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{{Use Oxford spelling|date=March 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{distinguish|Secretary-General of the United Nations}}
{{Short description|Chair and presiding officer of the General Assembly}}
{{Infobox Political post
| style = [[Her Excellency]]
| post = President of the <br> United Nations General Assembly
| insignia = Emblem of the United Nations.svg
| insigniasize = 
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of the United Nations]]
| flag = Flag of the United Nations.svg
| flagsize = 140px
| flagcaption = [[Flag of the United Nations]]
| image = Außenministerin Meinl-Reisinger beim RAB in Brüssel, 17.03.2025 - 07 (cropped).jpg
| imagesize = 
| incumbent = [[Annalena Baerbock]]
| incumbentsince = 9 September 2025
| department = [[United Nations General Assembly]]
| status = Presiding officer
| member_of = [[United Nations General Assembly|General Assembly]]
| residence = [[New York City]]<br/>(<small>[[Extraterritoriality|International Territory]]</small>)
| seat = [[ Headquarters of the United Nations|United Nations Headquarters]]
| appointer = [[United Nations General Assembly |Member states of General Assembly]]
| termlength = One year
| constituting_instrument = [[Charter of the United Nations]]
| formation = 1946
| inaugural = [[Paul-Henri Spaak]]
| website = [https://www.un.org/en/ga/president/index.shtml un.org/en/ga/]
}}
The '''president of the United Nations General Assembly''' is a position voted by representatives in the [[United Nations General Assembly]] (UNGA) on a yearly basis. The president is the chair and presiding officer of the General Assembly.

== Election ==
[[File:UNGA President states.svg|thumb|left|300px|A map of the world showing the home countries of presidents of the United Nations General Assembly up until the 76th session of the General Assembly in 2021–22, with historical member states in inset.]]

The session of the assembly is scheduled for every year starting in September—any special, or emergency special, assemblies over the next year will be headed by the president of the [[United Nations General Assembly|UNGA]].

The presidency rotates annually between the five [[United Nations Regional Groups|geographic groups]]: [[African Group|African]], [[Asia-Pacific Group|Asia-Pacific]], [[Eastern European Group|Eastern European]], [[Latin American and Caribbean Group|Latin American and Caribbean]], and [[Western European and Others Group|Western European and other States]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the General Assembly |url=https://www.un.org/en/ga/about/background.shtml |access-date=7 March 2022 |website=United Nations}}</ref>

Because of their powerful stature globally, some of the largest, most powerful countries have never held the presidency, including the five [[permanent members of the United Nations Security Council]] and [[Japan and the United Nations|Japan]].

A few countries had a national elected as president of UNGA twice: [[Argentina]], [[Chile]], [[Ecuador]], [[Hungary]] and [[Nigeria]]; all the other member states had a national holding this office once (not counting additional special and emergency special sessions of UNGA and also not considering that the then separate [[West Germany]] and [[East Germany]] held the presidency once each during the [[Cold War]]).
