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 The Executive Council of Ceylon was the executive council created in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) by the British colonial administration on the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission along with the Legislative Council of Ceylon in March 1 ...
from 1809 to 1932.
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
The Donoughmore Commission (DC) was responsible for the creation of the Donoughmore Constitution in effect between 1931 and 1947 in British Ceylon, Ceylon (now called Sri Lanka). In 1931 there were approximately 12% Sri Lankan Tamils, Ceylonese T ...
. The financial secretary was in turn replaced by the new office of the
Minister of Finance
A ministry of finance is a ministry or other government agency in charge of government finance, fiscal policy, and financial regulation. It is headed by a finance minister, an executive or cabinet position .
A ministry of finance's portfolio ...
in 1947 under the recommendations of the
Soulbury Commission
The Soulbury Commission ( ''Solbari Komisyan Sabawa''; ) was a prime instrument of constitutional reform in British Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka) that succeeded the Donoughmore Commission. It was announced in 1944 and headed by Herwald Ramsboth ...
under the Ceylon Independence Act, 1947 and The Ceylon (Constitution and Independence) Orders in Council 1947.
Departments
* General Treasury
* Loan Board
* Government Stores Department
* Government Printing Office
* Government Assessor
* Income Tax Department
* Customs
List of financial secretaries
Data based on:
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John Ferguson, ''Ceylon in the Jubilee Year'', J. Haddon and Co.,1887
* Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries and Resources, Plâté limited, 1924
See also
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Governors of British Ceylon
The governor of Ceylon was the representative in Ceylon of the British Crown from 1795 to 1948. In this capacity, the governor was president of the Executive Council and Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in Ceylon. The governor was th ...
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Chief Secretary of Ceylon
The chief secretary of Ceylon, was the chairman and one of three officers of state of the Board of Ministers of the State Council of Ceylon from 1932 to 1947. The post succeeded that of ''Colonial Secretary'' which was one of six offices that hel ...
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Legal Secretary of Ceylon
The Legal Secretary of Ceylon, was an officer of state of the British Colonial Administration of Ceylon from 1931 to 1947, appointed from the Colonial Legal Service. The Legal Secretary one of three officers of state of the Board of Ministers ...
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General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
General Officer Commanding, Ceylon (also known as ''Commander of Troops'' or ''Officer Commanding His/Her Majesties Troops, Ceylon'') was the designation of the General Officer appointed to command all British Army units stationed in the island of ...
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Attorney General of Sri Lanka
The attorney general of Sri Lanka is the Sri Lankan government's chief legal adviser, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. The attorney general is usually a highly respected senior advocate, and is appointed by the ruling go ...
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Auditor General of Sri Lanka
The auditor general of Sri Lanka ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා විගණකාධිපති ''Śrī Laṃkā viganakādhipathi''; Tamil: இலங்கை கணக்காய்வாளர் தலைமை) is appointed by t ...
References
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Defunct government positions in Sri Lanka
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