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.
Lists of Deputy Secretaries-General
Economic Affairs and Development
| Deputy Secretary-General for Economic Affairs and Development of the Commonwealth of Nations | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 2014Deodat Maharaj | |
| 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 |
 |
Political Affairs
| Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the Commonwealth of Nations | |
|---|---|
 Incumbent since 2015Josephine Ojiambo | |
| 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 since 2014Gary Dunn | |
| 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
- ^ Doxey, Margaret (January 1979). "The Commonwealth Secretary-General: Limits of Leadership". International Affairs. 55 (1): 67–83. doi:10.2307/2617133.
- ^ McIntyre, W. David (November 2001). "'Viewing the Iceberg from Down Under': A New Zealand Perspective". Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. 39 (3): 95–112. doi:10.1080/713999565.
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