This is a list of senators who were members of the Senate of Ceylon.
Presidents of the Senate
edit- Gerard Wijeyekoon (1947 - )[1]
- Nicholas Attygalle (1952 - 1955)[2]
- Cyril de Zoysa (1955 - 1961)
- Sarath Wijesinghe (1962 - 1965)
- Thomas Amarasuriya (1963–65)[3]
- Abeyratne Ratnayaka (1965 - 1971)
Deputy presidents of the Senate
edit- Peri Sundaram (1947 - )[1]
- Frank Gunasekera (1948 - 1951)
- Cyril de Zoysa (1951 - 1955)[4]
- Adeline Molamure (1955 - )[5]
- B. H. Dunuwille[6]
- S. D. S. Somaratne
Leaders of the Senate
edit- Edwin Wijeyeratne (1947-1951)
- Oliver Goonetilleke (1951-1954)
Senators
edit- N. M. Appuhamy, elected UNP
- Kurbanhusen Adamaly (1949–61), appointed.[7][8]
- J. A. Amaratunga, appointed
- Thomas Amarasuriya (1953–65), UNP/SLFP
- Nicholas Attygalle (1952-), appointed
- A. M. A. Azeez (1952–63), appointed, UNP/independent[8][9][10][11]
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1960–65), SLFP
- I. A. Cader (1969-1970), appointed[8]
- Mohamed Shums Cassim (1953–54), elected[8]
- C. Coomaraswamy (1947-1950), appointed[1][12]
- Cissy Cooray (1947-1952), appointed[5] - first woman appointed to the Senate[13]
- Ananda Dassanayake (1961-), elected[6]
- R. S. F. de Mel (1947-), elected
- Evadne de Silva
- Evelyn de Soysa (1958-1963),[14][15]
- M. W. H. de Silva
- Cyril de Zoysa (1947-), elected
- M. P. de Zoysa (1960-1971), appointed
- Doric de Souza, LSSP
- B. H. Dunuwille
- Sam Peter Christopher Fernando[16]
- Chittampalam Abraham Gardiner (1947-), appointed
- Oliver Goonetilleke (1947-1948;1951-1954), appointed
- Frank Gunasekera (1947-), appointed
- A. R. M. Hameem (1963-1969), appointed[8]
- L. L. Hunter (1950-1953), appointed
- Sir Herbert Eric Jansz (1947-1950), appointed
- J. P. Jayasena
- Ukwatte Jayasundera
- A. P. Jayasuriya
- Clodagh Jayasuriya, UNP,[5] elected (October 1953 – 1956)
- N. U. Jayawardena, appointed (1957-)
- Valentine S. Jayawickrema
- Stanley Kalpage[17]
- S. R. Kanaganayagam (1949–57), appointed, UNP/ACTC[18][19]
- E. W. Kannangara (1954-1959), elected SLFP
- M. D. Kitchilan (1965-1971), appointed[8][20]
- John Kotelawala, UNP
- Justin Kotelawala (1947-1954), elected, UNP
- Dr R. B. Lenora
- M. Manickam, ITAK[21][22]
- Mohamed Macan Markar (1947-1952), appointed
- S. M. H. Mashoor (1965-1971), elected[8]
- Adeline Molamure (1947-), elected
- S. Z. Mashoor Moulana (1967), elected[8]
- S. Nadarajah (1965–71), ACTC[23][24]
- S. Nadesan (1947–71)[25][26]
- S. Natesan (Subaiya Nadesapillai)[27]
- Ponnambalam Nagalingam (1951–57), LSSP[28]
- E. M. V. Naganathan (1947-), elected, ACTC/ITAK[29]
- Jinadasa Niyathapala, appointed 1960-1964
- James Peter Obeyesekere III
- Bertram Ivor Palipane (1952–57), elected[30]
- Sangarapillai Pararajasingham, UNP (1954-)[31]
- M. V. P Peiris
- D. W. J. Perera (1947-), elected[32]
- Reginald Perera (1959–71), MEP[33]
- D. M. Rajapaksa
- Lalitha Rajapakse (1947-), appointed
- A. B. Rajendra (1947-), appointed[34]
- Abeyratne Ratnayaka
- Barnes Ratwatte Dissawe (1947-), elected
- Harris Leuke Ratwatte Dissawe (1955-), elected
- Abdul Rahman Abdul Razik (1947-1952), elected[8]
- Philip Rodrigo
- Dr. V. R. Schockman (1947-), appointed
- H. de Z. Siriwardena (1952-), appointed
- Seetha Seneviratne (1967-)
- Robert Singleton-Salmon (1950-1951), appointed
- Bennet Soysa (1947-), elected
- Peri Sundaram (1947-), elected, CIC[35]
- John Tarbat (1947-), appointed
- M. Tiruchelvam (1965–71), Federal Party[36]
- Heen Banda Udurawana[37]
- Kanthiah Vaithianathan[38] (1952-1956), appointed
- Donatius Victoria (1947-), appointed
- A. F. Wijemanne
- Sarath Wijesinghe, elected (1947-), elected President of the Senate (1963-)
- Gerard Wijeyekoon (1947-), appointed
- Edwin Wijeyeratne (1947-1951), appointed
- E. B. Wikramanayake
- G. P. Wickramarachchi (1947-1960), appointed
- T. Y. Wright (1947-), appointed
Notes
edit- ^ a b c "First election on party basis". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 4 March 2007.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Sir Nicholas Attygalle". Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 46 (6): 357–358. 1970. ISSN 0035-8843. PMC 2387761.
