African Union Chairman of the Commission

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The Commission of the African Union serves as the AU's administrative branch. It consists of ten Commissioners, who hold individual portfolios. The Commission implements AU policies and coordinates the body's activities and meetings. The Commission elects its Chairperson to a four-year term.

[edit] List of Secretaries-general of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) and African Union (AU) Chairmen of the Commission

Secretaries-general of the Organisation of African Unity
Name	Beginning of Term	End of Term	Country
Kifle Wodajo (acting)	25 May 1963	21 July 1964	Ethiopia
Diallo Telli	21 July 1964	15 June 1972	Guinea
Nzo Ekangaki	15 June 1972	16 June 1974	Cameroon
William Eteki	16 June 1974	21 July 1978	Cameroon
Edem Kodjo	21 July 1978	12 June 1983	Togo
Peter Onu (acting)	12 June 1983	20 July 1985	Nigeria
Ide Oumarou	20 July 1985	19 September 1989	Niger
Salim Ahmed Salim	19 September 1989	17 September 2001	Tanzania
Amara Essy	17 September 2001	9 July 2002	Côte d'Ivoire

African Union (AU) Chairmen of the Commission
Name	Beginning of Term	End of Term	Country
Amara Essy (interim)	9 July 2002	16 September 2003	Côte d'Ivoire
Alpha Oumar Konaré	16 September 2003	Present	Mali