List of directors general of CERN

CERN directors general typically serve 5 year terms beginning on January 1.

Director-General of CERN
Directeur général or Directrice générale
Incumbent
Fabiola Gianotti
since 1 January 2016
AbbreviationDG
Reports toCERN Council
AppointerCERN Council
Term length5 years
typical length
PrecursorSecretary-General
FormationOctober 1954
First holderFelix Bloch

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
2026–2031 Mark Thomson United Kingdom

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