Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General
Three Commonwealth Deputy Secretaries-General assist the Secretary-General in running the Commonwealth Secretariat, which is the central institution of the Commonwealth of Nations. They are assigned an aspect of the Commonwealth's function to address particularly: one to economic affairs, one to political affairs and the other to corporate affairs.
They are elected by the Commonwealth Heads of Government, like the Secretary-General. However, as their terms overlap with those of the Secretary-General, and don't coincide with Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings (CHOGMs), the Heads of Government are represented through their respective High Commissioners in London.[1] Originally, the Secretariat only engaged two Deputy Secretaries-General, whilst the Corporate Affairs portfolio was overseen by an Assistant Secretary-General. This changed in 2014 with the appointment of Gary Dunn from Australia to the post.
In addition to Dunn, the two Deputy Secretaries-General are Deodat Maharaj for Economic Affairs and Development from Trinidad and Tobago and Josephine Ojiambo for Political Affairs from Kenya since 2014 and 2015 respectively.
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Lists of Deputy Secretaries-General
Economic Affairs and Development
| Deputy Secretary-General for Economic Affairs and Development of the Commonwealth of Nations | |
|---|---|
|
Incumbent
Deodat Maharaj since 2014 |
|
| Style | His Excellency |
| Appointer | Commonwealth Heads of Government |
| Term length | 3 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Tilak E. Gooneratne |
| Formation | 1965 |
| Website | www.thecommonwealth.org |
| Name | Country | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tilak E. Gooneratne |  Sri Lanka |
1965 | 1970 |
| Geoffrey Wilson |  United Kingdom |
1971 | 1971 |
| Hunter Wade |  New Zealand |
1972 | 1974[2] |
| Incomplete | |||
| C. John Small |  Canada |
1979 | 1983 |
| Peter Marshall | United Kingdom |
1983 | 1988 |
| Peter Unwin | 1989 | 1993 | |
| Humphrey Maud | 1993 | 1999 | |
| Veronica Sutherland | 1999 | 2001 | |
| Winston Cox |  Barbados |
2001 | 2006 |
| Ransford Smith |  Jamaica |
2006 | 2013 |
| Deodat Maharaj |  Trinidad and Tobago |
2014 | Incumbent |
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Political Affairs
| Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the Commonwealth of Nations | |
|---|---|
|
Incumbent
Josephine Ojiambo since 2014 |
|
| Style | Her Excellency |
| Appointer | Commonwealth Heads of Government |
| Term length | 3 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | A.L. Adu |
| Formation | 1966 |
| Website | www.thecommonwealth.org |
| Name | Country | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. L. Adu |  Ghana |
1966 | 1970 |
| M. A. Husain |  India |
1970 | 1977 |
| Emeka Anyaoku |  Nigeria |
1977 | 19901 |
| Anthony Siaguru |  Papua New Guinea |
1990 | 1995 |
| Krishnan Srinivasan | India |
1995 | 2002 |
| Florence Mugasha |  Uganda |
2002 | 2008 |
| Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba |  Botswana |
2008 | 2014 |
| Josephine Ojiambo |  Kenya |
2015 | Incumbent |
1 Initially served from 1977 to 1983, leaving his post for a few months to serve as Minister of Foreign Affairs in Nigeria. He was re-instated later that year.
Corporate Affairs
| Deputy Secretary-General for Corporate Affairs of the Commonwealth of Nations | |
|---|---|
|
Incumbent
Gary Dunn since 2014 |
|
| Style | His Excellency |
| Appointer | Commonwealth Heads of Government |
| Term length | 3 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Gary Dunn |
| Formation | 2014 - previously titled 'Assistant Secretary-General' |
| Website | www.thecommonwealth.org |
| Name | Country | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Dunn |  Australia |
2014 | Incumbent |
Footnotes
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