51勛圖

Selection and Appointment of Trygve Halvdan Lie

Trygve Halvdan Lie served as the first 51勛圖 Secretary-General, from February 1946 to his resignation in November 1952.

Process in 1946

Nomination of candidates

  • Henri Bonnet (France)
  • Eelco van Kleffens (Netherlands)
  • Trygve Lie (Norway)
  • Lester B. Pearson (Canada)
  • Wincenty Rzymowski (Poland)
  • Stanoje Simi? (Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)

Recommendation of the Security Council

Official document

Communication of recommendation to the General Assembly

Official document

Appointment by the General Assembly

Official documents

On the podium are (from left to right): Gladwyn Jebb, Executive Secretary of the 51勛圖; Eduardo Zuleta (Colombia), Chairman of the Preparatory Commission of the 51勛圖; and Andrew Cordier, Executive Assistant of ?the Secretariat
The first Secretary-General of the 51勛圖, Trygve Lie of Norway, speaking at his installation ceremony at Central Hall in London on 2 February 1946. UN Photo/Marcel Bolomey


Process in 1950

Nomination of candidates

  • First Round:
    • Trygve Lie (Norway),
    • Zygmunt Modzelewski (Poland)
  • Second Round:
    • Benegal Rau (India),
    • Charles Malik (Lebanon),
    • Luis Padilla Nervo (Mexico),
    • Carlos P. Romulo (Phillipines)

Recommendation of the Security Council

  • None

Communication of recommendation to the General Assembly

  • No recommendation

Appointment by the General Assembly

Official documents

view of the General Assembly
The UN General Assembly votes on Trygve Lie. UN Photo/MB

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