First Board of Ministers of Ceylon

First Board of Ministers

22nd cabinet of Ceylon
Date formed July 1931
Date dissolved December 1935
People and organisations
Head of state George V
Deputy head of government Don Baron Jayatilaka
Total no. of ministers 10
History
Election(s) 1931
Outgoing election 1936
Legislature term(s) 1st
Predecessor Thomson executive council
Successor Second Board of Ministers

The First Board of Ministers was the executive body opposite the State Council of Ceylon between 1931 and 1936. It was formed in July 1931 after the state council election and it ended in December 1935 with dissolution of the first 1st State Council. The Board of Ministers consisted of ten members, three ex-officio British officials (Chief Secretary, Financial Secretary and Legal Secretary) and the chairmen of the State Council's seven executive committees.[1][2] The Chief Secretary was the chairman of the Board of Ministers whilst the Leader of the State Council was its vice-chairman.[3]

Members

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Minister Office Took office Left office
Chief Secretary
Financial Secretary
Legal Secretary
Charles BatuwantudaweMinister of Local Administration19311935
Don Baron JayatilakaMinister of Home Affairs19311935
C. W. W. KannangaraMinister of Education19311935
Mohamed Macan MarkarMinister of Communications & Works19311935
T. B. PanabokkeMinister of Health19311936
D. S. SenanayakeMinister of Agriculture & Lands19311935
Peri SundaramMinister of Labour, Industry & Commerce19311935

References

  • Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 7: State Councils – elections and boycotts". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
  1. ↑ Wijeweera, B. S. (12 April 2009). "Re-Visiting the Donoughmore Ex-Co system". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  2. ↑ Guruge, Ananda W. P. (2010). Free at Last in Paradise. AuthorHouse. p. 683.
  3. ↑ Wilson, A. Jeyaratnam (1988). The Break-up of Sri Lanka: The Sinhalese-Tamil Conflict. C. Hurst & Co. p. 14.
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