Back رئيس مفوضية الاتحاد الإفريقي Arabic Presidente de la Comisión de la Unión Africana Spanish رئیس کمیسیون اتحادیه آفریقا Persian Président de la Commission de l'Union africaine French Ketua Komisi Uni Afrika ID Presidenti della Commissione dell'Unione africana Italian Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Kesatuan Afrika Malay Przewodniczący Komisji Unii Afrykańskiej Polish Presidente da Comissão da União Africana Portuguese Chairperson of the African Union Commission SIMPLE
| Chairperson of the African Union Commission | |
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| African Union Commission | |
| Style | Excellency |
| Status | |
| Abbreviation | AUC Chairperson |
| Reports to | AU Executive Council |
| Seat | AU Office Complex, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Appointer | AU Assembly (elected by the AU Executive Council) |
| Term length | 4 years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitutive Act of the AU (article 20) |
| Precursor | Secretary General of the Organisation of African Unity |
| Inaugural holder | Alpha Oumar Konaré |
| Formation | 16 September 2003 |
| Salary | $186,921 (per annum)[1] |
| Website | au |
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission is the head of the African Union Commission (AUC).[2] They are the Chief Executive Officer, legal representative of the African Union (AU), and the Commission’s Chief Accounting Officer. They are elected for a four-year term, renewable once, by the Assembly of the African Union.[3]
The position was preceded by the Secretary General of the OAU, and the role became more powerful upon the formation of the AU. The Chairperson is responsible for the Commission's finances and administration, promoting its objectives, dealing with key stakeholders (member states, development partners, regional blocs etc.), appointing and managing Commission staff, and storing AU and OAU treaties and legal instruments.[3]
- ^ African Union (1 July 2017). "DECISIONS, DECLARATIONS & RESOLUTION" (PDF). Addis Ababa. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2021.
Chairperson of the AUC Commission be calculated at D2 Step 10 monthly basic salary (US$10,384.50) increased by 50%, i.e. (US$10,384.5x1.50) = US$15,576.75
- ^ "AU: The Commission". African Union. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ a b "AUC Chairperson | African Union". au.int. Retrieved 2025-02-15.