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
Professor Belinda Tynan
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
The University of Newcastle, Australia

 

MEMBERS

Commonwealth Secretary-General ^E
Honourable Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey

 

Appointments by Major Donors

GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA ^E
Professor Belinda Tynan
Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
The University of Newcastle, Australia

Deputy Chair of the COL Board of Governors

 

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA ^A
Ms Emi Furuya
Director General, International Organizations
Global Affairs Canada

 

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Dr Vineet Joshi
Secretary, Higher Education
Ministry of Education

 

GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND ^A
Dr Caroline Seelig ONZM
Specialist Advisor, Te Pūkenga
Chair of the Audit Committee

 

GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA ^A
Vacant

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GOVERNMENT OF UNITED KINGDOM ^E
Mr John Virgoe
UK Envoy to the Commonwealth
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

 

Regional Appointments

AFRICA ^A
Vacant

 

ASIA ^E
Honourable Dr Harini Amarasuriya
Prime Minister and
Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
Sri Lanka

 

CARIBBEAN ^A
St Vincent and the Grenadines

 

PACIFIC
Vacant

 

Appointment by the Commonwealth Secretary-General

Ambassador Dr Amina Mohamed
Founder
Alive Foundation
Kenya

 

President (Ex-Officio)

Professor Peter Scott
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.