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office</b></span><br />10 April 1989 – March 1993</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Noel_Wimalasena" title="Noel Wimalasena">Noel Wimalasena</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/G._V._Punchinilame" title="G. V. Punchinilame">G. V. Punchinilame</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jayatilake_Podinilame" title="Jayatilake Podinilame">Jayatilake Podinilame</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1925-05-25</span>) </span>25 May 1925<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 99)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data">Sri Lankan</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_National_Party" title="United National Party">United National Party</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Profession</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Politician</li><li>Governor</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Abeyratne Bandara Herath Pilapitiya</b> (born 25 May 1925)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (known as <i>Abeyratne Pilapitiya</i>) is a former <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lankan</a> politician who served as the 3rd <a href="/wiki/Provincial_Governors_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Provincial Governors of Sri Lanka">Governor</a> of <a href="/wiki/Uva_Province" title="Uva Province">Uva</a> and 2nd <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_(Sri_Lanka)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister (Sri Lanka)">Chief Minister</a> of Sabaragamuwa.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Pilapitiya was first elected to parliament in <a href="/wiki/March_1960_Ceylonese_parliamentary_election" title="March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election">March 1960 general election</a> from <a href="/wiki/Kalawana_Electoral_District" title="Kalawana Electoral District">Kalawana</a> representing the <a href="/wiki/United_National_Party" title="United National Party">United National Party</a>, he lost the <a href="/wiki/July_1960_Ceylonese_parliamentary_election" title="July 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election">July 1960 general election</a> to <a href="/wiki/L._de_S.A._Gunasekera" class="mw-redirect" title="L. de S.A. Gunasekera">L. de S.A. Gunasekera</a>. He was re-elected in the <a href="/wiki/1965_Ceylonese_parliamentary_election" title="1965 Ceylonese parliamentary election">1965 general election</a>. He lost his seat to <a href="/wiki/Sarath_Muttetuwegama" title="Sarath Muttetuwegama">Sarath Muttetuwegama</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1970_Ceylonese_parliamentary_election" title="1970 Ceylonese parliamentary election">1970 general election</a>. He was again re-elected in the <a href="/wiki/1977_Sri_Lankan_parliamentary_election" title="1977 Sri Lankan parliamentary election">1977 general election</a>, defeating Sarath Muttetuwegama, but lost his seat in 1980 due to an election petition.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was elected to <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Sabaragamuwa" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Sabaragamuwa">Chief Minister of Sabaragamuwa</a> in 1989 and served till 1993. He was then appointed <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Uva" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Uva">Governor of Uva</a> and served till 1994. </p><p>Pilapitiya was married to Maheswari, who predeceased him in October 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abeyratne_Pilapitiya&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.parliament.lk/en/members-of-parliament/directory-of-past-members/viewMember/2552">Sri Lanka Parliament Directory of Past Members</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFCahoon" class="citation web cs1">Cahoon, Ben. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Sri_Lanka_prov.html">"Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988"</a>. 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V. Punchinilame">G. V. Punchinilame</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Abeyratne Pilapitiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayatilake_Podinilame" title="Jayatilake Podinilame">Jayatilake Podinilame</a></li> <li>Vacant</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kantha_Gunatilleke" title="Kantha Gunatilleke">Kantha Gunatilleke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athauda_Seneviratne" title="Athauda Seneviratne">Athauda Seneviratne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asoka_Jayawardena" title="Asoka Jayawardena">Asoka Jayawardena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohan_Ellawala" title="Mohan Ellawala">Mohan Ellawala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maheepala_Herath" title="Maheepala Herath">Maheepala Herath</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><i>Acting</i></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="←_25px_Members_of_the_4th_Parliament_of_Ceylon_(1960_(1960))_→" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Members_of_the_4th_Parliament_of_Ceylon" title="Template:Members of the 4th Parliament of Ceylon"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Members_of_the_4th_Parliament_of_Ceylon" title="Template talk:Members of the 4th Parliament of Ceylon"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Members_of_the_4th_Parliament_of_Ceylon" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Members of the 4th Parliament of Ceylon"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="←_25px_Members_of_the_4th_Parliament_of_Ceylon_(1960_(1960))_→" class="adr" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Template:Members_of_the_3rd_Parliament_of_Ceylon" title="Template:Members of the 3rd Parliament of Ceylon">←</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ceylon_(1951%E2%80%931972).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_Ceylon_%281951%E2%80%931972%29.svg/25px-Flag_of_Ceylon_%281951%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_Ceylon_%281951%E2%80%931972%29.svg/38px-Flag_of_Ceylon_%281951%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_Ceylon_%281951%E2%80%931972%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Ceylon_%281951%E2%80%931972%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/March_1960_Ceylonese_parliamentary_election" title="March 1960 Ceylonese parliamentary election">Members of the <span class="fn org">4th Parliament of <span class="country-name">Ceylon</span></span> (1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960</span>)</span>)</a> <a href="/wiki/Template:Members_of_the_5th_Parliament_of_Ceylon" title="Template:Members of the 5th Parliament of Ceylon">→</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka">Speaker</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tikiri_Banda_Subasinghe" title="Tikiri Banda Subasinghe">Tikiri Banda Subasinghe</a><br /></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Prime Minister of Sri Lanka">Prime Minister</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dudley_Senanayake" title="Dudley Senanayake">Dudley Senanayake</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka)">Leader of the Opposition</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/C._P._de_Silva" title="C. 