Stanley executive council of Ceylon
Stanley executive council of Ceylon | |
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20th Cabinet of British Ceylon | |
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| Date formed | 20 August 1928 |
| Date dissolved | 11 February 1931 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | George V |
| Head of government | Herbert Stanley |
| No. of ministers | 6 |
| Ministers removed | 4 |
| Total no. of members | 10 |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Clifford executive council of Ceylon |
| Successor | Thomson executive council of Ceylon |
The Stanley executive council was the 20th executive council of British Ceylon. The government was led by Governor Herbert Stanley.
Executive council members
| Portrait | Member of Council | Office | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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Herbert Stanley | Governor | 20 August 1928 | 11 February 1931 | |
| ? | Colonial Secretary | 20 August 1928 | 1929 | Replaced by Bernard Henry Bourdillon | |
| Bernard Henry Bourdillon | 1929 | 11 February 1931 | |||
| Colonel Albion Earnest Andrews | Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force | 20 August 1928 | 14 December 1928 | ||
| Lieutenant colonel G. B. Stevens | 14 December 1928 | 28 April 1929 | Acting | ||
| Lieutenant colonel Edward Bromfield Ferrers | 29 April 1929 | 11 February 1931 | |||
| Lancelot Henry Elphinstone | Attorney General | 20 August 1928 | 1929 | ||
| Edward St. John Jackson | 12 May 1929 | 11 February 1931 | |||
| F. G. Morley | Auditor General as Colonial Auditor |
20 August 1928 | 11 February 1931 | ||
| Wilfrid Wentworth Woods | Treasurer |

