General Eisenhower, 1950 - 1952
Bernard Law Montgomery
Lord Ismay, 1952 - 1957
Matthew Ridgway, 1952 - 1953
Alfred M. Gruenther, 1953 - 1956
Lauris Norstad, 1956 - 1962
Paul-Henri Spaak, 1957 -1961
Dirk U. Stikker, 1961 - 1964
Manlio Brosio, 1964 - 1971
Joseph Luns, 1971 - 1984
Lord Carrington, 1984 - 1988
Manfred Wörner, 1988 - 1994
Willy Claes, 1994 - 1995
Javier Solana, 1995 - 1999
Lord Robertson, 1999 - 2003
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, 2004 - 2009
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, 2009 - 2014
Jens Stoltenberg, 2014 - 2024