Цейлон монархының өкілі: 1948-1972 жылдардағы генерал-губернаторлар

Representative of the monarch of Ceylon

The governor general of Ceylon was the representative of the Ceylonese monarch in the Dominion of Ceylon from the country's independence in 1948 until it became the republic of Sri Lanka in 1972.

There were four governors general. Sir Henry Monck Mason Moore became the last governor of Ceylon and first governor general when the Ceylon Order in Council, the first constitution of independent Ceylon came into effect. He was followed by Lord Soulbury, thereafter by Oliver Goonetilleke the first Ceylonese to be appointed to the post. When William Gopallawa was appointed as governor general in 1962, he discarded the ceremonial uniform of office. When Ceylon became a republic in 1972 the post was replaced by the office of President of Sri Lanka.

The monarch, on the advice of the prime minister, appointed a governor general to be his/her representative in Ceylon. Neither the monarch nor the governor general had any direct role in the day today administration of the country (however, both possessed reserve powers under the constitution which would allow them full control of the nation's governance whenever in their opinion a case of emergency requiring such action arises). Real legislative and executive responsibilities rested with the elected representatives of the people. During several periods when a state of emergency was declared the governor general used his reserved powers. In the absence of the governor general, the chief justice of Ceylon became acting governor general. The governor general's powers and functions was informally divided into three areas: powers exercised on the advice of the prime minister, discretionary powers exercised on own ceremonial and social.

The governor general had the discretionary powers to appoint the prime minister, dissolve parliament and dismissal of a government that refuses to resign. The governor general administers the oath of office of ministers and parliamentary secretaries. It is to the governor general they would tender their resignations too. No. (Number) Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Term of officeMonarch(Reign)Took officeLeft officeTime in office 1 Sir Henry Monck Mason Moore 4 February1948 6 July1949 George VI(1948–1952) 2 Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury 6 July1949 17 July1954 Elizabeth II(1952–1972) 3 Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke 17 July1954 2 March1962 4 William Gopallawa 2 March1962 22 May1972