Montague Jayawickrama

Montague Jayawickrama
2nd Governor of the North Western Province
In office
1988–1993
Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs
In office
1977–1980
PresidentJ. R. Jayewardene
Prime MinisterJ. R. Jayewardene
Ranasinghe Premadasa
Preceded byT. B. Ilangaratne
Succeeded byK. W. Devanayakam
Minister of Transport and Works
In office
1960–1960
Prime MinisterDudley Senanayake
Preceded byRobert Edward Jayatilaka
Succeeded byP. B. G. Kalugalla
Minister of Transport and Works
In office
1954–1956
Prime MinisterJohn Kotelawala
Preceded byJohn Kotelawala
Succeeded byMaithripala Senanayake
Member of Parliament
for Weligama
In office
4 August 1977 – 20 December 1988
Preceded byPanini Ilangakoon
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
In office
30 March 1960 – 25 March 1970
Preceded byPanini Ilangakoon
Succeeded byPanini Ilangakoon
In office
14 October 1947 – 18 February 1956
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byPanini Ilangakoon
Personal details
Born15 January 1911
DiedNovember 16, 2001(2001-11-16) (aged 90)
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party
SpouseAmara Amarasuriya
ChildrenDevika, Kisani
Military service
Branch/serviceCeylon Defense Force
Years of service1934-1947
RankMajor
UnitCeylon Light Infantry

Major Deshamanya Walter Geoffrey Montague "Monti" Jayawickrama (January 15, 1911 – November 16, 2001) was a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the Minister of Transport and Public Works (1952-1956) and the Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs and Plantation Industries (1977-1987), having been elected from Weligama in Matara to the Sri Lankan Parliament. He was the Second Governor of the North Western Province of Sri Lanka.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved March 17, 2013.