List of directors general of CERN

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Director-General of CERN
Directeur général or Directrice générale
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Incumbent
Mark Thomson
since 1 January 2026
AbbreviationDG
Reports toCERN Council
AppointerCERN Council
Term length5 years
typical length
PrecursorSecretary-General
FormationOctober 1954
First holderFelix Bloch

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

List

In office Directors General Country
1952–1954 Edoardo Amaldi (Secretary-General)[1] File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
1954–1955 Felix Bloch[2] File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
1955–1960 Cornelis Bakker File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
1960–1961 John Adams (acting director) File:Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg United Kingdom
1961–1965 Victor Frederick Weisskopf File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
1966–1970 Bernard Gregory File:Flag of France.svg France
1971–1975 Willibald Jentschke (co-directors) File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
John Adams (co-directors) File:Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg United Kingdom
1976–1980 Léon Van Hove (co-directors)[3] File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
John Adams (co-directors) File:Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg United Kingdom
1981–1988 Herwig Schopper[4] Germany
1989–1993 Carlo Rubbia File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
1994–1998 Christopher Llewellyn Smith File:Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg United Kingdom
1999–2003 Luciano Maiani File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino
2004–2008 Robert Aymar File:Flag of France.svg France
2009–2015 Rolf-Dieter Heuer Germany
2016–2025 Fabiola Gianotti File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
2026– Mark Thomson[5] File:Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg United Kingdom

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rubbia, Carlo (1991). "Edoardo Amaldi: scientific statesman". CERN Reports. 91–09. doi:10.5170/CERN-1991-009.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Béné, Georges J.; Enz, Charles P.; Lenk, R. (1984). Felix Bloch, 1905-1983 : 1st Director General of CERN (1954-55). CERN. doi:10.17181/CERN.PYMN.ZUHF.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rubbia, Carlo; Soergel, Volker; Jacob, Maurice René Michel (1990). Leon Van Hove, 1924–1990. Geneva: CERN. doi:10.17181/CERN.Z7V2.R44Z.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Schopper, Herwig; Gillies, James (2024), "Director-General of CERN", Herwig Schopper, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 119–162, doi:10.1007/978-3-031-51042-7_7, ISBN 978-3-031-51041-0{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sample, Ian (2025-12-31). "The man taking over the Large Hadron Collider – only to switch it off". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-01-05.

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