R. S. Pelpola
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7th Speaker of the Parliament | |
In office 5 August 1960 – 24 January 1964 | |
Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
Preceded by | Tikiri Banda Subasinghe |
Succeeded by | Hugh Fernando |
Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Gampola | |
In office 1948–1952 | |
Preceded by | Senerat Gunewardene |
Succeeded by | M. W. R. de Silva |
In office 1956–1960 | |
Preceded by | M. W. R. de Silva |
Succeeded by | R. R. D. Bandaranayake |
Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Nawalapitiya | |
In office 1960–1965 | |
Preceded by | Robert Edward Jayatilaka |
Succeeded by | Chandra Karunaratne |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Stanley Pelpola (1898-11-21)21 November 1898 |
Died | 19 July 1971(1971-07-19) (aged 72) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Occupation | politician, diplomat |
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Richard Stanley Pelpola (21 November 1898 - 19 July 1971) was the Speaker of the Parliament of Ceylon and a member of Parliament in the cabinetofS. W. R. D. Bandaranaike.[1] He resigned from his position of speaker in 1964[2] Later in his life he was appointed Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia. Pelpola died in Kuala Lumpur in 1971.[3] He had fourteen children.
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