Financial Secretary of Ceylon
Officer of the Ceylonese government (1932–1947)
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The financial secretary of Ceylon was an officer of the Ceylonese Government and member of the Board of Ministers. The Treasurer of Ceylon was one of six offices that held a seat in the Executive Council of Ceylon from 1809 to 1932.[1] The post was replaced by the that of financial secretary in 1932, as one of three officers of state of the new Board of Ministers that replaced the Executive Council under recommendations of the Donoughmore Commission.[2][3] The financial secretary was in turn replaced by the new office of the Minister of Finance in 1947 under the recommendations of the Soulbury Commission under the Ceylon Independence Act, 1947 and The Ceylon (Constitution and Independence) Orders in Council 1947.[4]
| Financial Secretary of Ceylon | |
|---|---|
| Member of | the Board of Ministers |
| Appointer | Governor of British Ceylon |
| Constituting instrument | Donoughmore Constitution |
| Formation | 1809 |
| First holder | Robert Boyd (as Treasurer of Ceylon) |
| Final holder | Oliver Goonetilleke |
| Abolished | 1947 |
| Succession | Minister of Finance |
| Deputy | Deputy Financial Secretary |
Departments
- General Treasury
- Loan Board
- Government Stores Department
- Government Printing Office
- Government Assessor
- Income Tax Department
- Customs
List of financial secretaries
Data based on:
- John Ferguson, Ceylon in the Jubilee Year, J. Haddon and Co.,1887[5]
- Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries and Resources, Plâté limited, 1924[6]
