The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara (SRSG) is appointed by the Secretary-General to lead the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).
List of special representatives
| # | Name | Born-Died | Took office | Left office | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Héctor Gros Espiell | 1926–2009 | 20 September 1988 | 19 January 1990 | Uruguay |
| 2 | Johannes J. Manz | 1939- | 19 January 1990 | 20 December 1991 | Switzerland |
| 3 | Sahabzada Yaqub Khan | 1920– | 23 March 1992 | August 1995 | Pakistan |
| 4 | Erik Jensen (Acting) | August 1995 | February 1998 | Malaysia | |
| 5 | Charles Franklin Dunbar | 1937– | February 1998 | 31 March 1999 | United States |
| 6 | Robin Kinloch (Acting) | 1937 | 1 April 1999 | 18 May 1999 | United Kingdom |
| 7 | William L. Eagleton | 1926–2011 | 18 May 1999 | 1 December 2001 | United States |
| 8 | William L. Swing | 1934– | 1 December 2001 | 1 July 2003 | United States |
| 9 | Alvaro de Soto | 1943– | 7 August 2003 | 5 August 2005 | Peru |
| 10 | Francesco Bastagli | 5 August 2005 | 31 August 2006 | Italy | |
| 11 | Julian Harston | 1942– | 5 February 2007 | 12 October 2009 | United Kingdom |
| 12 | Hany Abdel-Aziz | 1946– | 12 October 2009 | 15 June 2012 | Egypt |
| 13 | Wolfgang Weisbrod-Weber | 1955– | 15 June 2012 | 31 July 2014 | Germany |
| 14 | Kim Bolduc | 1952– | 31 July 2014 | 22 November 2017 | Canada |
| 15 | Colin Stewart | 1961- | 1 December 2017 | 27 August 2021 | Canada |
| 16 | Alexander Ivanko | 27 August 2021 | Russia |
Controversy
At least two Special Representatives (Johannes Manz and Francesco Bastagli) had resigned from their post in protest against Moroccan political manoeuvres.
See also
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General
- United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
References
- "Special Representative for Western Sahara and Head of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) | United Nations Secretary-General". www.un.org. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
- Stewart, Daniel. "The UN Security Council held on Monday a closed-door meeting on Western Sahara". MSN. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- "Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara and Head of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara | United Nations Secretary-General". UN. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
- Ohaegbulam, Festus Ugboaja (2006). U.S. Policy In Postcolonial Africa: Four Case Studies in Conflict Resolution. New York: Peter Lang Publishing. pp. 124–125. ISBN 978-0-8204-7091-7.
- Francesco Bastagli (21 September 2010). "Justice Undone". The New Republic. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
External links
- MINURSO 2003 MINURSO posts report
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