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William Fernando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Cader_Shahul_Hameed" title="Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed">Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._B._M._Herath" title="T. B. M. Herath">T. B. M. Herath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._B._Ilangaratne" title="T. B. Ilangaratne">T. B. Ilangaratne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._B._Jayasundera" title="T. B. Jayasundera">T. B. Jayasundera</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=D._H._Jayawickrema&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="D. H. Jayawickrema (page does not exist)">D. H. Jayawickrema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._P._Y._Jinadasa" title="U. P. Y. Jinadasa">U. P. Y. Jinadasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tissa_Kapukotuwa" title="Tissa Kapukotuwa">Tissa Kapukotuwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._A._S._Marikkar" title="C. A. S. Marikkar">C. A. S. Marikkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandrasena_Munaweera" title="Chandrasena Munaweera">Chandrasena Munaweera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._S._Pelpola" title="R. S. Pelpola">R. S. Pelpola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Jasen_Ranaweera" title="Donald Jasen Ranaweera">Donald J. Ranaweera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._L._Senanayake" title="E. L. Senanayake">E. L. Senanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reginald_Tennekoon" title="Reginald Tennekoon">R. W. Tennekoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._B._Tennekoon" title="T. B. Tennekoon">T. B. Tennekoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._B._A._Weerakoon" title="P. B. A. Weerakoon">Aloysius Weerakoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._D._Weerasekera" title="J. D. Weerasekera">J. D. Weerasekera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noel_Wimalasena" title="Noel Wimalasena">Noel Wimalasena</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Eastern Province, Sri Lanka">Eastern Province</a> (11)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/T._Ahambaram" title="T. Ahambaram">T. Ahambaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Kariapper" title="M. S. Kariapper">M. S. Kariapper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._A._Abdul_Majeed" title="M. A. Abdul Majeed">M. A. Abdul Majeed</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=M._I._M._Abdul_Majeed&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="M. I. M. Abdul Majeed (page does not exist)">M. I. M. Abdul Majeed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Manicavasagam" title="P. Manicavasagam">P. Manicavasagam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Hussain_Macan_Markar" title="Ahmed Hussain Macan Markar">Ahmed Hussain Macan Markar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._E._H._Mohamed_Ali" title="M. E. H. Mohamed Ali">M. E. H. Mohamed Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Rajadurai" title="C. Rajadurai">C. Rajadurai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._R._Rajavarothiam" title="N. R. Rajavarothiam">N. R. Rajavarothiam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._M._Rasamanickam" title="S. M. Rasamanickam">S. M. Rasamanickam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wijayabahu_Wijayasinha" title="Wijayabahu Wijayasinha">Wijayabahu Wijayasinha</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Northern Province, Sri Lanka">Northern Province</a> (13)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/V._A._Alegacone" title="V. A. Alegacone">V. A. Alegacone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Amirthalingam" title="A. Amirthalingam">A. Amirthalingam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Balasundaram" title="M. Balasundaram">M. Balasundaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._J._V._Chelvanayakam" title="S. J. V. Chelvanayakam">S. J. V. Chelvanayakam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Dharmalingam" title="V. Dharmalingam">V. Dharmalingam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Duraiappah" title="Alfred Duraiappah">Alfred Duraiappah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._A._Kandiah" title="V. A. Kandiah">V. A. Kandiah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._M._V._Naganathan" title="E. M. V. Naganathan">E. M. V. Naganathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._N._Navaratnam" title="V. N. Navaratnam">V. N. Navaratnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Sivasithamparam" title="M. Sivasithamparam">M. Sivasithamparam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Sivasithamparam" title="T. Sivasithamparam">T. Sivasithamparam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Sivasunderam" title="A. Sivasunderam">A. 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Ratnamalala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maithripala_Senanayake" title="Maithripala Senanayake">Maithripala Senanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._M._K._Tennakoon" title="P. M. K. Tennakoon">P. M. K. Tennakoon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/North_Western_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="North Western Province, Sri Lanka">North Western Province</a> (16)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._A._Adikari" title="M. A. Adikari">M. A. Adikari</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=E._M._R._B._Ekanayake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="E. M. R. B. Ekanayake (page does not exist)">E. M. R. B. Ekanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Fernando" title="Hugh Fernando">Hugh Fernando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I._M._R._A._Iriyagolle" title="I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle">I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._B._Jayasena" title="L. B. Jayasena">L. B. Jayasena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._H._M._Naina_Marikar" title="M. H. M. Naina Marikar">M. H. M. Naina Marikar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._B._Monnekulame" title="D. B. Monnekulame">D. B. Monnekulame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._J._C._Munasinha" class="mw-redirect" title="W. J. C. Munasinha">W. J. C. Munasinha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Peries" title="Albert Peries">Albert Peries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._U._Romanis" title="A. U. Romanis">A. U. Romanis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Samarakkody" title="Stephen Samarakkody">Stephen Samarakkody</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=A._H._Senanayake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="A. H. Senanayake (page does not exist)">A. H. Senanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Gotabhaya_Senanayake" title="Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake">Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tikiri_Banda_Subasinghe" title="Tikiri Banda Subasinghe">Tikiri Banda Subasinghe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mudiyanse_Tennakoon" title="Mudiyanse Tennakoon">Mudiyanse Tennakoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._B._Tennekoon" title="R. B. Tennekoon">R. B. Tennekoon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sabaragamuwa_Province" title="Sabaragamuwa Province">Sabaragamuwa Province</a> (17)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._L._M._Aboosally" title="M. L. M. Aboosally">M. L. M. Aboosally</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=P._B._Bandaranayake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="P. B. Bandaranayake (page does not exist)">P. B. Bandaranayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._F._Hettiarachchi" title="D. F. Hettiarachchi">D. F. Hettiarachchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._B._G._Kalugalla" title="P. B. G. Kalugalla">P. B. G. Kalugalla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wimala_Kannangara" title="Wimala Kannangara">Wimala Kannangara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asoka_Karunaratne" title="Asoka Karunaratne">Asoka Karunaratne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._T._G._Karunaratne" title="V. T. G. Karunaratne">V. T. G. Karunaratne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._A._Karunasena" title="W. A. Karunasena">W. A. Karunasena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._E._B._Kiriella" title="A. E. B. Kiriella">A. E. B. Kiriella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyril_Mathew" title="Cyril Mathew">Cyril