E. A. Nugawela

Hon. Maj.
E. A. Nugawela
ED
E. A. Nugawela in the first Cabinet of Ministers of Ceylon
Minister of Education
In office
26 September 1947 – 12 October 1953
Prime MinisterD. S. Senanayake, Dudley Senanayake
Preceded byC. W. W. Kannangara
Succeeded byM. D. Banda
Minister of Health
In office
12 October 1953 – April 1956
Prime MinisterSir John Kotelawala
Preceded byDudley Senanayake
Succeeded byVimala Wijewardene
Member of Parliament
for Kadugannawa
In office
1947–1956
Preceded byPost created
Succeeded byC. A. S. Marikkar
Personal details
Born(1898-09-21)21 September 1898
Kandy, Ceylon
Died5 July 1972(1972-07-05) (aged 73)
Kandy, Ceylon
NationalityCeylonese
Political partyUnited National Party
SpouseLouise Gooneratna
Alma materRoyal College, Colombo
ProfessionAdvocate
Military service
Branch/serviceCeylon Defense Force
Years of service1928-1947
RankMajor
UnitCeylon Light Infantry

Major Edward "Eddie" Alexander Nugawela, ED (21 September 1898 – 5 July 1972) was a Ceylonese lawyer, soldier and politician. He was the first Cabinet Minister of Education in independent Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) (1947–1954), later Cabinet Minister of Health (1954–1956), a Member of Parliament and State Council.[1]

  1. ^ A brief history of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, by Deshakeerthi Chandrasiri Weligamage (Ex. Director, State Printing Corporation) Archived June 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine