List of directors general of CERN

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

List In office Directors GeneralCountry1952–1954Edoardo Amaldi (Secretary-General)1954–1955Felix Bloch1955–1960Cornelis Bakker1960–1961John Adams (acting director)1961–1965Victor Frederick Weisskopf1966–1970Bernard Gregory1971–1975Willibald Jentschke (co-directors) John Adams (co-directors)1976–1980Léon Van Hove (co-directors) John Adams (co-directors)1981–1988Herwig Schopper1989–1993Carlo Rubbia1994–1998Christopher Llewellyn Smith1999–2003Luciano Maiani2004–2008Robert Aymar2009–2015Rolf-Dieter Heuer2016–2025Fabiola Gianotti2026–Mark Thomson

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