List of Senators of Ceylon
This is a list of Senator who were members of the Senate of Ceylon.
Presidents of the Senate
Deputy Presidents of the Senate
Senators
- Thomas Amarasuriya (1953 - 65), UNP/SLFP
- Sir Nicholas Attygalle (1952 - )
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike, SLFP (1960-65)
- I. A. Cader
- C. Coomaraswamy, appointed (1947-)[1]
- Cissy Cooray, appointed (1947-)[5]
- Ananda Dassanayaka, elected (1961-)[6]
- R. S. F. de Mel, elected (1947-)
- Lady Evadne de Silva
- Charles A. M. de Silva, appointed (1947-)
- M. W. H. de Silva
- Sir Cyril de Zoysa, elected (1947-)
- M. P de Zoysa (-1960)
- Doric de Souza, LSSP
- B. H. Dunuwille
- Sir Razik Fareed, elected (1947-)
- Sam Peter Christopher Fernando[7]
- Sir Chittampalam Abraham Gardiner, appointed (1947-)
- Sir Oliver Goonetilleke, appointed (1947-)
- Sir Frank Gunasekera, appointed (1947-)
- Dickson Silva Hendavitharana
- H. E. Jansz, appointed
- J. P. Jayasena
- A. P. Jayasuriya
- N. U. Jayawardena, appointed (1957-)
- V. S, Jayawickrama
- L. B. Jinadasa, elected (1947-)
- W. K. Jinadasa, elected (1947-)
- Stanley Kalpage[8]
- S. R. Kanaganayagam, ACTC (1949-57)[9]
- E. W. Kannangara
- Clodagh Kitchilan, UNP[5]
- Sir John Kotelawala, UNP
- Justin Kotalawela, elected (1947-)
- M. Manickam ITAK
- Sir Mohamed Macan Markar, appointed (1947-)
- Mashoor Maulana
- Lady Adeline Molamure, elected (1947-)
- S. Nadarajah
- Somasundaram Nadesan (1947-71)
- Subaiya Nadesan (Subaiya Nadesapillai), elected (1947-)
- Ponnambalam Nagalingam, LSSP
- Dr E. M. V. Naganathan, ACTC/ITAK, elected (1947-)
- Jinadasa Niyathapala
- Deshamanya James Peter Obeyesekere III
- Bertram Ivor Palipane[10]
- Sir Sangarapillai Pararajasingham, UNP
- Dr M. V. P Peiris
- D. W. J. Perera, elected (1947-)[11]
- E. W. Perera
- Dr M. G. Perera, elected (1947-)
- Reggie Perera, LSSP (1959-71)[12]
- Y. R. Piyasena
- D. M. Rajapaksa
- Sir Lalitha Rajapakse, appointed (1947-)
- Mudaliyar A. B. Rajendra, appointed (1947-)
- Sir Arthur Ranasinha
- A. Ratnayaka
- Barnes Ratwatte Dissawe, elected (1947-)
- Sir Philip Rodrigo
- Andrew M. Samarasinghe
- Dr. V.R. Schockman, appointed (1947-)
- Sir Bennet Soysa, elected (1947-)
- Peri Sundaram, CIC, elected (1947-)[13]
- Sir John Tarbat, appointed (1947-)
- Murugeysen Tiruchelvam, ITAK (1965-71)[14]
- Heen Banda Udurawana[15]
- Sir Kanthiah Vaithianathan
- Sir Donatius Victoria, appointed (1947-)
- A. F. Wijemanne
- Sarath Wijesinghe, elected (1947-)
- Sir Gerard Wijeyekoon, appointed (1947-)
- Sir Edwin Wijeyeratne, appointed (1947-)
- Colonel T. Y. Wright, appointed (1947-)
References
- ^ a b c "First election on party basis". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 4 March 2007. http://sundaytimes.lk/040307/plus/4.html.
- ^ In Memoriam: Sir Nicholas Attygalle
- ^ "Remembering Thomas Amarasuriya on his 100th birth anniversary". The Island, Sri Lanka. 17 June 2007. http://www.island.lk/2007/06/17/politics2.html.
- ^ "Patriot and devout Buddhist". Sunday Observer, Sri Lanka. 28 February 2010. http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2010/02/28/jun04.asp.
- ^ a b c Ratnapala, Neetha S. (8 March 2003). "Women - the race is yet to be won". Daily News, Sri Lanka. http://www.dailynews.lk/2003/03/08/fea01.html.
- ^ a b "The mighty midget of SLFP politics". The Island, Sri Lanka. 29 August 2004. http://www.island.lk/2004/08/29/featur09.html.
- ^ About Sicille Kotelawala
- ^ Kalpage, Quintus (1 January 2006). "Fond memories of two brothers: Stanley and Kingsley Kalpage". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). http://sundaytimes.lk/060101/plus/appreciation.html.
- ^ Tharmarajah, K. M. (14 May 2004). "Advocate S.R. Kanaganayagam: A legal luminary well-known for sound interpretation, wit and humour". Daily News, Sri Lanka. http://www.dailynews.lk/2004/05/14/fea04.html.
- ^ "Obituaries". Daily News, Sri Lanka. 4 August 2003. http://www.dailynews.lk/2003/08/04/obits.html.
- ^ Fernando, Neville (17 October 2009). "Remembering Senator D. W. J. Perera". Daily News, Sri Lanka. http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/10/17/fea04.asp.
- ^ "Remembering the ebullient Reggie Perera". The Island, Sri Lanka. 16 November 2002. http://www.island.lk/2002/11/16/satmag01.html.
- ^ Thambyrajah, S.. "Patriot, freedom fighter and workers’ champion". Malayaha Makkal Ondriyam. http://www.malayaham.net/peisundram.html.
- ^ Jayatilaka, Tissa (14 February 2010). "An early voice for integration". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). http://www.sundaytimes.lk/100214/Plus/plus_22.html.
- ^ Heen Banda Udurawana Diyawadana Nilame. Daily News, Retrieved on 16th December 2002.