CHAIR
Chair, COL Board of Governors
His Excellency Danny Faure
Former President of the Republic of Seychelles
Patron and Chairperson
Danny Faure Foundation
Deputy Chair
Her Excellency Dr Hajo Sani
Ambassador
Permanent Delegate of Nigeria to UNESCO
MEMBERS
Commonwealth Secretary-General
The Right Honourable Patricia Scotland QC
Appointments by Major Donors:
GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA E
Dr Belinda Tynan
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA E
Ms Emi Furuya
Director General, International Organizations
Global Affairs Canada
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA E
Professor Sudhir K. Jain
Vice Chancellor
Banaras Hindu University
GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND A
Dr Caroline Seelig
Chair of the Audit Committee
GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA A
Her Excellency Dr Hajo Sani
Ambassador
Permanent Delegate of Nigeria to UNESCO
Deputy Chair of the COL Board of Governors
GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA A
Vacant
GOVERNMENT OF UNITED KINGDOM A
Ms Jo Lomas
Commonwealth Envoy
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Regional Appointments
AFRICA A
The Honourable Prof. Dr. Alpha T. Wurie
Minister of Technical and Higher Education
Republic of Sierra Leone
ASIA A
Honourable Dr Susil Premajayantha, MP
Minister of Education
Sri Lanka
CARIBBEAN E
Senator the Honourable Kay S. McConney
Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training
Barbados
PACIFIC
The Honourable Hu’akavameiliku of Ha’asini
Prime Minister
Minister for Education and Training
Interim Pro Chancellor, Tonga National University
Kingdom of Tonga
Appointment by the Commonwealth Secretary-General
Ambassador Dr Amina Mohamed
Founder
Alive Foundation
Kenya
President (Ex-Officio)
Professor Asha Kanwar
President and CEO
Commonwealth of Learning
E Denotes member of Executive Committee
A Denotes member of Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is comprised of a minimum of three Governors and the Committee may co-opt other members to bring specific expertise as an External Member. Ms Helen Worth has served in this capacity from February 2015.
