Kiri Banda Ratnayake | |
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| 15th Speaker of the Parliament | |
| In office 25 August 1994 – 10 October 2000 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Sirimavo Bandaranaike Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Preceded by | M. H. Mohamed |
| Succeeded by | Anura Bandaranaike |
| 6thGovernor ofCentral Province | |
| In office 2001 – 27 June 2002 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Preceded by | Tudor Dassanayake |
| Succeeded by | Monty Gopallawa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1924-02-23)23 February 1924 |
| Died | 30 April 2004(2004-04-30) (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Alma mater | Hartley College |
| Occupation | Politician |
Kiri Banda Ratnayake (23 February 1924 - 30 April 2004) was a Sri Lankan politician, theSpeaker of theSri Lankan Parliament[1][2] and later was the Governor of theCentral Province of Sri Lanka.[3]
Born in a small hamlet inRajarata, his father Mudalihamy Ratnayake was aVillage Headman. He lost his mother when he was ten years old and was raised by his elder sister. He was educated atHartley College in Point Pedro.[4][5][6]
In 1943, he gained appointment as a village cultivation Officer and served in Medawachchiya and Kahatagasdigiliya. Although he was not successful in his application for the postSub-Inspector in theCeylon Police Force, he was promoted to cultivation officer city tanks (COCT) in 1945. He thereafter joined theSurvey Department as akachcherisurveyor, serving in the districts of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa. With the formation of the Anuradhapura Preservation Board, Ratnayake applied and was selected for the post of Land Officer. He was a close friend ofMaithripala Senanayake, who was a fellow village cultivation Officer. With Senanayake appointed Minister of Transport in 1956, Ratnayake was appointed his private secretary in 1958.[6]
Following the death ofSirimevan Godage in 1962, Senanayake proposed Ratnayake for theSri Lanka Freedom Party nomination for the by-election that followed inAnuradhapura. Having been elected to parliament in the by-election, he was re-elected in the1965 parliamentary election and the1970 general election. He was appointed Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Sports in 1970. Following the1971 JVP insurrection, he was tasked with the establishment of the Department of Rehabilitation to rehabilitate the youth who took part in the insurrection with the setting up of rehabilitation camps. In 1975, he was appointed Minister of Transport in addition to his portfolios of Parliamentary Affairs and Sports. He was also the Chief Government Whip and Vice President of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. He lost his seat in the1977 general election. He was elected to parliament in the1989 general election and was re-elected in the1994 general election, when he was elected asSpeaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retiring from parliament in 2000, he was appointedGovernor of Central Province serving from 2001 to 2002. He died on 30 April 2004, following a prolonged illness.[6]
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