Name Notability Reference W. D. S. Abeygoonawardena member parliament (Galle 1960), Mayor of Galle (1965– 1966) [ 1] Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena member parliament (Matara 1994– 2015, National List 2015– present) [ 2] Vajira Abeywardena member parliament (Galle 1994– 2010, 2015– present) [ 2] Henry Woodward Amarasuriya Deputy Speaker (1948), member parliament (Baddegama 1948– 1952), member State Council of Ceylon (Udugama 1931– 1935, Galle 1936– 1947) Founder member and First General Secretary of United National Party [ 3] [ 4] Thomas Amarasuriya member Senate of Ceylon (1953– 1965), President of the Senate of Ceylon (1963– 1965) P. Gamini Ariyatilake member parliament (Maskeliya 1970– 1977) [ 5] [ 6] I. A. Cader member parliament (Beruwala 1960– 1965, 1970– 1977), Deputy Speaker (1970– 1977) [ 1] [ 5] Mohamed Shums Cassim member of Senate of Ceylon 1953– 1954 [ citation needed ] Wijaya Dahanayake member parliament (Matara 2010– present) Albert de Silva member parliament (Galle 1977– 1979, Kamburupitiya 1979– 1983) [ 5] [ 7] D. S. Goonesekera member parliament (Udugama 1956– 1960, Habaraduwa 1960– 1964) [ 5] [ 8] Sirisena Hettige member parliament (Hakmana 1965– 1970) [ 9] Leslie Mervyn Jayaratna Governor of Southern Province (1993– 1994) [ 10] Rupa Karunathilake member parliament (Bentara-Elpitiya 1977– 2000) [ 7] Ananda Kularatne member parliament (Hambantota 1983– 2004) [ 5] Semage Salman Kulatileke member parliament (1972– 1977) [ 5] M. G. Mendis member parliament (Rathgama 1970– 1977), pioneer Trade Union Leader [ 5] [ 6] Nishantha Muthuhettigamage member parliament (Galle 2010– present) Manusha Nanayakkara member parliament (Galle 2010– present) Eranga Weeraratne member parliament (2024– present), Deputy Minister of Digital Economy (2024– present) Lionel Premasiri member parliament (Galle 2004– 2010), Mayor of Galle (1997– 2001, 2002– 2004) V. G. W. Ratnayake member parliament (Deniyaya 1947 – 1956) S. A. Wickramasinghe member State Council of Ceylon (Morawaka 1931– 1936), founder Communist Party of Sri Lanka (1943) Justin Wijayawardhene member parliament (Matara 1960) Founder Member of the United National Party [ 11] [ 12]