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In 2004 he was elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe, [2] and announced his intention to stand down from the UK parliament by applying for the Stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds. The resulting by-election was held on 15 July and won by Labour's Liam Byrne .
The Secretary General of the Council of Europe (French: Secrétaire général du Conseil de l'Europe) is elected by the Parliamentary Assembly from a shortlist proposed by the Committee of Ministers for a term of five years.
CountryPersonTook OfficeLeft Office18 September 2024Designate18 September 201918 September 20241 October 200918 September 20191 September 20041 September 2009Terry Davis took office as the twelfth Secretary General on 1 September 2004, the second person from the United Kingdom to hold the post. Walter Schwimmer took office on 1 September 1999, the eleventh Secretary General and the third person from Austria to hold the post.
Speech by Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Seminar on ''The Council of Europe – Politics and practice. Is there a place for the Council of Europe in a changing European landscape » - Oslo, 6 and 7 September 2004. Human rights, democracy and the rule of law are the values, which distinguish Europe from most other parts ...
Terry Davis, a British Labour Party member, was elected as the new Secretary General of the Council of Europe for a five-year term. Born in 1938, Davis graduated from the University of London and the University of Michigan.
Interview with Terry Davis, Council of Europe Secretary General. 8 March 2005 . Interviewer: So Mr Secretary General, what would be your own hopes and personal expectations for this event? Terry Davis: Well we all know that the Council of Europe is built on the values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. I hope very much that the ...
Terry Davis, Council of Europe Secretary General: ''I believe that the Council IS the future. The Europe of the future is a united Europe – a unity based on the values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law''