M. P. de Zoysa

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Hon.

M. P. de Zoysa
Member of Parliament
Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Ambalangoda-Balapitiya
In office
1956–1960
Preceded by Ian de Zoysa/P. H. de Silva
Succeeded byseat abolished
Member of Parliament
for Rathgama
In office
1960–1965
Preceded byseat created
Succeeded by Edwin Thilakaratne
Personal details
Born
Manameldura Piyadasa de Zoysa

1910
Nationality Sri Lanka
Political party Sri Lanka Freedom Party
ChildrenSuneththa, Sriya, Susil, Upul, Gowri, Sujeema
Alma mater Ananda College, Colombo
Occupation Politics

Manameldura Piyadasa de Zoysa (born 1910) was a Ceylonese politician. [1]

De Zoysa was involved in Sri Lankan politics before the country's independence and was associated with the State Council of Ceylon established under the Donoughmore Constitution. [2]

In 1956 he was elected to Parliament in the seat of Ambalangoda-Balapitiya, representing the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna. [3] In 1959 he was appointed the Minister of Labour in the cabinet of W. Dahanayake. [4] [5]

At the Parliamentary elections in March 1960 he was elected in the seat of Rathgama, [6] retaining the seat in the subsequent elections in July that year. [7] De Zoysa subsequently resigned from the seat in late 1960 following his implication in the Thalagodapitiya Bribery Commission. He later accepted a position in the Senate of Ceylon, replacing G. P. Wickramarachchi. [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hon. de Zoysa, Manameldura Piyadasa, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka . Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Jayawardane, Ishara (11 August 2010). "M P de Zoysa - Man with outstanding qualities". Daily News . Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1956" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 May 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ Industrial Disputes Act [ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 May 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 May 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Parliaments of Ceylon". Associated Newspapers of Ceylon. 1960: 173.Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ↑ "Of 69 Years- 57 Gobbled up by Politicians, their Acolytes, Cronies and Vandibattas!". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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