| Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization | |
|---|---|
| Генеральный секретарь ОДКБ | |
 Logo of the CSTO | |
 Flag of the CSTO | |
| CSTO | |
| Member of | CSTO Collective Security Council |
| Seat | CSTO Secretariat, Moscow, Russia |
| Term length | Four years, renewable |
| Formation | October 1996 |
| First holder | Vladimir Zemsky |
The secretary general of CSTO is the chief civil servant of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), responsible for coordinating the workings of the alliance. The officeholder is one of the foremost political official in the organization. The current secretary general is former Kazakh Prime Minister Imangali Tasmagambetov, who took office on 1 January 2023.
History
The NATO countries selected the first secretary general in October 1996. Since that time, eight different military/security officials have served officially as secretary general. Four countries have been represented, with five secretaries general hailing from Russia, one from Armenia, one from Belarus and one from Kazakhstan. The position has also been occupied temporarily on two occasions by an acting secretary general between appointments.
Secretariat
The Secretariat has divisions in charge of legal, financial, economic and other issues. The number of quota posts in the Secretariat is assigned to the CSTO member states in proportion to their contributions to the budget. The appointment of officials to the quota positions of the Secretariat is carried out by the Secretary General on a rotational basis every three years on the proposal of the CSTO member states.[1]
Leadership
- CSTO Secretary General: Imangali Tasmagambetov (Kazakhstan)
- Deputy Secretary General
- Valery Semerikov (Russian Federation)
- Samat Ordabaev (Kazakhstan)
- Tokhir Khayrulloyev (Tajikistan)
Structure
The CSTO Secretariat includes the following main structural units:
- Department of Political Cooperation
- Department for the Management of Military Security Problems
- Department for Countering Challenges and Threats
- Case Management Department
- Organizational and Planning Department
List of secretaries-general
The following have served as heads of the CSTO:[2]
| Country | Name | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia
|
Vladimir Zemsky[3] | October 1996 | March 2000 | |
| Russia
|
Valeriy Nikolayenko[4] | May 2000 | 28 April 2003 | |
| Russia
|
|
Nikolay Bordyuzha | 28 April 2003 | 31 December 2016 |
| Russia
|
Valery Semerikov (Acting) | 1 January 2017 | 2 May 2017 | |
 Armenia
|
|
Yuri Khatchaturov | 2 May 2017 | 1 November 2018 |
| Russia
|
Valery Semerikov (Acting) | 1 November 2018 | 31 December 2019 | |
 Belarus
|
|
Stanislav Zas | 1 January 2020 | 23 November 2022 |
 Kazakhstan
|
|
Imangali Tasmagambetov | 1 January 2023 |
Citations
- ^ "Секретариат ОДКБ". odkb-csto.org. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ "Leadership history". en.odkb-csto.org. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ^ "Zemsky Vladimir Vasilyevich". en.odkb-csto.org. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ^ "Nikolayenko Valeriy Dmitrievich". en.odkb-csto.org. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
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