Commonwealth Secretary-General

Secretary-General of the
Commonwealth of Nations
since 1 April 2016
StyleHer Excellency
ResidenceGarden House
AppointerCommonwealth Heads of Government
Term lengthFour years
renewable once
Inaugural holderArnold Smith
Websitethecommonwealth.org/secretary-general-patricia-scotland

The Commonwealth secretary-general, formally the secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations, is the head of the Commonwealth Secretariat, the central body which has served the Commonwealth of Nations since its establishment in 1965, and responsible for representing the Commonwealth publicly.[1] The Commonwealth secretary-general should not be confused with the head of the Commonwealth.

  1. ^ "Role of the Secretary-General". Commonwealth Secretariat. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2008.