Commonwealth Secretary-General

Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations
Incumbent Patricia Scotland since 1 April 2016
Style	Her Excellency
Appointer	Commonwealth Heads of Government
Term length	Four years renewable once
Inaugural holder	Arnold Smith
Website	thecommonwealth.org/about-us/secretary-general

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. They are responsible for representing the Commonwealth publicly.^[1]

The Commonwealth Secretary-General should not be confused with the Head of the Commonwealth, who is currently Elizabeth II.

1. ↑ "Role of the Secretary-General". Commonwealth Secretariat. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2008.