Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
Solicitor General of Sri Lanka | |
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Attorney-General's Department | |
Formation | 1884 |
First holder | Charles Lambert Ferdinands |
Deputy | Additional Solicitors General (5) |
Website | Attorney General's Department |
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The Solicitor General of Sri Lanka is a post subordinate to the Attorney General of Sri Lanka. The Solicitor General of Sri Lanka assists the Attorney General, and is assisted by four Additional Solicitors General. Note that the post was Solicitor General of Ceylon until Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972.
List of Solicitors General
# | Solicitor General | Took office | Left office |
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1st | Charles Lambert Ferdinands | 1884 | 1888 |
2nd | Charles Layard | 1888 | 1892 |
3rd | Ponnambalam Ramanathan | 1892 | 1906 |
4th | James Cecil Walter Pereira | 1906 | 1912 |
5th | James Van Langenberg | 1912 | 1915 |
6th | Thomas Forrest Garvin | 1915 | 1917 |
7th | Gualterus Stewart Schneider | 1917 | 1917 |
6th | Thomas Forrest Garvin | 1918 | 1924 |
8th | Maas Thajoon Akbar | 1925 | 1928 |
9th | Stanley Obeysekere | 1929 | 1932 |
10th | L. M. D. de Silva | 1932 | 1935 |
11th | J. W. R. Illangakoon | 1935 | 1935 |
12th | Arthur Wijewardena | 1936 | 1938 |
13th | Edward Jayetileke | 1939 | 1940 |
14th | M. W. H. de Silva | 1941 | 1942 |
15th | J. M. Fonseka | 1943 | 1945 |
16th | Hema Henry Basnayake | 1946 | 1947 |
17th | M. F. S. Pulle | 1948 | 1950 |
18th | Robert Crossette-Thambiah | 1950 | 1951 |
19th | T. S. Fernando | 1952 | 1954 |
20th | D. S. C. B. Jansze | 1955 | 1957 |
21st | Murugeysen Tiruchelvam | 1958 | 1961 |
22nd | Anthony Alles | 1962 | 1964 |
23rd | Victor Tennekoon | 1965 | 1967 |
24th | Walter Jayawardena | 1967 | 1968 |
25th | L. B. T. Premaratne | 1968 | 1970 |
26th | Hector Deheragoda | 1970 | 1972 |
27th | R. S. Wanasundera | 1972 | 1974 |
28th | Shiva Pasupati | 1974 | 1975 |
29th | I. F. B. Wickramanayake | 1975 | 1977 |
30th | Elanga Wikramanayake | 1977 | 1977 |
31st | V. C. Gunatilleke | 1977 | 1981 |
32nd | K. M. M. B. Kulatunga | 1982 | 1989 |
33rd | S. W. B Wadugodapitiya | 1989 | 1991 |
34th | Tilak Marapana | 1991 | 1992 |
35th | Shibly Aziz | 1992 | 1994 |
36th | P. L. D. Premaratne | 1994 | 1996 |
37th | Upawansa Yapa | 1996 | 1998 |
38th | Kandapper Kamalasabayon | 1998 | 1999 |
39th | Chitta De Silva | 2000 | 2007 |
40th | Priyasath Dep | 2007 | 2011 |
41st | Eva Wansundera | 2011 | 2011 |
42nd | Palitha Fernando | 2011 | 2012 |
43rd | Y. J. W. Wijayatilake | 2012 |
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