Vincent Perera Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Vincent Perera
Order:10th
Office:Chief Government Whip
Term Start:18 February 1989
Term End:7 April 1993
President:J. R. Jayewardene
Ranasinghe Premadasa
Successor:Wimal Wickremasinghe
Term Start2:23 July 1987
Term End2:15 February 1989
President2:J. R. Jayewardene
Term Start3:7 September 1978
Term End3:6 July 1987
President3:J. R. Jayewardene
Predecessor3:Kiri Banda Ratnayake
Order4:12th
Office4:Minister of Justice (Sri Lanka)
Term Start4:1989
Term End4:1990
President4:Ranasinghe Premadasa
Predecessor4:Nissanka Wijeyeratne
Successor4:Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed
Office5:Minister of Environment (Sri Lanka)
Term Start5:?
Term End5:?
President5:Ranasinghe Premadasa
Order6:2nd
Office6:Minister of Sports (Sri Lanka)
Term Start6:23 July 1977
Term End6:1988
President6:J. R. Jayewardene
Predecessor6:Kiri Banda Ratnayake
Successor6:Nanda Mathew
Office7:Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Term Start7:23 July 1977
Term End7:?
President7:J. R. Jayewardene
Office8:Mayor of Colombo
Term Start8:1970
Term End8:1973
Predecessor8:Jabir A. Cader
Successor8:A. H. M. Fowzie
Term Start9:1965
Term End9:1966
Predecessor9:V. A. Sugathadasa
Successor9:Jabir A. Cader
Constituency Mp10:Colombo
Parliament10:Sri Lankan
Term Start10:1989
Term End10:1994
Constituency Mp11:Colombo North
Parliament11:Sri Lankan
Term Start11:1977
Term End11:1989
Predecessor11:V. A. Sugathadasa
Successor11:Electoral District Abolished
Birth Date:21 September 1918
Party:United National Party
Occupation:Clerk

Mathew Vincent Perera (21 September 1918 – 7 April 1993) was a Sri Lankan statesman. He served in multiple cabinet positions and government posts. Perera was also Mayor of Colombo twice.[1] [2]

Perera was one of the wounded in the 1987 grenade attack in the Sri Lankan Parliament.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Wagista. Kumaradasa. Century of caring for Colombo. Sunday Times. 30 December 2013.
  2. News: Mudliyar. Threat to Criminal Justice from hasty legislation. Sunday Times. 30 December 2013.
  3. News: Sinhalese Terrorists Blamed for Sri Lanka Parliament Attack. Los Angeles Times. 30 December 2013. 19 August 1987.