Douglas St. Clive Budd Jansze Explained

Douglas St. Clive Budd Jansze
Order:31st
Office:Attorney General of Ceylon
Term Start:12 April 1957
Term End:1966
Predecessor:Edward Fredrick Noel Gratiaen
Successor:Abdul Caffoor Mohamad Ameer
Order2:20th
Office2:Solicitor General of Ceylon
Term Start2:1955
Term End2:1957
Predecessor2:Thusew Fernando
Successor2:Murugeysen Tiruchelvam

Douglas St. Clive Budd Jansze, (16 February 1909) was a Ceylonese lawyer. He was the 31st Attorney General of Ceylon and Solicitor General of Ceylon.[1]

Having graduated from the Ceylon University College with a BA degree from the University of London, Jansze qualified as an advocate from the Ceylon Law College and was admitted to the bar in 1934. He acted as Assistant Legal Draftsman in 1936 and Crown Counsel in 1937 and 1943 on occasions between when he was appointed a Crown Counsel in 1943; he served as Acting Deputy Commissioner, Compensation Claims (1946-1947). In 1949 he was appointed Senior Crown Counsel, having served in an acting capacity.[2] He was appointed Solicitor General of Ceylon in 1955 succeeding T. S. Fernando and served until 1957. He was appointed on 1 April 1957, succeeding Edward Fredrick Noel Gratiaen, and held the office until 1966. Abdul Caffoor Mohamad Ameer succeeded him.

He was appointed an Officer in the Order of the British Empire in the 1955 Birthday Honours.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History. Attorney General's Department. 15 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140504010731/http://attorneygeneral.gov.lk/index.php/history/past-solicitor-general. 4 May 2014. dead.
  2. Book: The Ceylon Civil List 1954 . The Government Press . Ceylon.