General Assembly: 72nd Plenary meeting, 79th session, Election of the 80th President of the General Assembly

General Assembly elects Annalena Baerbock of Germany President of Eightieth Session, selects Main Committee Bureaus.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / General Assembly
• Video Length: 02:40:37
• Production Date: 2 June 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: ANNALENA BAERBOCK
• Corporate Name: FIFTH COMMITTEE - ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY QUESTIONS; FOURTH COMMITTEE - SPECIAL POLITICAL AND DECOLONISATION; FIRST COMMITTEE - DISARMAMENT AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY; SECOND COMMITTEE - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL; SIXTH COMMITTEE - LEGAL QUESTIONS
• Subject Topical: ELECTIONS; GA PRESIDENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED NATIONS REFORM; VOTING; 2030 AGENDA; MULTILATERALISM
• Geographic Subject: NIGER
• MAMS Id: 3403537
• Parent Id: 3402829

Description

Pledging to serve the international community as “an honest broker and unifier”, Annalena Baerbock of Germany was elected as President of the upcoming session of the United Nations General Assembly — the fifth woman to serve in that post in 80 years. 

Ms. Baerbock was put forward as a candidate by the Western European and Other States Group, whose turn it was to nominate a president, according to procedures to ensure equitable geographical representation. She was elected after she obtained a simple majority of 167 votes in a secret-ballot election. The Assembly also elected today its Vice-Presidents for the eightieth session, as well as the Bureaus of its Main Committees. 

Election of the President of the General Assembly - Item 4

• Drawing of lots by the Secretary-General to determine the Member State which will occupy the first seat in the General Assembly Hall at the eightieth session

Election of the Vice-Presidents of the General Assembly - Item 6

Morning (following the adjournment of the 72nd plenary meeting)

• Consecutive meetings of the Main Committees for the purpose of electing the Chairs and the Bureau of the Main Committees at the eightieth session of the General Assembly

Election of the officers of the Main Committees - Item 5

First Committee

• 34th plenary meeting
• Election of the officers of the Main Committees: election of the Chair and the Bureau of the First Committee

Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee)

• 30th plenary meeting
• Election of the officers of the Main Committees: election of the Chair and the Bureau of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee (Fourth Committee)

Second Committee

• 27th plenary meeting
• Election of the officers of the Main Committees: election of the Chair and the Bureau of the Second Committee

Third Committee

• 58th plenary meeting
• Election of the officers of the Main Committees: election of the Chair and the Bureau of the Third Committee

Fifth Committee

• 37th plenary meeting
• Election of the officers of the Main Committees: election of the Chair and the Bureau of the Fifth Committee

Sixth Committee

• 40th plenary meeting
• Election of the officers of the Main Committees: election of the Chair and the Bureau of the Sixth Committee 

Related Sites and Documents

UN Meetings Coverage

A/79/720/Add.5

Letter

Letter

A/79/PV.72