Mathew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._M._Perera" title="N. M. Perera">N. M. Perera</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Abeyratne Pilapitiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clifford_Ratwatte" title="Clifford Ratwatte">Clifford Ratwatte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudley_Senanayake" title="Dudley Senanayake">Dudley Senanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=H._G._Somabandu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="H. G. Somabandu (page does not exist)">H. G. Somabandu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=H._Weragama&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="H. Weragama (page does not exist)">H. Weragama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soma_Wickremanayake" title="Soma Wickremanayake">Soma Wickremanayake</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Southern Province, Sri Lanka">Southern Province</a> (19)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/W._D._S._Abeygoonawardena" title="W. D. S. Abeygoonawardena">W. D. S. Abeygoonawardena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matarage_Sirisena_Amarasiri" class="mw-redirect" title="Matarage Sirisena Amarasiri">Matarage Sirisena Amarasiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._P._Atapattu" title="D. P. Atapattu">D. P. Atapattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neal_de_Alwis" title="Neal de Alwis">Neal de Alwis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshman_de_Silva" title="Lakshman de Silva">Lakshman de Silva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_de_Silva" title="William de Silva">William de Silva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._P._de_Zoysa" title="M. P. de Zoysa">M. P. de Zoysa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._A._Dharmapala" title="C. A. Dharmapala">C. A. Dharmapala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prins_Gunasekera" title="Prins Gunasekera">Prins Gunasekera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montague_Jayawickrama" title="Montague Jayawickrama">Montague Jayawickrama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._L._Jinadasa" title="P. L. Jinadasa">P. L. Jinadasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Rajapaksa" title="George Rajapaksa">George Rajapaksa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshman_Rajapaksa" title="Lakshman Rajapaksa">Lakshman Rajapaksa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Roy_Rajapakse" title="Don Roy Rajapakse">Don Roy Rajapakse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._G._Samaranayake" title="R. G. Samaranayake">R. G. Samaranayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senapala_Samarasekera" title="Senapala Samarasekera">Senapala Samarasekera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percy_Wickremasinghe" title="Percy Wickremasinghe">Percy Wickremasinghe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._A._Wickramasinghe" title="S. A. Wickramasinghe">S. A. 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Peeris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._M._P._Rajaratne" title="K. M. P. Rajaratne">K. M. P. Rajaratne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kusuma_Rajaratne" title="Kusuma Rajaratne">Kusuma Rajaratne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._P._J._Seneviratne" title="C. P. J. Seneviratne">C. P. J. Seneviratne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._G._M._Albert_Silva" title="W. G. M. Albert Silva">W. G. M. Albert Silva</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Western_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Western Province, Sri Lanka">Western Province</a> (35)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Felix_Dias_Bandaranaike" title="Felix Dias Bandaranaike">Felix Dias Bandaranaike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._D._Bandaranayake" title="S. D. Bandaranayake">S. D. Bandaranayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somaweera_Chandrasiri" title="Somaweera Chandrasiri">Somaweera Chandrasiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Ruskin_Fernando" class="mw-redirect" title="M. Ruskin Fernando">M. Ruskin Fernando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Quintin_Fernando" class="mw-redirect" title="T. Quintin Fernando">T. Quintin Fernando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bibile_Fonseka" title="Bibile Fonseka">Bibile Fonseka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cholomondeley_Goonewardene" title="Cholomondeley Goonewardene">Cholomondeley Goonewardene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Goonewardene" title="Leslie Goonewardene">Leslie Goonewardene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Gunawardena" title="Philip Gunawardena">Philip Gunawardena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Gunawardena" title="Robert Gunawardena">Robert Gunawardena</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Percy_Jayakodi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Percy Jayakodi (page does not exist)">Percy Jayakodi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=A._E._Jayasinghe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="A. E. Jayasinghe (page does not exist)">A. E. Jayasinghe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelton_Jayasinghe" title="Shelton Jayasinghe">D. 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Paris Perera">Paris Perera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranasinghe_Premadasa" title="Ranasinghe Premadasa">Ranasinghe Premadasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Samarawickrema" title="Edmund Samarawickrema">Edmund Samarawickrema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._P._de_Z._Siriwardena" title="M. P. de Z. Siriwardena">M. P. de Z. Siriwardena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Soysa" title="Bernard Soysa">Bernard Soysa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._A._Sugathadasa" title="V. A. Sugathadasa">V. A. Sugathadasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._K._K._Suriarachchi" title="S. K. K. Suriarachchi">S. K. K. Suriarachchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratnasiri_Wickremanayake" title="Ratnasiri Wickremanayake">Ratnasiri Wickremanayake</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Appointed (6)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Veloo_Annamalay" title="Veloo Annamalay">Veloo Annamalay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vernon_Jonklaas" title="Vernon Jonklaas">Vernon Jonklaas</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mohamed_Izadeen_Mohamed&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mohamed Izadeen Mohamed (page does not exist)">Mohamed Izadeen Mohamed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Singleton-Salmon" title="Robert Singleton-Salmon">Robert Singleton-Salmon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savumiamoorthy_Thondaman" title="Savumiamoorthy Thondaman">Savumiamoorthy Thondaman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amaradasa_Ratnapala" title="Amaradasa Ratnapala">Amaradasa 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0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Abeyagoonasekera" title="George Abeyagoonasekera">George Abeyagoonasekera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._S._Abeysundara" title="S. S. Abeysundara">S. S. Abeysundara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alick_Aluwihare" title="Alick Aluwihare">Alick Aluwihare</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=W._M._G._T._Banda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="W. M. G. T. Banda (page does not exist)">W. M. G. T. Banda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._A._Daniel" title="M. A. Daniel">M. A. Daniel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._B._Dassanayake" title="L. B. Dassanayake">L. B. Dassanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Cader_Shahul_Hameed" title="Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed">Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._B._M._Herath" title="T. B. M. Herath">T. B. M. Herath</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._Karunaratne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="C. Karunaratne (page does not exist)">C. Karunaratne</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._Kulatillake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="R. Kulatillake (page does not exist)">R. Kulatillake</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=P._G._Muthubanda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="P. G. Muthubanda (page does not exist)">P. G. Muthubanda</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=H._M._Navaratne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="H. M. Navaratne (page does not exist)">H. M. Navaratne</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=D._B._Ranatunga&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="D. B. Ranatunga (page does not exist)">D. B. Ranatunga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Jasen_Ranaweera" title="Donald Jasen Ranaweera">D. J. Ranaweera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._L._Senanayake" title="E. L. Senanayake">E. L. Senanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemachandra_Sirisena" title="Hemachandra Sirisena">Hemachandra Sirisena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._B._Tennekoon" title="T. B. Tennekoon">T. B. Tennekoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._B._A._Weerakoon" title="P. B. A. Weerakoon">Aloysius Weerakoon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._P._Wijesiri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="R. P. Wijesiri (page does not exist)">R. P. Wijesiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Wijesuriya" title="Edmund Wijesuriya">Edmund Wijesuriya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dingiri_Banda_Wijetunga" title="Dingiri Banda Wijetunga">Dingiri Banda Wijetunga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noel_Wimalasena" title="Noel Wimalasena">Noel Wimalasena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._B._Yalegama" title="S. B. Yalegama">S. B. Yalegama</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Eastern Province, Sri Lanka">Eastern Province</a> (11)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/K._W._Devanayagam" title="K. W. Devanayagam">K. W. Devanayagam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Kariapper" title="M. S. Kariapper">M. S. Kariapper</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._C._Ahamed" title="M. C. Ahamed">M. C. Ahamed</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._L._Abdul_Majeed" title="A. L. Abdul Majeed">A. L. Abdul Majeed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._A._Abdul_Majeed" title="M. A. Abdul Majeed">M. A. Abdul Majeed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._M._Manickarajah" title="S. M. Manickarajah">S. M. Manickarajah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._E._H._Mohamed_Ali" title="M. E. H. Mohamed Ali">M. E. H. Mohamed Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._M._Mustapha" title="M. M. Mustapha">M. M. Mustapha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Rajadurai" title="C. Rajadurai">C. Rajadurai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._M._Rasamanickam" title="S. M. Rasamanickam">S. M. Rasamanickam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Lathiff_Sinnalebbe" title="Abdul Lathiff Sinnalebbe">Abdul Lathiff Sinnalebbe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senerath_Somaratne" title="Senerath Somaratne">Senerath Somaratne</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Northern Province, Sri Lanka">Northern Province</a> (13)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/V._A._Alegacone" title="V. A. Alegacone">V. A. Alegacone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Amirthalingam" title="A. Amirthalingam">A. Amirthalingam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._J._V._Chelvanayakam" title="S. J. V. Chelvanayakam">S. J. V. Chelvanayakam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Dharmalingam" title="V. Dharmalingam">V. Dharmalingam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Kathiravelupillai" title="S. Kathiravelupillai">S. Kathiravelupillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._M._V._Naganathan" title="E. M. V. Naganathan">E. M. V. Naganathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Navaratnam" title="V. Navaratnam">V. Navaratnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._N._Navaratnam" title="V. N. Navaratnam">V. N. Navaratnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._G._Ponnambalam" title="G. G. Ponnambalam">G. G. Ponnambalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Ratnam" title="K. P. Ratnam">K. P. Ratnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Sivasithamparam" title="M. Sivasithamparam">M. Sivasithamparam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Sivasithamparam" title="T. Sivasithamparam">T. Sivasithamparam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Thurairatnam" title="K. Thurairatnam">K. Thurairatnam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/North_Central_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="North Central Province, Sri Lanka">North Central Province</a> (8)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/C._P._de_Silva" title="C. P. de Silva">C. P. de Silva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._L._B._Hurulle" title="E. L. B. Hurulle">E. L. B. Hurulle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._B._Lenawa" title="S. B. Lenawa">S. B. Lenawa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._B._Ratnamalala" title="R. B. Ratnamalala">R. B. Ratnamalala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._B._Ratnayake" title="K. B. Ratnayake">K. B. Ratnayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maithripala_Senanayake" title="Maithripala Senanayake">Maithripala Senanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._M._K._Tennakoon" title="P. M. K. Tennakoon">P. M. K. Tennakoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._A._Leelaratne_Wijesinghe" title="K. A. Leelaratne Wijesinghe">Leelaratne Wijesinghe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/North_Western_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="North Western Province, Sri Lanka">North Western Province</a> (16)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._D._Banda" title="M. D. Banda">M. D. Banda</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=D._M._Tilakaratna_Bandara&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="D. M. Tilakaratna Bandara (page does not exist)">D. M. 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Rajapakse</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leticia_Rajapakse" title="Leticia Rajapakse">Leticia Rajapakse</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Gotabhaya_Senanayake" title="Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake">Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._L._Sirisena" title="J. L. Sirisena">J. L. Sirisena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tikiri_Banda_Subasinghe" title="Tikiri Banda Subasinghe">Tikiri Banda Subasinghe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mudiyanse_Tennakoon" title="Mudiyanse Tennakoon">Mudiyanse Tennakoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._B._Wanninayake" title="U. B. Wanninayake">U. B. Wanninayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dingiri_Bandara_Welagedara" title="Dingiri Bandara Welagedara">Dingiri Bandara Welagedara</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sabaragamuwa_Province" title="Sabaragamuwa Province">Sabaragamuwa Province</a> (17)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._L._M._Aboosally" title="M. L. M. Aboosally">M. L. M. Aboosally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhanapala_Attygalle" title="Dhanapala Attygalle">Dhanapala Attygalle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._R._Beligammana" title="C. R. Beligammana">C. R. Beligammana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._F._Hettiarachchi" title="D. F. Hettiarachchi">D. F. Hettiarachchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._C._Imbulana" title="P. C. Imbulana">P. C. Imbulana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._B._G._Kalugalla" title="P. B. G. Kalugalla">P. B. G. Kalugalla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wimala_Kannangara" title="Wimala Kannangara">Wimala Kannangara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asoka_Karunaratne" title="Asoka Karunaratne">Asoka Karunaratne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._A._Karunasena" title="W. A. Karunasena">W. A. Karunasena</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dharmadasa_Wanniarachchi" title="Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi">Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=H._Kularatne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="H. Kularatne (page does not exist)">H. Kularatne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanda_Mathew" title="Nanda Mathew">Nanda Mathew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._M._Perera" title="N. M. Perera">N. M. 