President of the Senate of Ceylon

President of the Senate of Ceylon
Inaugural holder Gerard Wijeyekoon
Formation 1947
Final holder Abeyratne Ratnayaka
Abolished 2 October 1971
Deputy Deputy President of the Senate of Ceylon
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The President of the Senate of Ceylon, was the presiding officer and the highest ranking-official of the Senate of Ceylon.

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List of Senate Presidents

The Senate was created on 1947 with the abolition of the Soulbury Commission as the upper house with the House of Representatives of Ceylon as the lower house.

# Portrait Senate President Took office Left office Party Deputy President
1 Gerard Wijeyekoon 1947 1953 Peri Sundaram
2 Nicholas Attygalle 1953 1960
3 Cyril de Zoysa 1960 1963
4 Thomas Amarasuriya 1963 1965 D. A. Rajapahse
5 Abeyratne Ratnayaka 1965 1971 S. D. S. Somaratne

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