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Bourdillon transferred to the Colonial Civil Service in 1929 to take the post of Colonial Secretary of Ceylon, serving in this role until 1932 and twice acting as Governor of Ceylon. Whilst in Ceylon, he served as president of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society in 1931. [ 6 ]
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 the head of the British colonial administration in Ceylon, reporting to the Colonial Office.
Ogbagi Akoko, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Ondo State, Nigeria) Chief (Dr.) Joseph Oladele Sanusi (born 24 September 1938) is a Nigerian chartered accountant who was Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from May 1999 to May 2004.
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Governors-general representing the monarch of the United Kingdom: 1 Sir John Stuart Macpherson (1898–1971) 1 October 1954 15 June 1955 257 days Elizabeth II (1954–1960) 2 Sir James Wilson Robertson (1899–1983) 15 June 1955 1 October 1960 5 years, 108 days Governors-General representing the monarch of Nigeria (2) Sir James Wilson Robertson ...
List of governors of Dutch Ceylon (1640–1796) British Ceylon. Governors of British Ceylon (1798–1948) ... This page was last edited on 7 June 2023, ...
Real legislative and executive responsibilities rested with the elected representatives of the people. During several periods when a state of emergency was declared the governor-general used his reserved powers. In the absence of the governor-general, the chief justice of Ceylon became acting governor-general.
In 1986, he returned to the Central Bank as its Deputy Governor and was later appointed Secretary to the Ministry of Industries, Scientific Affairs. In 1994, he was appointed Chairman of the Bank of Ceylon and shortly took over as Secretary of the Treasury, a post he would hold until 1995. In 1998, he was appointed Governor of the Central Bank ...