Felix Dias Bandaranaike
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The Honourable Felix Dias Bandaranaike MP |
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| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 3 September 1975 – 18 May 1977 |
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| Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| Preceded by | N. M. Perera |
| Succeeded by | Ronnie de Mel |
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In office 21 July 1960 – 24 August 1962 |
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| Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| Preceded by | J. R. Jayewardene |
| Succeeded by | C. P. de Silva |
| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Dompe |
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In office 19 March 1960 – 21 July 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Succeeded by | Sarathchandra Rajakaruna |
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| Born | 5 November 1930 Colombo, Ceylon |
| Died | 26 June 1985 (aged 54) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Spouse(s) | Lakshmie Dias Bandaranaike (née Jayasundera) |
| Children | Christine |
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Royal College, Colombo, University of Ceylon |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Christian |
Felix Dias Bandaranaike (Sinhala:ෆෙලික්ස් ඩයස් බණඩාරනායක) (5 November 1930 – 26 June 1985) was a Sri Lankan 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 Mrs.Sirimavo 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.
The son of Felix Reginald Dias Bandaranaike II, Judge of the Supreme Court and Freda Dias Abeysinghe and half brother of Prof. Michael Dias Bandaranaike who held the Chair of Jurisprudence at the University of Cambridge, he was also the nephew of Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike. He was an outstanding scholar at Royal College, Colombo, at the University of Ceylon and at the Colombo Law College, carrying away most of the prestigious prizes. After graduating he started his practice as a lawyer.
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