R. S. Pelpola
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The Honourable R. S. Pelpola MP |
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| 7th Speaker of the Parliament | |
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In office 5 August 1960 – 24 January 1964 |
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| Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| Preceded by | Tikiri Banda Subasinghe |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Fernando |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1898 |
| Died | 19 July 1971 (aged 72) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
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. He resigned from his position of speaker in 1964 Later in his life he was appointed Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia. Pelpola died in Kuala Lumpur in 1971. He had three children.
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