In addition to the president, [[United Nations General Committee|a slate of 21 vice-presidents]] are elected for each General Assembly session. The vice-presidents have the same powers and duties as the president, and the president may designate one of them to cover his absence from any meeting or part thereof.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who are the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly? |url=https://ask.un.org/faq/14364 |website=Dag Hammarskjöld Library |publisher=United Nations |access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UNGA: Rules of procedure |url=https://www.un.org/en/ga/about/ropga/prez.shtml |publisher=United Nations |access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref>

== List of presidents ==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
|-
!Year elected
!Image
!Name of president<ref>{{Cite web |title=Past Presidents |url=https://www.un.org/en/ga/president/index.shtml |access-date=7 March 2022 |website=General Assembly of the United Nations}}</ref><br /><small>(Birth–Death)</small>
!UN member state
!Region
!Sessions
|-
|1946
|[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-39998-0427, Paul-Henri Spaak.jpg|60px]]
|[[Paul-Henri Spaak]]<br />{{small|(1889–1972)}}
|{{BEL}}
|WES
|[[First session of the United Nations General Assembly|First]]
|-
|1947
|[[File:Osvaldo Euclides de Sousa Aranha, Ministro das Relações Exteriores..tif|60px]]
|[[Oswaldo Aranha]]<br />{{small|(1894–1960)}}
|{{flag|Brazil|1889}}
|LAS
|First special<br>Second
|-
|{{sort|1948.1|1948}}
|[[File:José Arce.jpg|60px]]
|[[José Arce]]<br />{{small|(1881–1968)}}
|{{ARG}}
|LAS
|[[Second special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Second special]]
|-
|{{sort|1948.2|1948}}
|[[File:Herbert V. Evatt.jpg|60px]]
|[[H. V. Evatt|Herbert Vere Evatt]]<br />{{small|(1894–1965)}}
|{{AUS}}
|COS
|[[Third session of the United Nations General Assembly|Third]]
|-
|1949
|[[File:Carlos P. Romulo (1949 UN photo).jpg|60px]]
|[[Carlos P. Romulo]]<br />{{small|(1898–1985)}}
|{{flag|Philippines|1936}}
|EAS
|[[Fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fourth]], First Asian president
|-
|1950
|[[File:Nas entezam.jpg|60px]]
|[[Nasrollah Entezam]]<br />{{small|(1900–1980)}}
|{{flag|Iran|1925}}
|EAS
|[[Fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fifth]]
|-
|1951
|[[File:Luis Padilla Nervo in Paris (1951 UN photo) (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Luis Padilla Nervo]]<br />{{small|(1894–1985)}}
|{{flag|Mexico|1934}}
|LAS
|[[Sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Sixth]]
|-
|1952
|[[File:Lester B. Pearson (1963 ABC press photo).jpg|60px]]
|[[Lester B. Pearson]]<br />{{small|(1897–1972)}}
|{{flag|Canada|1921}}
|COS
|[[Seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly|Seventh]]
|-
|1953
|[[File:Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit 1965b.jpg|60px]]
|[[Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit]]<br />{{small|(1900–1990)}}
|{{IND}}
|COS
|[[Eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Eighth]], First woman president
|-
|1954
|[[File:Eelco van Kleffens 1945.jpg|60px]]
|[[Eelco van Kleffens]]<br />{{small|(1894–1983)}}
|{{NED}}
|WES
|[[Ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Ninth]]
|-
|1955
|[[File:José Maza Fernández (1955 UN photo).jpg|60px]]
|[[José Maza Fernández]]<br />{{small|(1889–1964)}}
|{{CHL}}
|LAS
|[[Tenth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Tenth]]
|-
|{{sort|1956.1|1956}}
|[[File:Rudecindo Ortega Mason (cropped).png|60px]]
|[[Rudecindo Ortega Mason]]<br />{{small|(1896–1962)}}
|{{CHL}}
|LAS
|[[First emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly|First emergency special]]<br>[[Second emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Second emergency special]]
|-
|{{sort|1956.2|1956}}
| [[File:นราธิปพงศ์ประพันธ์ (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Wan Waithayakon]]<br />{{small|(1891–1976)}}
|{{THA}}
|EAS
|[[Eleventh session of the United Nations General Assembly|Eleventh]]
|-
|1957
|[[File:Sir Leslie Munro (1957 UN photo).jpg|60px]]
|[[Leslie Munro]]<br />{{small|(1901–1974)}}
|{{NZL}}
|COS
|[[Twelfth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twelfth]]<br>[[Third emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Third emergency special]]
|-
|1958
|[[File:Dr Charles Malik Emergency Session (1958 UN photo).jpg|60px]]
|[[Charles Malik]]<br />{{small|(1906–1987)}}
|{{flag|Lebanon}}
|MES
|[[Thirteenth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Thirteenth]]
|-
|1959
|[[File:Víctor Andrés Belaúnde.jpg|60px]]
|[[Víctor Andrés Belaúnde]]<br />{{small|(1893–1966)}}
|{{PER}}
|LAS
|[[Fourteenth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fourteenth]]<br>[[Fourth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fourth emergency special]]
|-
|1960
|[[File:Frederick H. Boland (cropped).png|60px]]
|[[Frederick Boland]]<br />{{small|(1904–1985)}}
|{{IRL}}
|WES
|[[Fifteenth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fifteenth]]<br>[[Third special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Third special]]
|-
|1961
|[[File:Mongi Slim portrait (1957 UN photo).jpg|60px]]
|[[Mongi Slim]]<br />{{small|(1908–1969)}}
|{{flag|Tunisia|1959}}
|MES
|[[Sixteenth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Sixteenth]], First African president
|-
|1962
|[[File:Muhammad Zafarullah Khan (1961).jpg|60px]]
|[[Muhammad Zafarullah Khan]]<br />{{small|(1893–1985)}}
|{{PAK}}
|COS
|[[Seventeenth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Seventeenth]]<br>[[Fourth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fourth special]]
|-
|1963
|[[File:Blank.png|60px]]
|[[Carlos Sosa Rodríguez]]<br />{{small|(1912–1997)}}
|{{flag|Venezuela|1954}}
|LAS
|[[Eighteenth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Eighteenth]]
|-
|1964
|[[File:Alex Quaison Sackey (portrait).jpg|60px]]
|[[Alex Quaison-Sackey]]<br />{{small|(1924–1992)}}
|{{flag|Ghana|1964}}
|COS
|[[Nineteenth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Nineteenth]]
|-
|1965
|[[File:Amintore Fanfani 1965.jpg|60px]]
|[[Amintore Fanfani]]<br />{{small|(1908–1999)}}
|{{ITA}}
|WES
|[[Twentieth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twentieth]]
|-
|1966
|
|[[Abdul Rahman Pazhwak]]<br />{{small|(1919–1995)}}
|{{flag|Kingdom of Afghanistan|name=Afghanistan}}
|Asia
|[[Twenty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twenty-first]]<br>[[Fifth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fifth special]]<br>[[Fifth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fifth emergency special]]
|-
|1967
|[[File:Corneliu Manescu (1967 UN photo).jpg|60px]]
|[[Corneliu Mănescu]]<br />{{small|(1916–2000)}}
|{{flag|Romania|1965}}
|EEG
|[[Twenty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twenty-second]]
|-
|1968
|[[File:Emilio Arenales Catalán (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Emilio Arenales Catalán]]<br />{{small|(1922–1969)}}
|{{flag|Guatemala|1968}}
|GRULAC
|[[Twenty-third session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twenty-third]]
|-
|1969
|[[File:Françoise Foliot - Togo - 035 - Angie Brooks-Randolph.jpg|60px]]
|[[Angie Brooks]]<br />{{small|(1928–2007)}}
|{{LBR}}
|Africa
|[[Twenty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twenty-fourth]]
|-
|1970
|[[File:Edvard Hambro (1971 UN photo).jpg|60px]]
|[[Edvard Hambro]]<br />{{small|(1911–1977)}}
|{{NOR}}
|WEOG
|[[Twenty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twenty-fifth]]
|-
|1971
|[[File:Adam Malik 1970.jpg|60px]]
|[[Adam Malik]]<br />{{small|(1917–1984)}}
|{{INA}}
|Asia
|[[Twenty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twenty-sixth]]
|-
|1972
|[[File:Stanislaw Trepczynski (1972 UN photo).jpg|60px]]
|[[Stanisław Trepczyński]]<br />{{small|(1924–2002)}}
|{{POL}}
|EEG
|[[Twenty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twenty-seventh]]
|-
|1973
|[[File:Leopoldo Benites (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Leopoldo Benites]]<br />{{small|(1905–1996)}}
|{{flag|Ecuador|1900}}
|GRULAC
|[[Twenty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twenty-eighth]]<br>[[Sixth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Sixth special]]
|-
|1974
|[[File:Abdelaziz Bouteflika 1975 (cropped 3x4).jpg|60px]]
|[[Abdelaziz Bouteflika]]<br />{{small|(1937–2021)}}
|{{ALG}}
|Africa
|[[Twenty-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twenty-ninth]]<br>[[Seventh special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Seventh special]]
|-
|1975
|[[File:Gaston Thorn (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Gaston Thorn]]<br />{{small|(1928–2007)}}
|{{LUX}}
|WEOG
|[[Thirtieth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Thirtieth]]
|-
|1976
|[[File:Blank.png|60px]]
|[[Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe]]<br />{{small|(1913–1980)}}
|{{flag|Sri Lanka}}
|Asia
|[[Thirty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly|Thirty-first]]
|-
|1977
|[[File:Lazar Mojsov (1977 UN photo).jpg|60px]]
|[[Lazar Mojsov]]<br />{{small|(1920–2011)}}
|{{flag|Yugoslavia}}
|EEG
|[[Thirty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly|Thirty-second]]<br>[[Eighth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Eighth special]]<br>[[Ninth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Ninth special]]<br>[[Tenth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Tenth special]]
|-
|1978
|[[File:Indalecio Liévano Aguirre.jpg|60px]]
|[[Indalecio Liévano]]<br />{{small|(1917–1982)}}
|{{COL}}
|GRULAC
|[[Thirty-third session of the United Nations General Assembly|Thirty-third]]
|-
|1979
|[[File:Salim.JPG|60px]]
|[[Salim Ahmed Salim]]<br />{{small|(born 1942)}}
|{{flag|TAN|name=United Republic of Tanzania}}
|Africa
|[[Thirty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Thirty-fourth]]<br>[[Sixth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Sixth emergency special]]<br>[[Seventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Seventh emergency special]]<br>[[Eleventh special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Eleventh special]]
|-
|1980
|[[File:Rudiger Freiherr von Wechmar (1974 UN photo).jpg|60px]]
|[[Rüdiger von Wechmar]]<br />{{small|(1923–2007)}}
|{{flag|West Germany|name=Federal Republic of Germany}}
|WEOG
|[[Thirty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Thirty-fifth]]<br>[[Eighth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Eighth emergency special]]
|-
|1981
|[[File:Blank.png|60px]]
|[[Ismat T. Kittani]]<br />{{small|(1929–2001)}}
|{{flag|Iraq|1963}}
|Asia
|[[Thirty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Thirty-sixth]]<br>[[Seventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Seventh emergency special]]—''Continuation''<br>[[Ninth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Ninth emergency special]]<br>[[Twelfth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twelfth special]]
|-
|1982
|[[File:Hollai Imre.jpg|60px]]
|[[Imre Hollai]]<br />{{small|(1925–2017)}}
|{{HUN}}
|EEG
|[[Thirty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly|Thirty-seventh]]
|-
|1983
|[[File:Jorge Illueca 1984 (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Jorge Illueca]]<br />{{small|(1918–2012)}}
|{{PAN}}
|GRULAC
|[[Thirty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Thirty-eighth]]
|-
|1984
|
|[[Paul J. F. Lusaka]]<br />{{small|(1935–1996)}}
|{{flag|Zambia|1964}}
|Africa
|[[Thirty-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Thirty-ninth]]
|-
|1985
|[[File:Blank.png|60px]]
|[[Jaime de Piniés]]<br />{{small|(1917–2003)}}
|{{ESP}}
|WEOG
|[[Fortieth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fortieth]]<br>[[Thirteenth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Thirteenth special]]
|-
|1986
|
|[[Humayun Rashid Choudhury]]<br />{{small|(1928–2001)}}
|{{BAN}}
|Asia
|[[Forty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly|Forty-first]]<br>[[Fourteenth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fourteenth special]]
|-
|1987
|[[File:Peter Florin (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Peter Florin]]<br />{{small|(1921–2014)}}
|{{flag|German Democratic Republic}}
|EEG
|[[Forty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly|Forty-second]]<br>[[Fifteenth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fifteenth special]]
|-
|1988
|[[File:Dante Caputo 1984.jpg|60px]]
|[[Dante Caputo]]<br />{{small|(1943–2018)}}
|{{ARG}}
|GRULAC
|[[Forty-third session of the United Nations General Assembly|Forty-third]]
|-
|1989
|[[File:Joseph Nanven Garba 2.jpg|60px]]
|[[Joseph Nanven Garba]]<br />{{small|(1943–2002)}}
|{{NGA}}
|Africa
