Chief Minister Department / Harwinda Hariono

Sarawak Civil service was first known as Sarawak Administrative Service (SAS) established by James Brooke when he was given the territory of Sarawak in 1841. In proclaimed Rajah of Sarawak. Introduced by Rajah James Brooke, Sarawak Administrative service and the from Brooke relatives that were 1864 are Post Treasury department with a number of staff by only 4 Europeans and 2 Malays (Sarawak Government, 2013) Arthur Crookshank was among the early European officers. He was the 2nd Chief Secretary from 1846- 1873 (Sarawak Government, 2013)