Former Secretaries-General
Prior to the appointment of Kamalesh Sharma the position was held by Arnold Smith 1965-1975, Sir Shridath Ramphal 1975-1990, Chief Emeka Anyaoku 1990-2000 and Don McKinnon 2000-2008
Sir Don McKinnon
Sir Don McKinnon served for eight years as Commonwealth Secretary-General from 2000 to 2008.
Chief Emeka Anyaoku
Chief Emeka Anyaoku served as Commonwealth Secretary-General from 1990 to 2000.
Sir Shridath Ramphal
Sir Shridath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal QC served as Commonwealth Secretary-General for 15 years, from 1975 to 1990.
Arnold Smith
Canadian diplomat Arnold Cantwell Smith served as the first Commonwealth Secretary-General from 1965 to 1975.
News
Recent Articles
Secretary-General at Mauritius Strategy +5 Review
Address by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma, at the General Debate of the 65th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (New York, 24-25 September 2010)
Speeches
- Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma at the opening of the Commonwealth Public Service Ministers Forum
- Opening Ceremony address by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma at the 18th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers
- Kamalesh Sharma’s remarks to the Plenary Session of the 33rd Regular Meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Conference of Heads of Government
In the build up to the 2009 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, the British Council, in collaboration with the Royal Commonwealth Society, hosted a series of live online events.
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