| Financial Secretary of Ceylon | |
|---|---|
| Member of | theBoard 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 |
Thefinancial secretary of Ceylon was an officer of theCeylonese Government and member of theBoard of Ministers. The Treasurer of Ceylon was one of six offices that held a seat in theExecutive 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 newBoard of Ministers that replaced the Executive Council under recommendations of theDonoughmore Commission.[2][3] The financial secretary was in turn replaced by the new office of theMinister of Finance in 1947 under the recommendations of theSoulbury Commission under the Ceylon Independence Act, 1947 and The Ceylon (Constitution and Independence) Orders in Council 1947.[4]
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