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Hon. Major Theodore Frederick Jayawardena | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Colombo South | |
| In office November 1948 –February 1956 | |
| Preceded by | R. A. de Mel |
| Succeeded by | Bernard Soysa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 March 1911 |
| Nationality | Ceylonese |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Profession | politician |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Ceylon Defence Force |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | Ceylon Light Infantry |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Major Theodore Frederick "Freddy" Jayewardene (25 March 1911 – ?) was a Ceylonese politician. [1]
Major is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world.
A rural sociologist, he served in the Ceylon Light Infantry, a reservist regiment of the Ceylon Defence Force reaching the rank of Major.
Ceylon Defence Force (CDF) was established in 1910 by the Ceylonese legislation Ceylon Defence Force Ordinance, which reformed the Ceylon Volunteer Force (CVF) that existed previously as the military reserve in the British Crown colony of Ceylon. At the time of forming it was only a reserve force but soon developed into a regular force responsible for the defence of Ceylon. The CDF was under the command of the General Officer Commanding, Ceylon of the British Army in Ceylon if mobilized. However mobilization could be carried out only under orders from the Governor.
Jayawardena was first elected to parliament in 1948, as a result of a by-election in the Colombo South electorate in November that year, following the dismissal of the sitting member, Reginald Abraham de Mel. [2] He represented the United National Party and secured 5,997 votes (39% of the total vote). [3] Jayawardena was re-elected at the 2nd parliamentary election, held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952, where he received 10,918 votes (59% of the total vote) and 5,180 votes clear of his nearest rival. [4] Jayawardena was appointed as parliamentary secretary to the Minister for Labour in the First Dudley Senanayake cabinet. [5] [6]
The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the supreme legislative body of Sri Lanka. It alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in the island. It is modeled after the British Parliament.
Colombo South electoral district was an electoral district of Sri Lanka between August 1947 and July 1977. The district was named after the city of Colombo in Colombo District, Western Province. The district was a two-member constituency between March 1960 and July 1977. The district was split into Colombo East and Colombo West electoral districts in July 1977.
Reginald Abraham de Mel was a Ceylonese politician.
He was the son of Colonel T. G. Jayewardene and Lena Attygalle. His cousin J R Jayewardene became the President of Sri Lanka. Jayewardene married Philis Gunesekera, their daughter Thileka Jayewardene married Cecil Waidyaratne who became a General and Commander of the Sri Lankan Army.
Colonel is a senior military officer rank below the brigadier and general officer ranks. However, in some small military forces, such as those of Monaco or the Vatican, colonel is the highest rank. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations.
The President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the Executive branch head of state and head of government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and commander-in-chief of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces.
General Cecil Waidyaratne, VSV, USP, ndc, psc, SLAC was a Sri Lankan general. He was 12th Commander of the Sri Lankan Army and a former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Thailand.
