Shirley Corea
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The Honourable Shirley Corea MP |
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| 9th Speaker of the Parliament | |
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In office 27 September 1967 – 25 March 1970 |
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| Prime Minister | Dudley Senanayake |
| Preceded by | Albert F Peries |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Tillekeratne |
| Deputy Speaker of the Parliament | |
| Minister of Trade Commerce and Fisheries, Government of Ceylon | |
| Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Chilaw |
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In office 1952–1956 |
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| Preceded by | J. J. Fernando |
| Succeeded by | W. J. C. Munasinghe |
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In office 1965–1970 |
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| Preceded by | S. D. R. Jayaratne |
| Succeeded by | S. D. R. Jayaratne |
| Personal details | |
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Srikumaradas Charles Shirley Corea 7 March 1906 Chilaw, Sri Lanka |
| Died | March 5, 1974 (aged 67) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Occupation | politician |
| Religion | Christian |
Srikumaradas Charles Shirley Corea ( 7 March 1906 – 5 March 1974 ) was a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament, representing Chilaw. He was a member of the United National Party of Sri Lanka.
Shirley Corea was born in Chilaw. His father was the illustrious Sri Lankan freedom fighter Charles Edgar Corea who was elected President of the Ceylon National Congress in 1924. He was the nephew of another famed Sri Lankan freedom fighter, Victor Corea who was a founder member of the Ceylon National Congress. Shirley Corea grew up in this political world. His father and uncle founded the Chilaw Association and campaigned for independence from the British Raj. When Mahatma Gandhi, the 'Father of India' visited Ceylon in 1927, he travelled to Chilaw and was the Chief Guest at a banquet in a Corea home called 'Sigiriya.' Shirley Corea met Mahatma Gandhi in 1927. He first won the parliamentary seat of Chilaw in 1952 and served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Trade, Commerce & Fisheries by Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake. In 1954 he was appointed as Minister of Trade, Commerce & Fisheries by Prime Minister Rt.Hon.Sir.John Kotelawala. In 1956 he lost it. in the House of Representatives in the Parliament of Ceylon. In 1960 both elections he didn't contested. In 1965 he contested Chilaw electorate was elected as Deputy Speaker.Mr. Corea was elected Speaker on the death of Sir Albert Peries in 1967. Corea went on to enjoy a distinguished record as Speaker from 1967 - 1970. In 1970 election he lost. He was highly respected for being fair when it came to parliamentary debates in the chamber. During his tenure as Speaker, Shirley's Corea's official residence was the spacious 'Mumtaz Mahal' in Colombo.
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