R. S.

Pelpola
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Hon.

R. S. Pelpola

7th Speaker of the Parliament

In office

5 August 1960 – 24 January 1964

Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Preceded by Tikiri Banda Subasinghe

Succeeded by Hugh Fernando

Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Gampola

In office

1948–1952

Preceded by Senerat Gunewardene

Succeeded by M. W. R. de Silva

In office

1956–1960

Preceded by M. W. R. de Silva

Succeeded by R. R. D. Bandaranayake
Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Nawalapitiya

In office

1960–1965

Preceded by Robert Edward Jayatilaka

Succeeded by Chandra Karunaratne

Personal details

Born Richard Stanley Pelpola

21 November 1898

Died 19 July 1971 (aged 72)

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Political party Sri Lanka Freedom Party

Occupation politician, diplomat

 Richard Stanley Pelpola (21 November 1898 - 19 July 1971) was
the Speaker of the Parliament of Ceylon and a member of Parliament in
the cabinet of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike.[1] He resigned from his position
of speaker in 1964[2] Later in his life he was appointed Sri Lankan High
Commissioner to Malaysia. Pelpola died in Kuala Lumpur in 1971.[3] He
had fourteen children.

See also[edit]
 Sri Lankan Non Career Diplomats

External links[edit]
 Pelpola, Richard Stanley

References[edit]
1. ^ Attygalle, Randima. "I will never call it a day". Nation.lk. Retrieved 10
August 2013.
2. ^ "Mr. Speaker in Sri Lanka". Journal of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies.
Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies. 7 (2–4): 87. 1973.
3. ^ "Envoy's body is flown home". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 August 2013.

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