September 8, 2004

• Standing Secretariat decided to be built in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province at the 5th General Assembly in Heilongjiang Province

May 2, 2005

• The Secretariat of the Association of Northeast Asia Regional Governments established (3F, Pohang Technopark, Pohang City, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province,  One Bureau and two divisions)

January 1, 2006

• First Secretary-General Lee Hae-doo

May 12, 2011

• Second Secretary-General Kim Jae-hyo

April 1, 2015

• Third Secretary-General Jun Jae-won

May 19, 2017

• Fourth Secretary-General Hong Jong-kyoung