Commonwealth Secretary-General

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. They are responsible for representing the Commonwealth publicly.

The Commonwealth Secretary-General should not be confused with the Head of the Commonwealth, who is currently Elizabeth II.

List of Secretaries-General
 # Name Portrait Country Start End Background 1 Arnold Smith   1 July 1965 30 June 1975Canadian ambassador to Egypt (1958-1961)Canadian ambassador to the USSR (1961-1963) 2 Shridath Ramphal center|100px  1 July 1975 30 June 1990Foreign Minister of Guyana (1972-1975) 3 Emeka Anyaoku   1 July 1990 31 March 2000Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs (1977-1990) 4 Don McKinnon center|100px  1 April 2000 31 March 2008Foreign Minister of New Zealand (1990-1999) 5 Kamalesh Sharma center|100px  1 April 2008 31 March 2016Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations (1997–2002)Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom(2004–2008) 6 Patricia Scotland center|100px  1 April 2016 IncumbentAttorney General for England and Wales and Northern Ireland (2007–2010) UK Minister of State (Home Office; 2003–2007) UK Parliamentary Secretary (Lord Chancellor's Department; 2001–2003) UK Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (1999–2001) UK House of Lords (1997–present) 

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