List of Secretaries-General
| # | Name | Country | Birth | Death | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Smith | Canada | 18 January 1915 | 7 February 1994 | 1 July 1965 | 30 June 1975 |
| 2 | Sir Shridath Ramphal | Guyana | 3 October 1928 | Living | 1 July 1975 | 30 June 1990 |
| 3 | Chief Emeka Anyaoku | Nigeria | 18 January 1933 | Living | 1 July 1990 | 31 March 2000 |
| 4 | Sir Don McKinnon | New Zealand | 27 February 1939 | Living | 1 April 2000 | 31 March 2008 |
| 5 | Kamalesh Sharma | India | 30 September 1941 | Living | 1 April 2008 | Incumbent |
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