984	4Four years	^[9]
	LüstProf. Reimar Lüst		1984	1990	6Six years	^[10]
	LutonJean-Marie Luton		1990	1997	7Seven years	^[11]
	RodotàAntonio Rodotà		1997	2003	6Six years	^[12]
	DordainJean-Jacques Dordain		2003	1 July 2015	12Twelve years	^[13]
	Johann-Dietrich Wörner		1 July 2015	February 2021	12Six years	^[14]
	Josef Aschbacher		1 March 2021	Incumbent		^[15]

See also

• Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization

External links

• Web site: Past Director Generals of ESA. European Space Agency. History.
• Web site: Past Director Generals of ELDO. European Space Agency. History.
• Web site: Past Director Generals of ESRO. European Space Agency. History.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Renzo Carrobio di Carrobio. 2009-06-18. European Space Agency. ELDO Secretaries General. 2015-10-09.
2. Web site: Robert Aubinière. 2009-06-15. European Space Agency. ELDO Secretaries General. 2015-10-09.
3. Web site: George Van Reeth. 2010-08-26. European Space Agency. ELDO Secretaries General. 2015-10-09.
4. Web site: Pierre Auger. 2009-06-15. European Space Agency. Past Directors General of ESRO. 2015-10-09.
5. Web site: Herman Bondi. 2010-03-16. European Space Agency. Past Directors General of ESRO. 2015-10-09.
6. Web site: Alexander Hocker. 2009-07-18. European Space Agency. Past Directors General of ESRO. 2015-10-09.
7. Web site: Roy Gibson. 2014-06-30. European Space Agency. Past Directors General of ESA. 2015-10-09.
8. Web site: Roy Gibson. 2014-06-30. European Space Agency. Past Directors General of ESA. 2015-10-09.
9. Web site: Erik Quistgaard. 2013-03-01. European Space Agency. Past Directors General of ESA. 2015-10-09.
10. Web site: Reimar Lüst. 2007-12-11. European Space Agency. Past Directors General of ESA. 2015-10-09.
11. Web site: Jean-Marie Luton. 2007-12-11. European Space Agency. Past Directors General of ESA. 2015-10-09.
12. Web site: Antonio Rodotà. 2007-12-11. European Space Agency. Past Directors General of ESA. 2015-10-09.
13. Web site: Jean-Jacques Dordain. 2015-07-01. European Space Agency. About ESA. 2015-10-09.
14. Web site: Johann-Dietrich Woerner ESA Director General. European Space Agency. 2015-07-01. 2015-10-09.
15. Web site: Josef Aschbacher next ESA Director General. European Space Agency. 2020-12-17. 2021-01-05.