List of secretaries general of the East African Community
| Secretary-General of the East African Community | |
|---|---|
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| East African Community East African Community Secretariat | |
| Residence | Arusha, Tanzania |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Francis Muthaura |
| Formation | July 2000 |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary-General |
| Website | www |
This is a list of the secretaries-general of the East African Community since the re-established East African Community, after the EAC Treaty 1999 came into force in July 2000.[1] Since then there have been five secretaries-general appointed by the relevant heads of state. Both the secretary-general position and the chairman position is appointed on a rotational basis by the respective partner states. The secretary-general has to be a deputy secretary-general to be appointed and at a time, there are four deputy secretaries in place.
List of secretaries-general
| President | Nationality | Term of office | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| 1 | .jpg) | Francis Muthaura (1946–) |  Kenya | July 2000 | 5 April 2001 | 9 Months | [2] |
| 2 | Amanya Mushega (1946–) |  Uganda | 5 April 2001 | 4 April 2006 | 5 years | [3] | |
| 3 | .jpg) | Juma Mwapachu (1942–2025) |  Tanzania | 4 April 2006 | 19 April 2011 | 5 years | [4] |
| 4 | .jpg) | Richard Sezibera (1964–) |  Rwanda | 19 April 2011 | 2 March 2016 | 5 years | [5] |
| 5 | .jpg) | Libérat Mfumukeko (1964–) |  Burundi | 2 March 2016 | 2 March 2021 | 5 years, 0 days | [6] |
| 6 |  | Peter Mathuki (1969–) | Kenya | 2 March 2021 | 7 June 2024 | 3 years, 97 days | [7] |
| 7 | | Veronica Nduva (1969–) | Kenya | 7 June 2024 | 1 year, 71 days | [8] | |
Deputy secretary-general
A deputy secretary-general is appointed by the summit on a three-year term renewable once. Each nation will have one deputy secretary-general except the nation at which the secretary-general hails from.
See also
References
- ^ "The Secretariat | East African Community". www.eac.int. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Administrator. "Hon. Nuwe Amanya Mushega". www.eac.int. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Administrator. "Hon. Nuwe Amanya Mushega". www.eac.int. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Administrator. "Amb. Dr. Juma Volter Mwapachu". www.eac.int. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Mallya, Aileen. "Current Secretary General". www.sg.eac.int. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Amb. Libérat Mfumukeko | East African Community". www.eac.int. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Peter Mathuki | East African Community". www.ktpress.rw. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help) - ^ "Veronica Nduva sworn in as EAC Secretary-General". eac.int. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
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