Stanley executive council of Ceylon

Stanley executive council of Ceylon
20th cabinet of British Ceylon

Date formed	20 August 1928
Date dissolved	11 February 1931
People and organisations
Head of government	Herbert Stanley
Head of state	George V
Number of ministers	6
Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal)	4
Total number of ministers	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

Member of Council	Office	Took office	Left office	Notes
Herbert Stanley	Governor	20 August 1928	11 February 1931
?	Colonial Secretary	20 August 1928	1929	Replaced by Bernard Henry Bourdillon
Bernard Henry Bourdillon	Colonial Secretary	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	Attorney General	12 May 1929	11 February 1931
F. G. Morley	Auditor General as Colonial Auditor	20 August 1928	11 February 1931
?	Treasurer

Government offices
Preceded by Clifford executive council of Ceylon	Executive councils of Ceylonese 1928–1931	Succeeded by Thomson executive council of Ceylon

Ceylonese executive councils (List)

Wilmot-Horton Stewart-Mackenzie Campbell Torrington George William Anderson Ward MacCarthy Robinson Gregory Longden Hamilton-Gordon Havelock Ridgeway Blake McCallum Chalmers John Anderson Manning Clifford Stanley Thomson Board of Ministers I II

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