R. S. Pelpola
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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1898 |
| Died | 19 July 1971 (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.
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References
- ^ Attygalle, Randima. "I will never call it a day". Nation.lk. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ^ "Mr. Speaker in Sri Lanka". Journal of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies. 7 (2–4). Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies: 87. 1973.
- ^ "Envoy's body is flown home". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
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