Thomson executive council of Ceylon

Thomson executive council of Ceylon
21st cabinet of British Ceylon
Date formed	11 April 1931
Date dissolved	July 1931
People and organisations
Head of government	Graeme Thomson
Head of state	George V
Number of ministers	6
Ministers removed (Death/resignation/dismissal)	1
Total number of ministers	7
History
Predecessor	Stanley executive council of Ceylon
Successor	First Board of Ministers of Ceylon

The Thomson executive council was the 21st and last executive council of British Ceylon. The government was led by Governor Graeme Thomson. The Executive Council of Ceylon was replaced by the Board of Ministers of Ceylon in July 1931.

Executive council members

Member of Council	Office	Took office	Left office	Notes
Graeme Thomson	Governor	11 April 1931	July 1931
Bernard Henry Bourdillon	Colonial Secretary	11 April 1931	July 1931
Colonel Edward Bromfield Ferrers	Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force	11 April 1931	July 1931
Edward St. John Jackson	Attorney General	11 April 1931	July 1931
F. G. Morley	Auditor General as Colonial Auditor	11 April 1931	25 June 1931	Replaced by Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke
Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke	Auditor General as Colonial Auditor	25 June 1931	July 1931
?	Treasurer

Government offices
Preceded by Stanley executive council of Ceylon	Executive councils of Ceylonese 1931–1931	Succeeded by First Board of Ministers 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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