George Rajapaksa

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Hon.
George Rajapaksa
Member of Parliament
for Mulkirigala
In office
1960–1976
Preceded bySeat created
Succeeded byLakshman Rajapaksa
Personal details
Born25 December 1926
Died18 June 1976(1976-06-18) (aged 49)
Nationality
née
Samarasekara
Relations
Children
Richmond College (Sri Lanka)
Royal College, Colombo
OccupationPolitics
ProfessionLawyer, politician

George Rajapaksa (25 December 1926 – 18 June 1976) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the former Cabinet Minister of Health, Fisheries and a Member of Parliament.

Biography

George Rajapaksa was born 25 December 1926,

Don Alwin Rajapaksa, founder member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, and cousin of Mahinda Rajapaksa
.

Rajapaska attended

Richomd College, Galle and then Royal College, Colombo. Following the death of his father in May 1945 he entered the University of Ceylon and in 1946 the Ceylon Law College.[4] He qualified as an Advocate and built up a criminal law practice in the Hambantota District
. During this time he also served as the chairman of the Mulkirigala Village Committee.

Rajapaksa entered politics at the age of 34 when he contested the

Minister of Health.[5][12]

Following his death in 1976, his older brother Lakshman, selected as the SLFP candidate, was successful in securing the Mulkirigala seat at the subsequent by-election.[13]

Mrs.Lalitha Rajapakse
(wife of George Rajapaksa)

His daughter Nirupama is a currently a Member of Parliament[14] for Hambantota and the former Deputy Minister of Tourism and his son Shyamlal (1966-2009) was a former Provincial Councilor and prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.[15]

See also

References & External links

  1. ^ "Hon. Rajapaksa, George, M.P." Directory of Past members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  2. ^ Pathirana, Mahinda; Premasiri, P. H. G. (3 September 2011). "The Rajapaksas' contribution to Lankan politics". Daily News. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ^ "D. M. Rajapaksa: the Lion of Ruhuna". Daily News. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. Sunday Times
    . Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d Bandaranaike, Anura. "George Rajapakse". The Island. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  6. ^
    ISBN 9780521220699
    .
  7. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 19 March 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 20 July 1960" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
  9. Ministry of Finance (Sri Lanka)
    . Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ a b Sri Lanka Year Book 1975 (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. pp. 18–19.
  13. ^ "Result of Parliamentary By Election 1976" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Hon. (Mrs.) Nirupama Rajapaksa, M.P." Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  15. ^ Wijesinha, Sam (3 September 2011). "Shyamlal Rajapaksa (11th July 1966 to 12th August 2009)". The Island. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
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