Tikiri Banda Subasinghe
The Honourable Tikiri Banda Subasinghe MP |
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Minister of Industries & Scientific Affairs | |
In office May 1970 – 1 March 1977 |
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Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
Succeeded by | Cyril Mathew |
2nd Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Soviet Union | |
In office 1961–1965 |
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Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
Preceded by | Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera |
Succeeded by | B. F. Perera |
6th Speakers of the Parliament | |
In office 30 March 1960 – 23 April 1960 |
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Prime Minister | Dudley Senanayake |
Preceded by | Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail |
Succeeded by | R. S. Pelpola |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of External Affairs and Defence | |
In office 1956–1959 |
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Prime Minister | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike |
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Bingiriya |
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In office 1947 – July 1960 |
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Succeeded by | Leelananda Weerasinghe |
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Katugampola |
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In office 1965–1977 |
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Preceded by | Leelananda Weerasinghe |
Succeeded by | Gamini Jayawickrama Perera |
Personal details | |
Born | 14 August 1913 British Ceylon |
Died | 1995 |
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party (1965-1977) |
Other political affiliations |
Lanka Sama Samaja Party (-1955) Independent Socialist Party (1955-1959) United National Party (1959) Independent (1960-1965) |
Spouse(s) | Lolita Subasinghe |
Subasinghe Mudiyanselage Tikiri Banda Subasinghe (14 August 1913 - 1995) was a Sri Lankan statesman. He was the 7th Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Soviet Union[1][2] He also served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of External Affairs and Defence and Minister of Industries & Scientific Affairs.[3]
Subasinghe, a founding member of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP), entered parliament contesting the Bingiriya seat at the 1947 Parliamentary general elections. With the 1956 general elections he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of External Affairs and Defence in the S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet.[1][3] In 1960 he was unanimously elected Speaker of Parliament following the general elections in the short lived UNP led coalition government.
Subasinghe was a prominent figure in the Suriya-Mal Movement which became the springboard for the Marxist and anti-imperialist movements in the country. He had two brothers (Vincent and Tudor Subasinghe) and two sisters.[1]
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by | Speaker of the Parliament 1960 |
Succeeded by R. S. Pelpola |
Diplomatic posts | ||
Preceded by | Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Soviet Union 1961–1965 |
Succeeded by B. F. Perera |
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