The Chief Secretary to the Government ( ms, Ketua Setiausaha Negara) is the most senior officer in the
Malaysian Civil Service, secretary to the
Cabinet of Malaysia
The Cabinet of Malaysia ( Malay: ''Jemaah Menteri Malaysia'') is the executive branch of the Government of Malaysia. Led by the Prime Minister, the cabinet is a council of ministers who are accountable collectively to the Parliament. According ...
and secretary-general of the
Prime Minister's Department.
History
The title of "Chief Secretary to the Government" in Malaysia dates back to the
Federated Malay States. In 1911, it replaced the office of
Resident-General
A resident minister, or resident for short, is a government official required to take up permanent residence in another country. A representative of his government, he officially has diplomatic functions which are often seen as a form of indi ...
as head of the
British colonial administration. The inaugural Chief Secretary was
Edward Lewis Brockman
Sir Edward Lewis Brockman (29 June 1865 – 10 January 1943) was a colonial administrator who served briefly as the Colonial Secretary to the Straits Settlements in 1911 and was the chief secretary to the Federated Malay States (FMS) from 19 ...
. After 1936, the administrative powers of Chief Secretary was transferred to the
British High Commissioner.
Role
The Chief Secretary to the Government is the head of the Civil Service of Malaysia and the highest-ranking civil servant in the
Federal Government of Malaysia
The Government of Malaysia, officially the Federal Government of Malaysia ( ms, Kerajaan Persekutuan Malaysia), is based in the Federal Territory of Putrajaya with the exception of the legislative branch, which is located in Kuala Lumpur. Malays ...
. He attends Cabinet meetings as its secretary and monitors the implementation of its policies.
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Jabatan Perdana Menteri. Accessed 17 June 2010 He also heads the large Prime Minister's Department, which is in charge of, among others, supporting the
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
, administration of the civil service, state protocol and Islamic affairs.
In addition, the Chief Secretary chairs the meetings of Ministry secretaries-generals and meetings of Department directors-general.
List
The following is the list of Chief Secretaries to the Government:
Living
See also
*
Chief Secretary
References
External links
* {{Official, https://www.ksn.gov.my/
Government of Malaysia