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Wijesundara</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Southern Province, Sri Lanka">Southern Province</a> (19)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Matarage_Sirisena_Amarasiri" class="mw-redirect" title="Matarage Sirisena Amarasiri">Matarage Sirisena Amarasiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._P._Atapattu" title="D. P. Atapattu">D. P. Atapattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wijeyananda_Dahanayake" title="Wijeyananda Dahanayake">Wijeyananda Dahanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neal_de_Alwis" title="Neal de Alwis">Neal de Alwis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=A._D._S._de_Silva&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="A. D. S. de Silva (page does not exist)">A. D. S. de Silva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/L._C._de_Silva" title="L. C. de Silva">L. C. de Silva</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lakshman_de_Silva" title="Lakshman de Silva">Lakshman de Silva</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_de_Silva" title="William de Silva">William de Silva</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_de_Mel" title="Ronnie de Mel">Ronnie de Mel</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Edirisuriya" title="Charles Edirisuriya">Charles Edirisuriya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prins_Gunasekera" title="Prins Gunasekera">Prins Gunasekera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirisena_Hettige" title="Sirisena Hettige">Sirisena Hettige</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montague_Jayawickrama" title="Montague Jayawickrama">Montague Jayawickrama</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._N._Kannangara&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="C. N. Kannangara (page does not exist)">C. N. Kannangara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Rajapaksa" title="George Rajapaksa">George Rajapaksa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._H._Saddhasena" title="M. H. Saddhasena">M. H. Saddhasena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._G._Samaranayake" title="R. G. Samaranayake">R. G. Samaranayake</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Kariyawasam" title="Albert Kariyawasam">Albert Kariyawasam</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Tillekeratne" title="Edwin Tillekeratne">Edwin Tillekeratne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Y._Tudawe" title="B. Y. Tudawe">B. Y. Tudawe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percy_Wickremasinghe" title="Percy Wickremasinghe">Percy Wickremasinghe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._A._Wickramasinghe" title="S. A. Wickramasinghe">S. A. Wickramasinghe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Uva_Province" title="Uva Province">Uva Province</a> (10)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/W._P._G._Ariyadasa" title="W. P. G. Ariyadasa">W. P. G. Ariyadasa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._Y._M._Wijeratne_Banda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda (page does not exist)">K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dharmadasa_Banda" title="Dharmadasa Banda">Dharmadasa Banda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._H._Bandara" title="B. H. Bandara">B. H. Bandara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._G._Gunasekera" title="J. G. Gunasekera">J. G. Gunasekera</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R._M._Appuhamy" title="R. M. Appuhamy">R. M. Appuhamy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._A._Peeris" title="S. A. Peeris">S. A. Peeris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kusuma_Rajaratne" title="Kusuma Rajaratne">Kusuma Rajaratne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Percy_Samaraweera" title="Percy Samaraweera">Percy Samaraweera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._P._J._Seneviratne" title="C. P. J. Seneviratne">C. P. J. Seneviratne</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Raja_Welegama&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Raja Welegama (page does not exist)">Raja Welegama</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Western_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Western Province, Sri Lanka">Western Province</a> (35)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Felix_Dias_Bandaranaike" title="Felix Dias Bandaranaike">Felix Dias Bandaranaike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._D._Bandaranayake" title="S. D. Bandaranayake">S. D. Bandaranayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirimavo_Bandaranaike" title="Sirimavo Bandaranaike">Sirimavo Bandaranaike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falil_Caffoor" title="Falil Caffoor">Falil Caffoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somaweera_Chandrasiri" title="Somaweera Chandrasiri">Somaweera Chandrasiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Ruskin_Fernando" class="mw-redirect" title="M. Ruskin Fernando">M. Ruskin Fernando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Quintin_Fernando" class="mw-redirect" title="T. Quintin Fernando">T. Quintin Fernando</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Denzil_Fernando" title="Denzil Fernando">Denzil Fernando</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cholomondeley_Goonewardene" title="Cholomondeley Goonewardene">Cholomondeley Goonewardene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Goonewardene" title="Leslie Goonewardene">Leslie Goonewardene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Gunawardena" title="Philip Gunawardena">Philip Gunawardena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshman_Jayakody" title="Lakshman Jayakody">Lakshman Jayakody</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelton_Jayasinghe" title="Shelton Jayasinghe">D. Shelton Jayasinghe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._de_Silva_Jayasinghe" title="S. de Silva Jayasinghe">S. de Silva Jayasinghe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gamini_Jayasuriya" title="Gamini Jayasuriya">Gamini Jayasuriya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._D._H._Jayawardena" title="M. D. H. Jayawardena">M. D. H. Jayawardena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._R._Jayewardene" title="J. R. Jayewardene">J. R. Jayewardene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pieter_Keuneman" title="Pieter Keuneman">Pieter Keuneman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._A._Bakeer_Markar" title="M. A. Bakeer Markar">Abdul Bakeer Markar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wijayapala_Mendis" title="Wijayapala Mendis">Wijayapala