Honorific-Prefix: | Hon. |
Marshal Perera | |
Honorific-Suffix: | PC |
Office1: | Governor of Southern Province |
Term Start1: | 12 April 2018 |
Term End1: | 31 December 2018 |
Predecessor1: | Hemakumara Nanayakkara |
President1: | Maithripala Sirisena |
Office2: | Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province |
Term Start2: | 27 January 2015 |
Term End2: | 11 April 2018 |
Predecessor2: | W. J. M. Lokubandara |
Successor2: | Niluka Ekanayake |
President2: | Maithripala Sirisena |
Office3: | Governor of Uva Province |
Term Start3: | 9 January 2019 |
Term End3: | 3 August 2019 |
Predecessor3: | Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon |
Successor3: | Maithri Gunaratne |
President3: | Maithripala Sirisena |
Spouse: | Daya |
Children: | Dilan |
Birth Date: | 1930/1931 |
Death Date: | 30 May 2020 |
Death Place: | Colombo, Western Province |
Resting Place: | Borella |
Bodiyabaduge Marshal Anslem Romanis Perera (1930/1931 - 30 May 2020) (PC) was a Sri Lankan politician and governor of Uva, Sabaragamuwa and Southern Provinces. He served as Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province, in office between January 2015 and April 2018.[1] [2] [3] [4] He served as Governor of the country's Southern Province from 12 April 2018 to 31 December 2018 and also served as Governor of Uva Province from 9 January 2019 to 3 August 2019.[5]
Perera was called to the bar on 15 June 1955 and in July 2006, after fifty years in the legal profession, was appointed as a President's Counsel.[6] He ran a legal practice in the High Court of Uva Province, the Badulla District Court, the Magistrate Courts and Labour Tribunal.[6] Perera's son, Dilan, is the Member of Parliament for Badulla and a former Non-Cabinet Minister of Port Development.[7]
He died on 30 May 2020 at the age of 89 while being treated at a private hospital in Colombo after falling ill.[8] [9] [10] His funeral was held on 1 June 2020 in Badulla and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa paid his last respects and tribute.[11]