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The Secretary of State for the Colonies was the British Cabinet minister who headed the Colonial Office, commonly referred to as Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary may also refer to:

  • Chief secretary (British Empire), 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

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