R. S. Pelpola

The Honourable
R. S. Pelpola
MP
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
Personal details
Born (1898-11-21)21 November 1898
Died 19 July 1971(1971-07-19) (aged 72)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Political party Sri Lanka Freedom Party

Richard Stanley Pelpola (21 November 1898 - 19 July 1971) was the Speaker of the Parliament of Ceylon and a member of Parliament in the cabinet of S. 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 three children.

See also

References

  1. Attygalle, Randima. "I will never call it a day". Nation.lk. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  2. "Mr. Speaker in Sri Lanka". Journal of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies. Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies. 7 (2-4): 87. 1973.
  3. "Envoy's body is flown home". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 August 2013.



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