2006 United Nations Secretary-General selection

A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in 2006 to succeed Kofi Annan, whose second term as Secretary-General of the United Nations ran until 31 December 2006. Seven candidates were officially nominated for the position.

2006 United Nations Secretary-General selection
Final straw poll, 2 October 2006
 
Candidate Ban Ki-moon Shashi Tharoor Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
Country  South Korea  India  Latvia
Votes to encourage
14 / 15
10 / 15
5 / 15
P5 votes to discourage None
1 / 5
2 / 5
UN Secretary-General before election

Kofi Annan

 Elected UN Secretary-General

Ban Ki-moon

The United Nations Security Council conducted a series of unofficial straw polls between 24 July and 2 October. South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon led the polls from the start, emerging as the only candidate with the support of all five veto-wielding permanent members of the Security Council (P5). After the final straw poll, all of the other candidates withdrew. The Security Council conducted a formal vote on 9 October and forwarded its choice to the General Assembly, which elected Ban on 13 October.

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