Chief Secretary
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The Chief Secretary was the highest-ranking administrative official and de facto head of government in the Federated Malay States during the British colonial period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chief Secretary canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administrative office
ⓘ
government position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Federated Malay States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British Colonial Office (indirectly)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Resident system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal council of the Federated Malay States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityOver | federal departments of the Federated Malay States ⓘ |
| basedOn | British colonial administrative models ⓘ |
| category |
Colonial civil service positions
ⓘ
Government of the Federated Malay States NERFINISHED ⓘ History of British Malaya ⓘ |
| country | Federated Malay States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| domain | public administration ⓘ |
| followedBy | Chief Secretary of the Federation of Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the Federated Malay States ⓘ |
| governs | federal administrative machinery of the Federated Malay States ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Negeri Sembilan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pahang NERFINISHED ⓘ Perak NERFINISHED ⓘ Selangor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hierarchicalPosition | highest-ranking administrative official in the Federated Malay States ⓘ |
| historicalContext | British protectorate system in the Malay Peninsula ⓘ |
| historicalRole | central coordinator of policy among the Malay states in the federation ⓘ |
| inception | late 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kuala Lumpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Federal Council of the Federated Malay States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderOf | executive authority in the Federated Malay States ⓘ |
| officeType | civil service position ⓘ |
| partOf | British colonial administration in Malaya ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | British Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | less centralised administrative arrangements in individual Malay states ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Chief Secretary to the Government (Federation of Malaya) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | British Colonial Office (through the High Commissioner) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coordination of administration of the Federated Malay States
ⓘ
implementation of colonial policies in the Federated Malay States ⓘ supervision of Resident and Resident-General level officials ⓘ |
| role | de facto head of government of the Federated Malay States ⓘ |
| seat | Kuala Lumpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Governor of the Straits Settlements
ⓘ
High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | British colonial period in Malaya ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Chinese (for some administrative communications)
ⓘ
Malay ⓘ Tamil (for some administrative communications) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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