Don McKinnon

The Right Honourable Sir Don McKinnon ONZ GCVO
McKinnon in 2012
4th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations
In office 1 April 2000 – 31 March 2008
Head	Elizabeth II
Chair	Thabo Mbeki (South Africa) John Howard (Australia) Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigeria) Lawrence Gonzi (Malta) Yoweri Museveni (Uganda)
Preceded by	Emeka Anyaoku
Succeeded by	Kamalesh Sharma
12th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
In office 2 November 1990 – 16 December 1996
Prime Minister	Jim Bolger
Preceded by	Helen Clark
Succeeded by	Winston Peters
24th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 2 November 1990 – 5 December 1999
Prime Minister	Jim Bolger Jenny Shipley
Preceded by	Mike Moore
Succeeded by	Phil Goff
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Albany Rodney (1984–1987)
In office 25 November 1978 – 12 October 1996
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Murray McCully
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for National party list
In office 12 October 1996 – 6 March 2000
Succeeded by	Arthur Anae[n 1]
Personal details
Born	Donald Charles McKinnon (1939-02-27) 27 February 1939 (age 85) London, United Kingdom
Nationality	New Zealand
Political party	National
Spouse	Clare de Lore ​ (m. 1995)​
Children	2
Relatives	Walter McKinnon (father) Ian McKinnon (brother) John McKinnon (brother) Malcolm McKinnon (brother)

Sir Donald Charles McKinnon ONZ GCVO PC (born 27 February 1939) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 12th deputy prime minister of New Zealand and the minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand. He was the secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations from 2000 until 2008.
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