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N.M. Perera

The Honourable
N. M. Perera
MP, DSc
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Leader of the Opposition
In office
19 April 1956 – 5 December 1959
Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Preceded by S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Succeeded by C. P. de Silva
In office
14 October 1947 – 8 April 1952
Prime Minister D. S. Senanayake
Dudley Senanayake
Succeeded by S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Minister of Finance
In office
10 May 1970 – 2 September 1975
Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Preceded by U. B. Wanninayake
Succeeded by Felix Dias Bandaranaike
In office
11 June 1964 – 17 December 1964
Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Preceded by T. B. Ilangaratne
Personal details
Born (1905-06-06)6 June 1905
Sri Lanka
Died 14 August 1979(1979-08-14) (aged 74)
Nationality Sri Lankan
Political party Lanka Sama Samaja Party
Spouse(s) Selina Perera
Alma mater St. Joseph's School , Cathedral Boys School, S. Thomas' College, Mutwal, Ananda College, University College, Colombo, London School of Economics
Occupation Economist

Nanayakkarapathirage Martin Perera, better known as Dr. N. M. Perera,(Sinhala ඇන්.ඇම්.පෙරේරා [en em pe reaira]; 6 June 1905 – 14 August 1979) was one of the leaders of the Sri Lankan Trotskyist Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP). He was the first Trotskyist to become a cabinet minister.


NM Perera was born to Nanayakkarapathirage Abraham Perera who was a rent collector at No 36 St Joseph 's Street, in Grandpass, Colombo.His Mother Johana perera and He was Fifth of nine members of family of five boys and four girls.

Perera started his schooling in the vernacular section of St. Joseph's School, Grandpass and was later was admitted to the English section. From there he was sent for one year to a Branch School of S. Thomas' College, Mutwal, then known as Cathedral Boys School, Mutwal. In 1919 he entered St Thomas' prep, but left in 1922 and joined Ananda College. At Ananda he played cricket for the school.

He obtained a bachelor's degree from University of London External System at the University College, Colombo during 1922–27 and then left for the UK to join the London School of Economics and University of London, 1927–33. There he was a student of the legendary Professor Harold Laski, being awarded a PhD for his thesis on the Constitution of the German Weimar Republic. A further comparative study, of the Constitutions of the UK, United States, France and Germany, won him a DSc from the University of London. At the time Perera was the only person in Sri Lanka to hold the degree of Doctor of Science.


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