List of directors general of CERN
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CERN directors general typically serve 5 year terms beginning on January 1.
| Director-General of CERN | |
|---|---|
| Directeur général or Directrice générale | |
| Abbreviation | DG |
| Reports to | CERN Council |
| Appointer | CERN Council |
| Term length | 5 years typical length |
| Precursor | Secretary-General |
| Formation | October 1954 |
| First holder | Felix Bloch |
List
| In office | Directors General | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1952–1954 | Edoardo Amaldi (Secretary-General)[1] |  Italy |
| 1954–1955 | Felix Bloch[2] |  Switzerland |
| 1955–1960 | Cornelis Bakker |  Netherlands |
| 1960–1961 | John Adams (acting director) |  United Kingdom |
| 1961–1965 | Victor Frederick Weisskopf |  United States |
| 1966–1970 | Bernard Gregory |  France |
| 1971–1975 | Willibald Jentschke (co-directors) |  Austria |
| John Adams (co-directors) | United Kingdom | |
| 1976–1980 | Léon Van Hove (co-directors)[3] |  Belgium |
| John Adams (co-directors) | United Kingdom | |
| 1981–1988 | Herwig Schopper[4] |  Germany |
| 1989–1993 | Carlo Rubbia | Italy |
| 1994–1998 | Christopher Llewellyn Smith | United Kingdom |
| 1999–2003 | Luciano Maiani |  San Marino |
| 2004–2008 | Robert Aymar | France |
| 2009–2015 | Rolf-Dieter Heuer | Germany |
| 2016–2025 | Fabiola Gianotti | Italy |
| 2026– | Mark Thomson[5] | United Kingdom |