<P> A United Nations Secretary - General selection was held in October 2016 to choose the ninth Secretary - General of the United Nations to succeed Ban Ki - moon from 1 January 2017 . Six straw polls were held in the Security Council from 21 July 2016 to 5 October 2016 . António Guterres of Portugal led the polling in every round , finishing the last round with 13 ' encourage ' votes , 0 ' discourage ' votes , and 2 abstentions . On 6 October 2016 , the Security Council unanimously recommended Guterres to the General Assembly , which formally selected him by acclamation on 13 October 2016 . </P>
<P> A United Nations Secretary - General selection was held in October 2016 to choose the ninth Secretary - General of the United Nations to succeed Ban Ki - moon from 1 January 2017 . Six straw polls were held in the Security Council from 21 July 2016 to 5 October 2016 . António Guterres of Portugal led the polling in every round , finishing the last round with 13 ' encourage ' votes , 0 ' discourage ' votes , and 2 abstentions . On 6 October 2016 , the Security Council unanimously recommended Guterres to the General Assembly , which formally selected him by acclamation on 13 October 2016 . </P>
who has been elected as the new secretary general of united nations
who has been elected as the new secretary general of united nations
António Guterres
António Guterres