Governor-General of Ceylon
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The Governor-General of Ceylon was the British monarch’s representative and de facto head of state in Ceylon during its period as a dominion within the Commonwealth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Governor-General of Ceylon canonical | 5 |
| Governors-General of Ceylon | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state office
ⓘ
vice-regal office ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | 1972 Republican Constitution of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| category | Governors-General of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutingInstrument |
Ceylon (Constitution) Order in Council 1946
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ceylon Independence Act 1947 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Dominion of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryNowKnownAs | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1972-05-22 ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flag | Flag of the Governor-General of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | President of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1948-02-04 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastHolder | William Gopallawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | representative of the Crown ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Parliament of Ceylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
executive branch of the Government of Ceylon ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTenure |
Elizabeth II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Governor-General of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Prime Minister of Ceylon ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
Lord Soulbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Oliver Goonetilleke NERFINISHED ⓘ William Gopallawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeLocation | Queen's House, Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeType | Commonwealth realm governor-generalship ⓘ |
| partOf | Commonwealth of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| power |
appointed ministers on advice of the Prime Minister
ⓘ
appointed the Prime Minister of Ceylon ⓘ gave royal assent to legislation of Ceylon ⓘ had power to dissolve Parliament of Ceylon ⓘ |
| precededBy | Governor of Ceylon ⓘ |
| reignContext | Ceylon as a dominion within the Commonwealth ⓘ |
| replacedBy | office of the President of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Queen's House, Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
de facto head of state of Ceylon
ⓘ
representative of the British monarch in Ceylon ⓘ |
| seat | Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | His Excellency ⓘ |
| successorState | Republic of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | Crown in Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialExtent | entire territory of Ceylon ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Governors-General of Ceylon