Mendis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._H._Mohamed" title="M. H. Mohamed">M. H. Mohamed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anil_Moonesinghe" title="Anil Moonesinghe">Anil Moonesinghe</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colvin_R._de_Silva" title="Colvin R. de Silva">Colvin R. de Silva</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangala_Moonesinghe" title="Mangala Moonesinghe">Mangala Moonesinghe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Obeyesekera" class="mw-redirect" title="S. Obeyesekera">S. Obeyesekera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dayasena_Pasqual" title="Dayasena Pasqual">Dayasena Pasqual</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._D._David_Perera" title="K. D. David Perera">K. D. David Perera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._J._Paris_Perera" title="G. J. Paris Perera">Paris Perera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._S._Perera" title="R. S. Perera">R. S. Perera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranasinghe_Premadasa" title="Ranasinghe Premadasa">Ranasinghe Premadasa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=D._S._Samarasinghe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="D. S. Samarasinghe (page does not exist)">D. S. Samarasinghe</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/T._B._Ilangaratne" title="T. B. Ilangaratne">T. B. Ilangaratne</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._P._de_Z._Siriwardena" title="M. P. de Z. Siriwardena">M. P. de Z. Siriwardena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Soysa" title="Bernard Soysa">Bernard Soysa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._A._Sugathadasa" title="V. A. Sugathadasa">V. A. Sugathadasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._K._K._Suriarachchi" title="S. K. K. Suriarachchi">S. K. K. Suriarachchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Tillekeratne" title="Stanley Tillekeratne">Stanley Tillekeratne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ratnasiri_Wickremanayake" title="Ratnasiri Wickremanayake">Ratnasiri Wickremanayake</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Appointed (6)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amaradasa_Ratnapala" title="Amaradasa Ratnapala">A. Ratnapala</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=M._T._Mohamed&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="M. T. Mohamed (page does not exist)">M. T. Mohamed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veloo_Annamalay" title="Veloo Annamalay">Veloo Annamalay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Razik_Fareed" title="Razik Fareed">Razik Fareed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Singleton-Salmon" title="Robert Singleton-Salmon">R. Singleton-Salmon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savumiamoorthy_Thondaman" title="Savumiamoorthy Thondaman">Savumiamoorthy Thondaman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vernon_Jonklaas" title="Vernon Jonklaas">Vernon Jonklaas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="←_25px_Members_of_the_8th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka_(1977_(1977)–1989)_→" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Members_of_the_8th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Template:Members of the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Members_of_the_8th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Template talk:Members of the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Members_of_the_8th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Members of the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="←_25px_Members_of_the_8th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka_(1977_(1977)–1989)_→" class="adr" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Template:Members_of_the_7th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Template:Members of the 7th Parliament of Sri Lanka">←</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/25px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/38px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg/50px-Flag_of_Sri_Lanka.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/8th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="8th Parliament of Sri Lanka">Members of the <span class="fn org">8th Parliament of <span class="country-name">Sri Lanka</span></span> (1977<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1977</span>)</span>–1989)</a> <a href="/wiki/Template:Members_of_the_9th_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Template:Members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka">→</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka">Speaker</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Anandatissa_de_Alwis" title="Anandatissa de Alwis">Anandatissa de Alwis</a>/<a href="/wiki/M._A._Bakeer_Markar" title="M. A. Bakeer Markar">Abdul Bakeer Markar</a>/<a href="/wiki/E._L._Senanayake" title="E. L. Senanayake">E. L. Senanayake</a><br /></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Prime Minister of Sri Lanka">Prime Minister</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/J._R._Jayewardene" title="J. R. Jayewardene">J. R. Jayewardene</a>/<a href="/wiki/Ranasinghe_Premadasa" title="Ranasinghe Premadasa">Ranasinghe Premadasa</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka)">Leader of the Opposition</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/A._Amirthalingam" title="A. Amirthalingam">A. Amirthalingam</a>/<a href="/wiki/Anura_Bandaranaike" title="Anura Bandaranaike">Anura Bandaranaike</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Central_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Central Province, Sri Lanka">Central Province</a> (24)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Abeyagoonasekera" title="George Abeyagoonasekera">George Abeyagoonasekera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._S._Abeysundara" title="S. S. Abeysundara">S. S. Abeysundara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alick_Aluwihare" title="Alick Aluwihare">Alick Aluwihare</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._B._Attanayake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="R. B. Attanayake (page does not exist)">R. B. Attanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=J._G._Wijeratne_Banda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="J. G. Wijeratne Banda (page does not exist)">J. G. Wijeratne Banda</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=W._M._G._T._Banda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="W. M. G. T. Banda (page does not exist)">W. M. G. T. Banda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anura_Bandaranaike" title="Anura Bandaranaike">Anura Bandaranaike</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=D._M._Chandrapala&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="D. M. Chandrapala (page does not exist)">D. M. Chandrapala</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._P._Wijesiri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="R. P. Wijesiri (page does not exist)">R. P. Wijesiri</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._A._Daniel" title="M. A. Daniel">M. A. Daniel</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rupa_Sriyani_Daniel" title="Rupa Sriyani Daniel">Rupa Sriyani Daniel</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ananda_Dassanayake" title="Ananda Dassanayake">Ananda Dassanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gamini_Dissanayake" title="Gamini Dissanayake">Gamini Dissanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._M._P._B._Dissanayake" title="W. M. P. B. Dissanayake">W. M. P. B. Dissanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._W._R._M._Ekananayake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="K. W. R. M. Ekananayake (page does not exist)">K. W. R. M. Ekananayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdul_Cader_Shahul_Hameed" title="Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed">Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renuka_Herath" title="Renuka