Don McKinnon
Sir Donald Charles McKinnon (born 27 February 1939) is a New Zealand politician. He is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand. He was the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations from 2000 until 2008.[1]
Sir Don McKinnon | |
|---|---|
.jpg) | |
| 4th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations | |
| In office 1 April 2000 – 1 April 2008 | |
| Head | Elizabeth II |
| Chair | Thabo Mbeki (South Africa) John Howard (Australia) Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigeria) Lawrence Gonzi (Malta) Yoweri Museveni (Uganda) |
| Preceded by | Emeka Anyaoku |
| Succeeded by | Kamalesh Sharma |
| 12th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand | |
| In office 2 November 1990 – 16 December 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Jim Bolger |
| Preceded by | Helen Clark |
| Succeeded by | Winston Peters |
| 24th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 2 November 1990 – 5 December 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Jim Bolger (1990–1997) Jenny Shipley (1997–1999) |
| Preceded by | Mike Moore |
| Succeeded by | Phil Goff |
| Member of Parliament for Albany | |
| In office 1978–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Murray McCully |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Donald Charles McKinnon 27 February 1939 London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | National |
| Spouse(s) | Clare de Lore |
References
- ↑ McKinnon, Don (2006-05-25), Building Sustainable Democracies – the Commonwealth way (PDF), Center for Strategic and International Studies[dead link]