Tikiri Banda Subasinghe

The Honourable
Tikiri Banda Subasinghe
MP
Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs
In office
May 1970 – 1 March 1977
Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Preceded by Philip Gunawardena
Succeeded by Cyril Mathew
2nd Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Soviet Union
In office
1961–1965
Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Preceded by Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera
Succeeded by B. F. Perera
6th Speakers of the Parliament
In office
30 March 1960 – 23 April 1960
Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake
Preceded by Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail
Succeeded by R. S. Pelpola
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs
In office
1956–1959
Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Preceded by V Nalliah
Succeeded by Felix R D Bandaranaike
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament
for Bingiriya
In office
1947 – July 1960
Succeeded by Leelananda Weerasinghe
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament
for Katugampola
In office
1965–1977
Preceded by Leelananda Weerasinghe
Succeeded by Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
Personal details
Born 14 August 1913
British Ceylon
Died 10 August 1995
Political party Sri Lanka Freedom Party (1965-1977)
Other political
affiliations		 Lanka Sama Samaja Party (-1955)
Independent Socialist Party (1955-1959)
United National Party (1959)
Independent (1960-1965)
Spouse(s) Lolita
Children Swineetha
Residence Kirula Road, Narahenpita
Alma mater Ananda College

Subasinghe Mudiyanselage Tikiri Banda Subasinghe (14 August 1913 - 10 August 1995) was a Sri Lankan statesman. He was the 7th Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Soviet Union[1][2] He also served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence and External Affairs and Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs.[3]

Subasinghe, a founding member of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP), entered parliament contesting the Bingiriya seat at the 1947 Parliamentary general elections. With the 1956 general elections he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of External Affairs and Defence in the S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet.[1][3] In 1960 he was unanimously elected Speaker of Parliament following the general elections in the short lived UNP led coalition government.

Subasinghe was a prominent figure in the Suriya-Mal Movement which became the springboard for the Marxist and anti-imperialist movements in the country. He had two brothers (Vincent and Tudor Subasinghe) and two sisters.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "T.B.Subasinghe commemoration". Dailynews.lk. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Rupasinghe, Winston. "Revisiting our Russian friends". Sundayobserver.lk. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  3. 1 2 "SUBASINGHE, Tikiri Banda (1913-1995), research papers on". AIM25. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
Political offices
Preceded by
Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail		 Speaker of the Parliament
1960 		Succeeded by
R. S. Pelpola
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera		 Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Soviet Union
1961–1965 		Succeeded by
B. F. Perera
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