Colonial Secretary

Colonial Secretary may refer to:

• Secretary of State for the Colonies, the British Cabinet minister who headed the Colonial Office, commonly referred to as Colonial Secretary
• Chief secretary, originally colonial secretary, the official in many British colonies who headed the day-to-day functions of the colony's government, deputy to the governor, including:

Australia

• Colonial Secretary of New South Wales from 1821 to 1959 when the role was renamed to Chief Secretary
• Colonial Secretary of South Australia, from 1836 to 1856 when the role was renamed to Chief Secretary
• Colonial Secretary of Tasmania, from 1856 to 1873, previously Colonial Secretary of Van Diemen's Land from 1826 to 1856
• Colonial Secretary of Western Australia, from 1828 to 1924

Other colonies

• Chief Secretary (Hong Kong), renamed from the Colonial Secretary in 1976
• Chief Secretary, Singapore, renamed from the Colonial Secretary in 1955
• Colonial Secretary of Ceylon, one of six offices that held a seat in the Executive Council of Ceylon
• Colonial Secretary (New Zealand), the chief administrator of New Zealand from 1840 to 1907

See also

• Provincial secretary, a senior in the executive councils in North American colonial governments