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Second Board of Ministers of Ceylon

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Date formed
  
March 1936

Head of state
  
Edward VIII George VI

Date dissolved
  
June 1947

Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal)
  
5

Head of government
  
Guy Stanley Wodeman (1940–42) Robert Drayton

Deputy head of government
  
Don Baron Jayatilaka (1936–42) D. S. Senanayake (1942–47)

The Second Board of Ministers was the executive body opposite the State Council of Ceylon between 1936 and 1947. It was formed in March 1936 after the state council election and it ended in June 1947 with dissolution of the 2nd 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. The Chief Secretary was the chairman of the Board of Ministers whilst the Leader of the State Council was its vice-chairman.

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Second Board of Ministers of Ceylon Wikipedia