This is a list of
Ceylonese executive councils from its inception on 13 March 1833 until the creation of the Board of Ministers in 1931.
The
Executive Council created in
British Ceylon by the
British
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colonial administration on the recommendations of the
Colebrooke-Cameron Commission along with the
Legislative Council of Ceylon
The Legislative Council of Ceylon was the legislative body of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) established in 1833, along with the Executive Council of Ceylon, on the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission. It was the first form of repr ...
as the legislative body.
At its creation the Executive Council was headed by the
Governor
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, along with five members appointed by the Governor. These five members were officials who held the posts of the
Colonial Secretary, the
Attorney General, the
Auditor-General
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, the
Treasurer
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Government
The treasury ...
and the
General Officer Commanding, Ceylon. The Council exercised executive power and advised the governor. As a result of the ''First Manning Reforms'' three
non-officials were elected to the executive council.
Executive Councils
Dissolution
With enactment of the new constitution of the ''Dominion of Ceylon'' in 1947 the Board of Ministers was replaced by a
National Cabinet.
See also
*
Cabinet of Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, the Cabinet of Ministers is the council of ministers that form the central government of Sri Lanka. The body of senior ministers responsible and answerable to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The President is a member of the cabine ...
*
List of Sri Lankan cabinets
References
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Sri Lanka politics-related lists
1833 establishments in Ceylon
1947 disestablishments in Ceylon