Commonwealth Secretary-General

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The Commonwealth Secretary-General is the head of the Commonwealth Secretariat, the central body which has served the Commonwealth of Nations since its establishment in 1965. The Commonwealth Secretary-General should not be confused with the Head of the Commonwealth, who is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

[edit] Secretaries-General

  1. Arnold Smith, CH OC (Canada), 1965 - 1975;
  2. Sir Shridath (Sonny) Ramphal, OE AC CMG ONZ (Guyana), 1975 - 1990;
  3. Chief Emeka Anyaoku, GCVO CON (Nigeria), 1990 - 1999;
  4. The Rt Hon Don McKinnon (New Zealand), 1999 - present.