Edward Lionel Senanayaka | |
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| 13th Speaker of the Parliament | |
| In office 6 September 1983 – 20 December 1988 | |
| President | J. R. Jayewardene |
| Prime Minister | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Preceded by | Bakeer Markar |
| Succeeded by | M. H. Mohamed |
| Mayor of Kandy | |
| In office 1964–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Noel Wimalasena |
| Succeeded by | Bennet Soysa |
| In office 1956–1960 | |
| Preceded by | Bennet Soysa |
| Succeeded by | Bennet Soysa |
| In office 1950–1954 | |
| Preceded by | Bennet Soysa |
| Succeeded by | Bennet Soysa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1920 |
| Died | 29 January 2000 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Kandy Ceylon University College |
Deshamanya Edward Lionel Senanayake (known commonly as E.L Senanayake) (8 August 1920 – 29 January 2000) was a Sri Lankan politician belonging to the United National Party.[1] He was the 12th Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament. Senanayake was the Governor of North Central Province and Central Province of Sri Lanka. He was elected to the Sri Lankan Parliament from Mahanuwara in Kandy.[2][3][4][5]
He was the son of Gate Mudaliyar James Senanayake and was educated at Trinity College, Kandy and at the University College, Colombo graduating with an honours degree in Economics. Having entered politics at the age of 23 after being elected to the Kandy Municipal Council, he went on to serve as Mayor before being elected to Parliament in .[6]
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- ^ "Speakers". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "Missing Bhikku parliamentarians attend new Parliament opening". www.Tamilnet.com. 22 April 2004. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ 1977 Parliamentary Elections Results[permanent dead link]. Official Website, Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
- ^ "81st Birth Anniversary of E.L. Senanayake : 'E.L.' the veteran politician of the hills". Archived from the original on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2013-06-15.