|[[Forty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Forty-fourth]]<br>[[Sixteenth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Sixteenth special]]<br>[[Seventeenth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Seventeenth special]]<br>[[Eighteenth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Eighteenth special]]
|-
|1990
|[[File:Guido de Marco 2003 crop.jpg|60px]]
|[[Guido de Marco]]<br />{{small|(1931–2010)}}
|{{MLT}}
|WEOG
|[[Forty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Forty-fifth]]
|-
|1991
|[[File:Blank.png|60px]]
|[[Samir Shihabi]]<br />{{small|(1925–2010)}}
|{{KSA}}
|Asia
|[[Forty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Forty-sixth]]
|-
|1992
|[[File:Blank.png|60px]]
|[[Stoyan Ganev]]<br />{{small|(1955–2013)}}
|{{BUL}}
|EEG
|[[Forty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly|Forty-seventh]]
|-
|1993
|[[File:Rudy Insanally 2006.jpg|60px]]
|[[Rudy Insanally]]<br />{{small|(1936–2023)}}
|{{GUY}}
|GRULAC
|[[Forty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Forty-eighth]]
|-
|1994
|[[File:Essy.jpg|60px]]
|[[Amara Essy]]<br />{{small|(1944–2025)}}
|{{CIV}}
|Africa
|[[Forty-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Forty-ninth]]
|-
|1995
|[[File:Freitas do Amaral, XV Cimeira Ibero-Americana - Salamanca, Espanha (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Diogo de Freitas do Amaral]]<br />{{small|(1941–2019)}}
|{{POR}}
|WEOG
|[[Fiftieth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fiftieth]]
|-
|1996
|[[File:Tan Sri Razali Ismail (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Razali Ismail]]<br />{{small|(born 1939)}}
|{{MYS}}
|Asia
|[[Fifty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fifty-first]]<br>[[Tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Tenth emergency special]]<br>[[Nineteenth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Nineteenth special]]
|-
|1997
|[[File:Hennadiy Udovenko.jpg|60px]]
|[[Hennadiy Udovenko]]<br />{{small|(1931–2013)}}
|{{UKR}}
|EEG
|[[Fifty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fifty-second]]<br>[[Tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Tenth emergency special]]—''Continuation''<br>[[Twentieth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twentieth special]]
|-
|1998
|[[File:Opertti.jpg|60px]]
|[[Didier Opertti]]<br />{{small|(born 1937)}}
|{{URU}}
|GRULAC
|[[Fifty-third session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fifty-third]]<br>[[Tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Tenth emergency special]]—''Continuation''<br>[[Twenty-first special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twenty-first special]]
|-
|1999
|[[File:Theo-Ben Gurirab (cropped) 01.jpg|60px]]
|[[Theo-Ben Gurirab]]<br />{{small|(1938–2018)}}
|{{flag|Namibia|1990}}
|Africa
|[[Fifty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fifty-fourth]]<br>[[Twenty-second special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twenty-second special]]<br>[[Twenty-third special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twenty-third special]]<br>[[Twenty-fourth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twenty-fourth special]]
|-
|2000
|[[File:Holkeri-2.jpg|60px]]
|[[Harri Holkeri]]<br />{{small|(1937–2011)}}
|{{FIN}}
|WEOG
|[[Fifty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fifty-fifth]]<br>[[Tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Tenth emergency special]]—''Continuation''<br>[[Twenty-fifth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twenty-fifth special]]<br>[[Twenty-sixth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twenty-sixth special]]
|-
|2001
|[[File:Closeup Han Seung-soo.jpg|60px]]
|[[Han Seung-soo]]<br />{{small|(born 1936)}}
|{{flag|Republic of Korea|1997}}
|Asia
|[[Fifty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fifty-sixth]]<br>[[Tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Tenth emergency special]]—''Continuation'' <br> [[Twenty-seventh special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twenty-seventh special]]
|-
|2002
|[[File:Jan Kavan, IEIS conference «Russia and the EU the question of trust»-101.jpg|60px]]
|[[Jan Kavan]]<br />{{small|(born 1946)}}
|{{CZE}}
|EEG
|[[Fifty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fifty-seventh]]<br>[[Tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Tenth emergency special]]—''Continuation''
|-
|2003
|[[File:Julian Hunte.jpg|60px]]
|[[Julian Hunte]]<br />{{small|(born 1940)}}
|{{flag|Saint Lucia}}
|GRULAC
|[[Fifty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fifty-eighth]]<br>[[Tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Tenth emergency special]]—''Continuation''
|-
|2004
|[[File:Jean Ping 080202-F-1644L-081 0YWDF.jpg|60px]]
|[[Jean Ping]]<br />{{small|(born 1942)}}
|{{GAB}}
|Africa
|[[Fifty-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Fifty-ninth]] <br> [[Twenty-eighth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twenty-eighth special]]
|-
|2005
|[[File:Jan Eliasson at Tällberg Forum 2009 cropped.jpg|60px]]
|[[Jan Eliasson]]<br />{{small|(born 1940)}}
|{{SWE}}
|WEOG
|[[Sixtieth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Sixtieth]]
|-
|2006
|[[File:Haya Rashed Al Khalifa (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa]]<br />{{small|(born 1952)}}
|{{BHR}}
|Asia
|[[Sixty-first session of the United Nations General Assembly|Sixty-first]]<br>[[Tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Tenth emergency special]]—''Continuation''
|-
|2007
|[[File:Dr. Srgjan Kerim (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Srgjan Kerim]]<br />{{small|(born 1948)}}
|{{flag|North Macedonia|name=FYR Macedonia}}
|EEG
|[[Sixty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly|Sixty-second]]
|-
|2008
|[[File:Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann2.jpg|60px]]
|[[Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann]]<br />{{small|(1933–2017)}}
|{{NIC}}
|GRULAC
|[[Sixty-third session of the United Nations General Assembly|Sixty-third]]
|-
|2009
|[[File:Ali Treki.JPG|60px]]
|[[Ali Treki]]<br />{{small|(1937–2015)}}
|{{flag|Libya|1977|name=Libya}}
|Africa
|[[Sixty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Sixty-fourth]]
|-
|2010
|[[File:Joseph Deiss.gif|60px]]
|[[Joseph Deiss]]<br />{{small|(born 1946)}}
|{{flag|Switzerland}}
|WEOG
|[[Sixty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Sixty-fifth]]
|-
|2011
|[[File:Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser.jpg|60px]]
|[[Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser|Nassir Al-Nasser]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 June 2011 |title=Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser of Qatar Elected President of General Assembly's Sixty-Sixth Session; Vice-Presidents, Main Committee Chairs Also Named |url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2011/ga11105.doc.htm |access-date=7 March 2022 |website=United Nations}}</ref><br />{{small|(born 1952)}}
|{{flag|Qatar}}
|Asia-Pacific
|[[Sixty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Sixty-sixth]]
|-
|2012
|[[File:Vuk-Jeremic-cirsd-2014.jpg|60px]]
|[[Vuk Jeremić]]<br />{{small|(born 1975)}}
|{{flag|Serbia}}
|EEG
|[[Sixty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly|Sixty-seventh]] ([[United Nations General Assembly presidential election, 2012|election]])
|-
|2013
|[[File:John William Ashe.jpg|60px]]
|[[John William Ashe]]<br />{{small|(1954–2016)}}
|{{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|GRULAC
|[[Sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Sixty-eighth]]
|-
|2014
|[[File:Sam Kutesa - 2018 (32521275868) (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Sam Kutesa]]<br />{{small|(born 1949)}}
|{{flag|Uganda}}
|Africa
|[[Sixty-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Sixty-ninth]] <br> [[Twenty-ninth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Twenty-ninth special]]
|-
|2015
|[[File:Mogens Lykketoft-2011-09-03.jpg|60px]]
|[[Mogens Lykketoft]]<br />{{small|(born 1946)}}
|{{flag|Denmark}}
|WEOG
|[[Seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Seventieth]] <br> [[Thirtieth special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Thirtieth special]]
|-
|2016
|[[File:Peter Thomson at IMO Headquarters in London - 2017 (37102010524) (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Peter Thomson (diplomat)|Peter Thomson]]<br />{{small|(born 1948)}}
|{{flag|Fiji}}
|Asia-Pacific
|[[Seventy-first session of the United Nations General Assembly|Seventy-first]] ([[United Nations General Assembly presidential election, 2016|election]])
|-
|2017
