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The Ministry of External Affairs and Defence was a ministry of the Government of Ceylon that conducted and managed all of Ceylon's relations with other countries and its military matters from 1947 to 1977.
Contents
History
The ministry was formally established in 1948 following the independence of Ceylon as the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence, coming under the direct control of the Prime Minister of Ceylon. In 1977, J.R Jayawardena's government adapted two separate ministries, forming the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Senior officials
- Prime Minister and Minister of External Affairs and Defence
- Parliamentary Secretary for External Affairs and Defence
- Permanent Secretary to External Affairs and Defence
- Additional Secretary to External Affairs and Defence
Departments
- Ceylon Army
- Royal Ceylon Navy
- Royal Ceylon Air Force
- Protocol Department
Secretaries
Parliamentary Secretaries
Incomplete
- Hon. Major Montague "Monti" Jayawickreme
- Hon. Felix R. Dias Bandaranaike
Permanent Secretaries
Incomplete
- Sir Kanthiah Vaithianathan, KBE, CCS
- Sir Velupillai Coomaraswamy, CMG, CCS
- G.V.P. Samarasinghe, CCS
- N.Q. Dias, CCS
- W.T Jayasinghe, CCS
- Gunasena de Soyza (1953–1960)
Additional Secretaries
Incomplete
See also
References
- ^ Tissa Wijeyeratne, an illustrious son of Lanka. Sunday Observer, Retrieved on 14th July 2002.
External links
Categories:- Defunct Government Ministries of Sri Lanka
- Foreign relations of Sri Lanka
- Foreign affairs ministries
- Foreign Ministers of Sri Lanka
- Sri Lankan diplomats
- Ministries established in 1947
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