Commonwealth Secretary-General

Secretary-General of the
Commonwealth of Nations
Secretary-General of the ; Commonwealth of Nations
	Incumbent; The Baroness Scotland of Asthal; since 1 April 2016
Style	Her Excellency
Residence	Garden House
Appointer	Commonwealth Heads of Government
Term length	Four years; renewable once
Inaugural holder	Arnold Smith
Website	thecommonwealth.org/secretary-general-patricia-scotland

The Commonwealth secretary-general 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. The Commonwealth secretary-general should not be confused with the head of the Commonwealth.

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