Herath">Renuka Herath</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=C._Karunaratne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="C. Karunaratne (page does not exist)">C. Karunaratne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._B._Kaviratne" title="P. B. Kaviratne">P. B. Kaviratne</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gamini_Rajapakse&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gamini Rajapakse (page does not exist)">Gamini Rajapakse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelton_Ranaraja" title="Shelton Ranaraja">Shelton Ranaraja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._L._Senanayake" title="E. L. Senanayake">E. L. Senanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savumiamoorthy_Thondaman" title="Savumiamoorthy Thondaman">Savumiamoorthy Thondaman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._B._Werapitiya" title="T. B. Werapitiya">T. B. Werapitiya</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=R._P._Wijesiri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="R. P. Wijesiri (page does not exist)">R. P. Wijesiri</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=L._M._Wijesiri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="L. M. Wijesiri (page does not exist)">L. M. Wijesiri</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dingiri_Banda_Wijetunga" title="Dingiri Banda Wijetunga">Dingiri Banda Wijetunga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Eastern Province, Sri Lanka">Eastern Province</a> (12)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._L._Ahamed_Fareeth" title="M. L. Ahamed Fareeth">M. L. Ahamed Fareeth</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ahamed_Rizvi_Sinnalebbe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ahamed Rizvi Sinnalebbe (page does not exist)">Ahamed Rizvi Sinnalebbe</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Canagaratnam" title="M. Canagaratnam">M. Canagaratnam</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranganayaki_Pathmanathan" title="Ranganayaki Pathmanathan">Ranganayaki Pathmanathan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Dayaratna" title="P. Dayaratna">P. Dayaratna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._W._Devanayagam" title="K. W. Devanayagam">K. W. Devanayagam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Ganeshalingam" title="P. Ganeshalingam">P. Ganeshalingam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=M._A._M._Jalaldeen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="M. A. M. Jalaldeen (page does not exist)">M. A. M. Jalaldeen</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=H._D._L._Leelaratne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="H. D. L. Leelaratne (page does not exist)">H. D. L. Leelaratne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._E._H._Maharoof" title="M. E. H. Maharoof">M. E. H. Maharoof</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._A._Abdul_Majeed" title="M. A. Abdul Majeed">M. A. Abdul Majeed</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abdul_Rasak_Mansoor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Abdul Rasak Mansoor (page does not exist)">Abdul Rasak Mansoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Rajadurai" title="C. Rajadurai">C. Rajadurai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Sampanthan" title="R. Sampanthan">R. Sampanthan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Northern Province, Sri Lanka">Northern Province</a> (14)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A._Amirthalingam" title="A. Amirthalingam">A. Amirthalingam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Anandasangaree" title="V. Anandasangaree">V. Anandasangaree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Dharmalingam" title="V. Dharmalingam">V. Dharmalingam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Kathiravelupillai" title="S. Kathiravelupillai">S. Kathiravelupillai</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._Alalasundaram" title="M. Alalasundaram">M. Alalasundaram</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._N._Navaratnam" title="V. N. Navaratnam">V. N. Navaratnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Rasalingam" title="T. Rasalingam">T. Rasalingam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Ratnam" title="K. P. Ratnam">K. P. Ratnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X._M._Sellathambu" title="X. M. Sellathambu">X. M. Sellathambu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Sivasithamparam" title="M. Sivasithamparam">M. Sivasithamparam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Sivasithamparam" title="T. Sivasithamparam">T. Sivasithamparam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._S._Soosaithasan" title="P. S. Soosaithasan">P. S. Soosaithasan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Thirunavukarasu" title="T. Thirunavukarasu">T. Thirunavukarasu</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Neelan_Tiruchelvam" title="Neelan Tiruchelvam">Neelan Tiruchelvam</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Thurairatnam" title="K. Thurairatnam">K. Thurairatnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Yogeswaran" title="V. Yogeswaran">V. Yogeswaran</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/North_Central_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="North Central Province, Sri Lanka">North Central Province</a> (10)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A._M._S._Adikari" title="A. M. S. Adikari">A. M. S. Adikari</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._D._M._C._Bandara&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="K. D. M. C. Bandara (page does not exist)">K. D. M. C. Bandara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merril_de_Silva" title="Merril de Silva">Merril de Silva</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=S._B._Wijekoon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="S. B. Wijekoon (page does not exist)">S. B. Wijekoon</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=A._D._B._Ekanayake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="A. D. B. Ekanayake (page does not exist)">A. D. B. Ekanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=W._Y._Herath&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="W. Y. Herath (page does not exist)">W. Y. Herath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._L._B._Hurulle" title="E. L. B. Hurulle">E. L. B. Hurulle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._D._Mahindasoma" title="G. D. Mahindasoma">G. D. Mahindasoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._G._P._Nelson" title="H. G. P. Nelson">H. G. P. Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maithripala_Senanayake" title="Maithripala Senanayake">Maithripala Senanayake</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dayaratne_Walagambahu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dayaratne Walagambahu (page does not exist)">Dayaratne Walagambahu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/North_Western_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="North Western Province, Sri Lanka">North Western Province</a> (19)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=H._B._Abeyratne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="H. B. Abeyratne (page does not exist)">H. B. Abeyratne</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=S._W._Alawatuwala&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="S. W. Alawatuwala (page does not exist)">S. W. Alawatuwala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harindra_Corea" title="Harindra Corea">Harindra Corea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=S._B._Herat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="S. B. Herat (page does not exist)">S. B. Herat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Herath" title="Harold Herath">Harold Herath</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=J._A._D._S._R._Jayakody&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="J. A. D. S. R. Jayakody (page does not exist)">J. A. D. S. R. Jayakody</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lionel_Jayatilleke" title="Lionel Jayatilleke">Lionel Jayatilleke</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=H._M._A._Lokubanda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="H. M. A. Lokubanda (page does not exist)">H. M. A. Lokubanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._H._M._Naina_Marikar" title="M. H. M. Naina Marikar">M. H. M. Naina Marikar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Festus_Perera" title="Festus Perera">Festus Perera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gamini_Jayawickrama_Perera" title="Gamini Jayawickrama Perera">Gamini Jayawickrama Perera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._M._Premachandra" title="G. M. Premachandra">G. M. Premachandra</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Amarawathie_Piyaseeli_Ratnayake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Amarawathie Piyaseeli Ratnayake (page does not exist)">Amarawathie Piyaseeli Ratnayake</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kalubanda_Ratnayake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kalubanda Ratnayake (page does not exist)">Kalubanda Ratnayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._L._Sirisena" title="J. L. Sirisena">J. L. Sirisena</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saddhatissa_Wadigamangawa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saddhatissa Wadigamangawa (page does not exist)">Saddhatissa Wadigamangawa</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asoka_Wadigamangawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Asoka Wadigamangawa">Asoka Wadigamangawa</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=H._B._Wanninayake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="H. B. Wanninayake (page does not exist)">H. B. Wanninayake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dingiri_Bandara_Welagedara" title="Dingiri Bandara Welagedara">Dingiri Bandara Welagedara</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ukkubanda_Wijekoon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ukkubanda Wijekoon (page does not exist)">Ukkubanda Wijekoon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sabaragamuwa_Province" title="Sabaragamuwa Province">Sabaragamuwa Province</a> (17)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._L._M._Aboosally" title="M. L. M. Aboosally">M. L. M. Aboosally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gamini_Atukorale" title="Gamini Atukorale">Gamini Atukorale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._R._Beligammana" title="C. R. Beligammana">C. R. Beligammana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chandrasekera_Gankanda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chandrasekera Gankanda (page does not exist)">Chandrasekera Gankanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._C._Imbulana" title="P. C. Imbulana">P. C. Imbulana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wimala_Kannangara" title="Wimala Kannangara">Wimala Kannangara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asoka_Karunaratne" title="Asoka Karunaratne">Asoka Karunaratne</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=H._Kularatne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="H. Kularatne (page does not exist)">H. Kularatne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mervyn_Kularatne" title="Mervyn Kularatne">Mervyn Kularatne</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leonard_Kiriella&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leonard Kiriella (page does not exist)">Leonard Kiriella</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wimal_Wickramasinghe" class="mw-redirect" title="Wimal Wickramasinghe">Wimal Wickramasinghe</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanda_Mathew" title="Nanda Mathew">Nanda Mathew</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._Vincent_Perera&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="K. Vincent Perera (page does not exist)">K. Vincent Perera</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Abeyratne Pilapitiya</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sarath_Muttetuwegama" title="Sarath Muttetuwegama">Sarath Muttetuwegama</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._V._Punchinilame" title="G. V. Punchinilame">G. V. Punchinilame</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=N._A._Seneviratne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="N. A. Seneviratne (page does not exist)">N. A. Seneviratne</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wasantha_Udayaratne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wasantha Udayaratne (page does not exist)">Wasantha Udayaratne</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=A._K._D._Wanigaratne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="A. K. D. Wanigaratne (page does not exist)">A. K. D. Wanigaratne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nissanka_Wijeyeratne" title="Nissanka Wijeyeratne">Nissanka Wijeyeratne</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Southern Province, Sri Lanka">Southern Province</a> (21)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Keerthisena_Abeywickrama" title="Keerthisena Abeywickrama">Keerthisena Abeywickrama</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Keerthilatha_Abeywickrama" title="Keerthilatha Abeywickrama">Keerthilatha Abeywickrama</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumanadasa_Abeywickrama" title="Sumanadasa Abeywickrama">Sumanadasa Abeywickrama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Pathirana" title="Richard Pathirana">Richard Pathirana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matarage_Sirisena_Amarasiri" class="mw-redirect" title="Matarage Sirisena Amarasiri">Matarage Sirisena Amarasiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranjit_Atapattu" title="Ranjit Atapattu">Ranjit Atapattu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=P._M._B._Cyril&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="P. M. B. Cyril (page does not exist)">P. M. B. Cyril</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_de_Mel" title="Ronnie de Mel">Ronnie de Mel</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=P._S._Galappaththi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="P. S. Galappaththi (page does not exist)">P. S. Galappaththi</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Silva" title="Albert Silva">Albert Silva</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wijeyananda_Dahanayake" title="Wijeyananda Dahanayake">Wijeyananda Dahanayake</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=T._D._Fransisku&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="T. D. Fransisku (page does not exist)">T. D. Fransisku</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._Ananda_Kularatne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="K. Ananda Kularatne (page does not exist)">K. Ananda Kularatne</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montague_Jayawickrama" title="Montague Jayawickrama">Montague Jayawickrama</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rupasena_Karunatilake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rupasena Karunatilake (page does not exist)">Rupasena Karunatilake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Edwin_Malawaraarachchi" title="Don Edwin Malawaraarachchi">Don Edwin Malawaraarachchi</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Silva" title="Albert Silva">Albert Silva</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chandrakumara_Wijeya_Gunawardena&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chandrakumara Wijeya Gunawardena (page does not exist)">Chandrakumara Wijeya Gunawardena</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=S._K._Piyadasa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="S. K. Piyadasa (page does not exist)">S. K. 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