|[[File:Miroslav Lajcak 2014 (11981540724).jpg|60px]]
|[[Miroslav Lajčák]]<br />{{small|(born 1963)}}
|{{flag|Slovakia}}
|EEG
|[[Seventy-second session of the United Nations General Assembly|Seventy-second]]<br>[[Tenth emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Tenth emergency special]]—''Continuation''
|-
|2018
|[[File:Entrevista de Canciller María Fernanda Espinosa (36388035054) (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[María Fernanda Espinosa]]<br />{{small|(born 1964)}}
|{{flag|Ecuador}}
|GRULAC
|[[Seventy-third session of the United Nations General Assembly|Seventy-third]]
|-
|2019
|[[File:Tijjani Muhammad-Bande (48791461812) (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Tijjani Muhammad-Bande]]<br />{{small|(born 1957)}}
|{{flag|Nigeria}}
|Africa
|[[Seventy-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Seventy-fourth]]
|-
|2020
|[[File:Volkan Bozkır April 2016 (26358127551) (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Volkan Bozkır]]<br />{{small|(born 1950)}}
|{{flag|Turkey}}
|WEOG
|[[Seventy-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Seventy-fifth]]
|-
|2021
|[[File:Abdulla Shahid April 2021.png|60px]]
|[[Abdulla Shahid]]<br />{{small|(born 1962)}}
|{{flag|Maldives}}
| Asia-Pacific
|[[Seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Seventy-sixth]]<br>[[Eleventh emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly|Eleventh emergency special]]
|-
|2022
|[[File:Csaba Kőrösi 20230217.jpg|60px]]
|[[Csaba Kőrösi]]<br />{{small|(born 1958)}}
|{{flag|Hungary}}
| EEG
|[[Seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly|Seventy-seventh]]
|-
|2023
|[[File:Dennis Francis 20240215.jpg|60px]]
|[[Dennis Francis (diplomat)|Dennis Francis]]<br />{{small|(born 1956)}}
|{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
| GRULAC
|[[Seventy-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Seventy-eighth]]
|-
|2024
|[[File:Philemon Yang, Prime Minister of Cameroon in London, 21 June 2010. (4720521915) cropped.jpg|60px]]
|[[Philémon Yang]]<br />{{small|(born 1947)}}
|{{flag|Cameroon}}
| Africa
|[[Seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Seventy-ninth]]
|-
|2025
|[[File:Außenministerin Meinl-Reisinger beim RAB in Brüssel, 17.03.2025 - 07 (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Annalena Baerbock]]<br />{{small|(born 1980)}}
|{{flag|Germany}}
| WEOG
|[[Eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly|Eightieth]]
|}

===Abbreviations===
; Pre-1966
* COS: [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] Seat
* EAS: [[Eastern Europe]]an and [[Asia]]n Seat
* LAS: [[Latin America]]n Seat
* MES: [[Middle East]]ern Seat
* WES: [[Western Europe]]an Seat

; Since 1966
* Africa: [[African Group]]
* Asia-Pacific: [[Asia-Pacific Group|Asian Group]], since 2011 the [[Asia-Pacific Group]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 September 2011 |title=Asian Group of Nations at UN Changes Its Name to Asia-Pacific Group |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/199302/asian-group-of-nations-at-un-changes-its-name-to-asia-pacific-group |access-date=7 March 2022}}</ref>
* EEG: [[Eastern European Group]]
* GRULAC: [[Latin American and Caribbean Group]]
* WEOG: [[Western European and Others Group]]

==See also==
* [[President of the United Nations Security Council]]
* [[President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council]]
* [[Vice-President of the United Nations General Assembly]]
* [[High-Level Week of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly 2025]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikinewscat|United Nations}}
* [https://www.un.org/ga/60/presskit/presidents.htm UN: List of UN General Assembly presidents]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130517085404/http://www.unelections.org/?q=node%2F94 UN General Assembly President Election Reform].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080511180149/http://www.unelections.org/ UNelections.org].
* [https://www.un.org/en/ga/75/meetings/elections/index.shtml Elections and appointments (2020-2021)]
{{Presidents of the UN General Assembly}}
{{Permanent Representatives to the United Nations}}
{{United Nations}}

[[Category:Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly|*]]