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'''Nandasara Wijetilaka Atukorala''', (15 August 1915 - ) was a [[Ceylonese]] civil servant. He was the [[Permanent Secretary]] to the [[Governor General of Ceylon]] and [[Prime Minister of Ceylon]].
Having graduated with a [[BSc]] from the [[University of London]], Atukorala worked as an assistant demonstrator at the [[Ceylon University College]] from 1937 to 1938. He joined public service in 1938, when he was appointed assistant settlement officer by the Governor. From December 1938 to December 1941 he served as assistant rubber controller. He was appointed secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Lands in December 1941 and was appointed to act as [[Private secretary]] to the prime minister of Ceylon in September 1947. In Oct 1947 he was seconded as [[Prime Minister's Office (Sri Lanka)|Secretary to the prime minister]] for overseas duty. He was formally appointed as Secretary to the prime minister in October 1950 by the Public Service Commission. In 1953, he served Additional Secretary Governor General while attending the [[Coronation of Elizabeth II]].<ref></ref> He was thereafter appointed Secretary to the Governor General of Ceylon in 1955.
He was appointed a [[Order of the British Empire|Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] in the [[1951 Birthday Honours]] and a [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]] in the [[1955 New Year Honours]].<ref></ref>
==References==
[[Category:1915 births]]
[[Category:Alumni of the Ceylon University College]]
[[Category:Sinhalese civil servants]]
[[Category:Ceylonese Commanders of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:Ceylonese Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George]]
Having graduated with a [[BSc]] from the [[University of London]], Atukorala worked as an assistant demonstrator at the [[Ceylon University College]] from 1937 to 1938. He joined public service in 1938, when he was appointed assistant settlement officer by the Governor. From December 1938 to December 1941 he served as assistant rubber controller. He was appointed secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Lands in December 1941 and was appointed to act as [[Private secretary]] to the prime minister of Ceylon in September 1947. In Oct 1947 he was seconded as [[Prime Minister's Office (Sri Lanka)|Secretary to the prime minister]] for overseas duty. He was formally appointed as Secretary to the prime minister in October 1950 by the Public Service Commission. In 1953, he served Additional Secretary Governor General while attending the [[Coronation of Elizabeth II]].<ref></ref> He was thereafter appointed Secretary to the Governor General of Ceylon in 1955.
He was appointed a [[Order of the British Empire|Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] in the [[1951 Birthday Honours]] and a [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]] in the [[1955 New Year Honours]].<ref></ref>
==References==
[[Category:1915 births]]
[[Category:Alumni of the Ceylon University College]]
[[Category:Sinhalese civil servants]]
[[Category:Ceylonese Commanders of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:Ceylonese Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George]]
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