During his time as New Zealand 's Minister of Foreign Affairs , McKinnon had been highly involved with the Commonwealth . At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1999 ( CHOGM ) , in Durban , he was elected to the office of Secretary General . Since that time , he has had to deal with issues such as Zimbabwe 's Robert Mugabe and George Speight 's attempted nationalist coup in Fiji . McKinnon has also placed an emphasis on supporting " good governance "
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1999
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1999
Don McKinnon