Background
Goonetilleke, Oliver Ernest was born in 1892 in Ceylon. Son of A.E. and Emily (Jayasekera) Goonetilleke.
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Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke, American Governor general. Decorated Knight Commissioner Order British Empire, 1944, Knight Grand Cross, Order St. Michael and St. George, Knight Commander Royal Victorian Order, Knight Order St. John of Jerusalem, 1954. Ceylon government delegate International Railway Congress, Cairo, 1933; chairman Retrenchment Commission, 1938, Salaries Commission, 1945. Fellow Royal Society Arts, Royal Empire Society.
Education
Student, Wesley College, Colombo, Ceylon. Bachelor, University London. Doctor of Laws, University Ceylon.
Career
1942, auditor general, Ceylon, 1931-1942; civil defense and food commissioner, Ceylon member war county, Ceylon, 1942-1945; finance secretary, Ceylon, 1945-1947; minister home affairs and rural development, Ceylon, 1947-1948, 51-52; Ceylon high commissioner to London, 1948-1951; minister agriculture and food, Ceylon, 1952-1953; leader Senate, minister finance, Ceylon, 1953-1954; governor-general, Ceylon, from 1954.
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Membership
Ceylon government delegate International Railway Congress, Cairo, 1933. Chairman Retrenchment Commission, 1938, Salaries Commission, 1945. Fellow Royal Society Arts, Royal Empire Society.
Connections
Married Esther Jayawardena, 1920. Children: Joyce (Mistress Wijesinghe), Sheila (Mistress Dodanwela), Oliver Ernest.
Awards
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Decorated Knight Commissioner Order British Empire, 1944, Knight Grand Cross, Order St. Michael and St. George, Knight Commander Royal Victorian Order, Knight Order St. John of Jerusalem, 1954.Decorated Knight Commissioner Order British Empire, 1944, Knight Grand Cross, Order St. Michael and St. George, Knight Commander Royal Victorian Order, Knight Order St. John of Jerusalem, 1954.