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Sir Oliver Goonetilleke | |
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| 3rd Governor-General of Ceylon | |
| In office 17 July 1954 – 2 March 1962 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | John Kotelawala S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Wijeyananda Dahanayake Dudley Senanayake Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| Preceded by | Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury |
| Succeeded by | William Gopallawa |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 14 October 1953 – 23 June 1954 | |
| Prime Minister | John Kotelawala |
| Preceded by | Junius Richard Jayewardene |
| Succeeded by | M. D. H. Jayawardena |
| High Commissioner for Ceylon to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1949–1952 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | DS Senanayake, Dudley Senanayake |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Wijeyeratne |
| Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development | |
| In office 26 September 1947 – 22 July 1948 | |
| Prime Minister | D. S. Senanayake |
| Preceded by | Post Created |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Wijeyeratne |
| 3rd Financial Secretary of Ceylon | |
| In office 16 February 1946 – 3 February 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Harold James Huxham |
| Succeeded by | Abolished |
| 27th Colonial Auditor | |
| In office 25 June 1931 – 16 February 1946 | |
| Preceded by | F. G. Morley |
| Succeeded by | E. Allen Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke 20 October 1892 Trincomalee, British Ceylon |
| Died | 17 December 1978 (aged 86) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Spouse(s) | Esther Goonetilleke (nee Jayawardena), Lady Phyllis Goonetilleke (nee Miller) |
| Children | Joyce Wijesinghe Shiela Sathananthan Ernie Goonetilleke |
| Profession | Accountant |
Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke GCMG KCVO KBE KStJ (Sinhala: ශ්රිමත් ඔලිවර් ගුණතිලක) (20 October 1892 – 17 December 1978) was a Sri Lankan statesman. Having served as an important figure in the gradual independence of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from Britain, he became the third Governor-General of Ceylon (1954–1962). He was the first Ceylonese individual to hold the vice-regal post.