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List of directors general of CERN
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Director-General |
| body | CERN |
| native_name | Directeur général or Directrice générale |
| image | Prof Mark Thomson.jpg |
| incumbent | Mark Thomson |
| incumbentsince | 1 January 2026 |
| reports_to | CERN Council |
| appointer | CERN Council |
| termlength | 5 years |
| termlength_qualified | typical length |
| precursor | Secretary-General |
| formation | October 1954 |
| first | Felix Bloch |
| abbreviation | DG |
CERN directors general typically serve 5 year terms beginning on January 1.
List
| In office | Directors General | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1952–1954 | Edoardo Amaldi (Secretary-General) | Italy |
| 1954–1955 | Felix Bloch | 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) | Belgium |
| John Adams (co-directors) | United Kingdom | |
| 1981–1988 | Herwig Schopper | 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 | United Kingdom |
References
References
- Rubbia, Carlo. (1991). "Edoardo Amaldi: scientific statesman". CERN Reports.
- (1984). "Felix Bloch, 1905-1983 : 1st Director General of CERN (1954-55)". CERN.
- (1990). "Leon Van Hove, 1924–1990". CERN.
- (2024). "Director-General of CERN". Springer International Publishing.
- Sample, Ian. (2025-12-31). "The man taking over the Large Hadron Collider – only to switch it off". The Guardian.
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