Commonwealth Secretary-General

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.^[1] The Commonwealth secretary-general should not be confused with the head of the Commonwealth.