Sarawak State Secretary

Sarawak State Secretary
Ketua Setiausaha Sarawak
Coat of arms of Sarawak
Incumbent
Mohamad Abu Bakar bin Marzuki
since 21 July 2022
StyleYang Berhormat
AbbreviationKSS
Member ofCabinet of Sarawak
Reports toPremier of Sarawak
NominatorPremier of Sarawak
AppointerYang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak
on the advice of the Premier
Formation1 October 1923 (1923-10-01)
Websitepremierdept.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/staffcontact_view/35

The Sarawak State Secretary is the chief administrative officer of the State Government of Sarawak and professional head of the Sarawak Civil Service. The role acts as the senior policy adviser to the Premier of Sarawak and state Cabinet, and as the secretary to the Cabinet is responsible to all state ministers for the efficient running of government. The role is currently occupied by Mohamad Abu Bakar bin Marzuki.

Origins

The position created as the Chief Secretary for the Raj of Sarawak which was created in 1923. In 1932, the post was renamed to Government Secretary until 1937, reverting to chief secretary. The post was also called the Officer Administrating the Government (OAG).[1][2] After the formation of Malaysia in 1963, the post was renamed to State Secretary which remains today.

Responsibilities

The State Secretary reports directly to the Premier of Sarawak and leads the Department of the Premier of Sarawak and is assisted by several deputies.

List of secretaries

Chief Secretary of the Raj of Sarawak, 1923–1946

Prior to the creation of the office of Chief Secretary, the Resident of Kuching Division acted as the chief advisor to the Rajah.[3]

John Coney Moulton, formerly a museum curator, was appointed the first Chief Secretary of the Raj government.[4]

# Portrait Name Term of office
1 John Coney Moulton 1 October 1923 6 June 1926
2 Harold Brooke Crocker 1 January 1928 5 May 1929
3 Francis Farrington Boult 1 January 1930 1 May 1931
4 Charles Frederick Macaskie 10 September 1932 7 November 1934
5 Edward Parnell 1 March 1937 1 April 1939
6 John Belville Archer 1 April 1939 2 May 1941
7 Cyril Le Gros Clark 2 May 1941 6 July 1945
8 John Belville Archer 15 April 1946 1 July 1946

Chief Secretary of the Crown Colony of Sarawak, 1946–1963

On 1 July 1946, the Crown Colony of Sarawak was created after the dissolution of the British Military Administration.

# Portrait Name Term of office
1 Christopher William Dawson 1 July 1946 23 February
2 Robert Gordon Aikman 23 February 1950 6 May 1955
3 J.H. Ellis 6 May 1955 22 March 1958
4

John C.H. Barcroft May 1958 6 June 1958
5

Francis Derek Jakeway April 1959 22 July 1963

State Secretary of Sarawak from 1963

On 22 July 1963, the United Kingdom granted independence to Sarawak as a sovereign state before it formally joined the Federation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963.

# Portrait Name Term of office
1 George A.T. Shaw 22 July 1963 26 August 1966
2 Gerunsin Lembat 1 September 1966 14 March 1979
3 Abang Yusuf bin Abang Puteh 1979 1984
4 Bujang bin Mohamad Nor 1984 1992
5 Hamid bin Bugo 1992 2000
6 Abdul Aziz bin Husain August 2000 December 2006
7 Wilson Baya Dandot January 2007 3 August 2009
8 Morshidi Abdul Ghani 3 August 2009 22 August 2019
9 Jaul Samion 22 August 2019 22 July 2022
10 Abu Bakar bin Marzuki 22 July 2022 Incumbent

References

  1. ↑ (The Sarawak Gazette, 1971)
  2. ↑ (Talib, 1999)
  3. ↑ (Talib, 1999)
  4. ↑ (Talib, 1999)

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