Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury

The Right Honourable The Viscount Soulbury GCMG GCVO OBE MC PC DL
Governor-General of Ceylon
In office 6 July 1949 – 17 July 1954
Monarchs	George VI Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	D. S. Senanayake Dudley Senanayake
Preceded by	Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore
Succeeded by	Sir Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke
President of the Board of Education
In office 3 April 1940 – 20 July 1941
Monarch	George VI
Prime Minister	Neville Chamberlain Winston Churchill
Preceded by	The Earl De La Warr
Succeeded by	R. A. Butler
First Commissioner of Works
In office 7 June 1939 – 3 April 1940
Monarch	George VI
Prime Minister	Neville Chamberlain
Preceded by	Sir Philip Sassoon, Bt
Succeeded by	The Earl De La Warr
Minister of Pensions
In office 30 July 1936 – 7 June 1939
Monarchs	Edward VIII George VI
Prime Minister	Stanley Baldwin Neville Chamberlain
Preceded by	Robert Hudson
Succeeded by	Sir Walter Womersley, Bt
Personal details
Born	6 March 1887 (1887-03-06)
Died	30 January 1971 (1971-01-31) (aged 83)
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Children	James Ramsbotham, 2nd Viscount Soulbury Peter Ramsbotham, 3rd Viscount Soulbury

Herwald Ramsbotham, 1st Viscount Soulbury GCMG GCVO OBE MC PC DL (6 March 1887 – 30 January 1971) was a British Conservative politician. He served as a government minister between 1931 and 1941 and served as Governor-General of Ceylon between the years 1949 and 1954.