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Michael Paul de Zoysa Siriwardena (6 September 1906 – 15 October 1978) was a Ceylonese politician.[1] He was a Cabinet Minister and Chief Government Whip. He served as Member of Parliament from the Minuwangoda from 1960 to 1977.

Siriwardena was elected to Parliament from the Minuwangoda Electoral District in the Parliamentary elections in March 1960 from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party[2] retaining the seat in the subsequent elections in July that year.[3] He was appointed as the Minister of Labour and Nationalised Services in 1960 and served until 1963, when he was appointed Minister of Public Works and Post. In 1964 he was appointed Chief Government Whip.[4] He was re-elected in the Parliamentary elections in 1965 and Parliamentary elections in 1970.

He was a cousin of Stanley de Zoysa, Minister of Finance.[5]

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  1. ^ "Hon. Siriwardena, Michael Paul de Zoysa, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  • ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  • ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  • ^ "Chief Government Whips". parliament.lk. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  • ^ "King of Cheerleading, Percy is not out 79 today". Island. Retrieved 9 December 2019.

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