A. P. Jayasuriya

A. P. Jayasuriya
Minister of Health
In office
23 July 1960 – May 1963
Prime MinisterWijeyananda Dahanayake
Preceded byM. V. P. Peiris
Succeeded byBadi-ud-din Mahmud
In office
26 September 1959 – 8 December 1959
Prime MinisterSirimavo Bandaranaike
Preceded byVimala Wijewardene
Succeeded byM. V. P. Peiris
Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
In office
1947–1951
Senator of Ceylon
In office
20 October 1956 – 28 September 1971
Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Horana
In office
14 October 1947 – 30 May 1952
Preceded byConstituency Created
Succeeded byM. D. H. Jayawardena
State Council of Ceylon
In office
25 February 1936 – 1947
Preceded byE. W. Perera
Personal details
Born
Alexander Perera Jayasuriya

(1901-11-01)1 November 1901
Dominion of Ceylon
(now Sri Lanka)
Died28 August 1980(1980-08-28) (aged 78)
Horana
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
(After 1951)
United National Party
(Before 1951)
RelationsJohn Perera Jayasuriya (father)
Alma materUniversity of London
Royal College, Colombo
Sri Sumangala College, Panadura
ProfessionBarrister

Alexander Perera Jayasuriya (1 November 1901 – 28 August 1980) was a Ceylonese politician. He was a Minister of Health, Senator and Member of Parliament. He was one of the founders of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.[1][2]

  1. ^ Charting a new course for Sri Lanka’s success The SLFP Convention : A brief look back : S. S. Sahabandu PC, Member Central Committee Archived 21 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Three new seismological stations to be set up". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2010.