CHAIR
Chair, COL Board of Governors
Vacant
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
Professor 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
Professor Daniel Kgwadi
Vice Chancellor and Principal
Vaal University of Technology
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
Vacant
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
Kingdom of Tonga
Appointment by the Commonwealth Secretary-General
Vacant
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.