Felix Dias Bandaranaike

Felix Dias Bandaranaike
Minister of Finance
In office
3 September 1975 – 18 May 1977
Prime MinisterSirimavo Bandaranaike
Preceded byN. M. Perera
Succeeded byRonnie de Mel
In office
21 July 1960 – 24 August 1962
Prime MinisterSirimavo Bandaranaike
Preceded byJ. R. Jayewardene
Succeeded byC. P. de Silva
Member of Parliament
for Dompe
In office
1960–1977
Preceded byConstituency Established
Succeeded bySarathchandra Rajakaruna
Personal details
Born5 November 1930
Colombo, British Ceylon
Died26 June 1985(1985-06-26) (aged 54)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
Spouse(s)Lakshmie Dias Bandaranaike
(née Jayasundera)
ChildrenChristine
Alma materRoyal College, Colombo, University of Ceylon
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Felix R. Dias Bandaranaike (Sinhala:ෆීලික්ස් ඩයස් බණඩාරනායක) (5 November 1930 – 26 June 1985) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, who served as Cabinet Minister of Finance, Parliamentary Secretary for the Prime Minister and Defence and External Affairs (de facto foreign minister) (1960–1965) and Cabinet Minister of Justice (1970–77) in the cabinet of Prime Minister Sirima Bandaranaike. He was a very popular person about the anti-corruption campaign and also known as the "virtual leader of the state" during the SLFP governments after the death of Prime minister S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike. He was very active in defeating two major coups against the government, one is 1962 attempted military coup and JVP's 1971 JVP Insurrection.[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "18th death anniversary of Felix R. Dias Bandaranaike". Rootsweb. 26 June 2003.
  2. ^ "Help build a united Sri Lanka – Felix tells Tamils". Daily News. 5 November 2005. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2008.
  3. ^ "Democracy and co-existence in a pluralistic society". Daily News. 5 November 2001. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Felix Dias undertook series of measures to modernise public service performance – Dr. Amunugama". Daily News. 28 June 2005. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Delayed Revolt". Time. 3 March 1961. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.