- ^ "Remembering Thomas Amarasuriya on his 100th birth anniversary". The Island (Sri Lanka). 17 June 2007.
- ^ "Patriot and devout Buddhist". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 28 February 2010.
- ^ a b c Ratnapala, Neetha S. (8 March 2003). "Women - the race is yet to be won". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.
- ^ a b "The mighty midget of SLFP politics". The Island (Sri Lanka). 29 August 2004.
- ^ Gazette Notification No. 1041 of 1953; G.G.O No. C 163/49
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Jameel, S. H. M.; Azeez, M. Ali (2008). "A. M. A. Azeez - Senate Speeches" (PDF). Dr. A. M. A. Azeez Foundation. p. xx.
- ^ Marsoof, Saleem (30 December 2002). "Dr. A. M. A. Azeez's contribution to Muslim education". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Ratnapuli, Rajindra C. (21 November 2010). "Dr. A.M.A. Azeez – He Placed Service Before Self". The Sunday Leader.
- ^ Ishaq, Achi M. (20 November 2005). "A visionary of his time, he promoted ethnic harmony through education". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Arumugam 1997, p. 42.
- ^ Gunawardena, Charles A. (Ed) (2005). Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 89. ISBN 9781932705485.
- ^ 100th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF S.T.L.DE SOYSA, A man of vision and principle, The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), Retrieved 30 May 2015
- ^ The Holy Emmanuel Church (history) Retrieved 30 January 2015
- ^ A salute to Sam P.C. !
- ^ Kalpage, Quintus (1 January 2006). "Fond memories of two brothers: Stanley and Kingsley Kalpage". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Arumugam 1997, pp. 67–68.
- ^ 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). Archived from the original on 19 October 2012.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Malays Fight For Parliament Representation". Colombo Telegraph. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (15 July 2007). "Will "Tamil Kudumbimalai"be turned into "Sinhala Thoppigala?"". The Sunday Leader.
- ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (16 March 2008). "Assassinating Tamil Parliamentarians: The unceasing waves". The Nation (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ "Ex-Senator Killed" (PDF). Tamil Times. VII (4): 4. March 1988. ISSN 0266-4488.
- ^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (7 March 2011). "Satyagraha receives "Baptism of fire" on first day". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 13 July 2013.
- ^ Arumugam 1997, p. 111.
- ^ Fonseka, Manel (January 1987). "S. Nadesan QC - A Tribute" (PDF). Tamil Times. VI (3): 9–10. ISSN 0266-4488.
- ^ Arumugam 1997, p. 118.
- ^ Arumugam 1997, p. 112.
- ^ Arumugam 1997, p. 113.
- ^ "Obituaries". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 4 August 2003. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
- ^ Arumugam 1997, pp. 129–130.
- ^ Fernando, Neville (17 October 2009). "Remembering Senator D. W. J. Perera". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Remembering the ebullient Reggie Perera". The Island (Sri Lanka). 16 November 2002.
- ^ Arumugam 1997, pp. 155–156.
- ^ Thambyrajah, S. "Patriot, freedom fighter and workers' champion". Malayaha Makkal Ondriyam. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.
- ^ Jayatilaka, Tissa (14 February 2010). "An early voice for integration". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Heen Banda Udurawana Diyawadana Nilame Archived 19 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Daily News, Retrieved on 16 December 2002.
- ^ Arumugam 1997, pp. 238–239.
References
edit- "CEYLON (CONSTITUTION) ORDER IN COUNCIL". LawNet, Government of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010.
- "CEYLON (CONSTITUTION AND INDEPENDENCE) AMENDMENT". LawNet, Government of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- "The Senate Days of Ceylon" (PDF). The Island (Sri Lanka). 22 April 2010.
- Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon.