Trygve Halvdan Lie served as the first United Nations 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
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
