| General Secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States | |
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| Генеральный секретарь Содружества Независимых Государств | |
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| Executive Secretariat | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Member of | Council of Heads of State of the CIS |
| Seat | 17 Kirov Street, Minsk, Belarus |
| Term length | Three years |
| Precursor | President of the Soviet Union |
| Inaugural holder | Ivan Korotchenya |
| Formation | 14 May 1994 |
| Deputy | First Deputy General Secretary |
The General Secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States (formerly known as the Executive Secretary) is the head of the CIS Executive Committee, the central body which has served the CIS since its establishment in 1991. The headquarters of the secretary-general, as with the committee, is in Minsk, Belarus.