The Honourable Ratnayake Wasala Mudiyanselage Abeyratne Ratnayaka MP |
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A. Ratnayaka in the first Cabinet of Ministers of Ceylon
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Minister of Food,Co-operatives and Home Affairs | |
President of the Senate of Ceylon | |
In office 1965-1971 |
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Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Wattegama |
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In office 20 September 1947 – 10 April 1956 |
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Succeeded by | P.B. Aloysius Weerakoon |
In office 20 July 1960 – 22 March 1965 |
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Preceded by | P.B. Aloysius Weerakoon |
Succeeded by | P.B. Aloysius Weerakoon |
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Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | United National Party |
Alma mater | Royal College, Colombo, Dharmaraja College Kandy |
Abeyratne Ratnayaka was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the first Cabinet Minister of Food, Co-operatives and Home Affairs in independent Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and the last President of the Senate of Ceylon, a Member of Parliament & State Council. He received his primary education at Dharmaraja College Kandy and secondary education at Royal College Colombo. His granddaughter Professor Kshanika Hirimburegam, was the Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo.