Governor-General of Ceylon

Governor-General of Ceylon
Emblem of the Dominion of Ceylon
Flag of the governor-general
from 1953 to 1972
Viceregal
StyleHis Excellency the Right Honourable
StatusAbolished
ResidenceQueen's House, Colombo
AppointerMonarch of Ceylon
on the advice of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
Formation4 February 1948
First holderSir Henry Monck-Mason Moore
Final holderWilliam Gopallawa
Abolished22 May 1972

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.[1]

  1. ^ "Ceylon Constitution Order in Council 1946". Tamilnation. Retrieved 9 November 2012.