M. V. P. Peiris
Hon. Minister of Commerce and Trade | |
|---|---|
| In office 27 March 1965 – 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Dudley Senanayake |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Fernando |
| Senator of Ceylon | |
| In office 1955–1968 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mahapitiyage Velin Peter Peiris 28 July 1898 Panadura, Ceylon |
| Died | 26 April 1988 (aged 89) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Spouse | Edith née Carey |
| Occupation | Orthopaedic surgeon, Politician |
| Profession | Medicine |
Mahapitiyage Velin Peter Peiris,
Ceylonese
orthopaedic surgeon and politician.
Peiris received his education at
St Joseph's College, Colombo, before entering Ceylon Medical College qualifying in 1926. After graduation and junior hospital posts he was appointed as a lecturer in anatomy and later lecturer in surgery at Ceylon Medical College, passing the Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons
in 1929. From 1930 to 1945 he served as a member of the Ceylon Medical Corps, acting as surgeon to the Military Hospital in Ceylon.
He served on the staff of the General Hospital, Colombo, from 1936 to 1960 and in 1951 he was elected the President of the Ceylon Medical Association.
Peiris was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1952 Birthday Honours list.[1]
Peiris was appointed to the Senate of Ceylon in 1955, as the representative of the Medical Association.[2]
In March 1960 Peiris was appointed as by
Minister of Health and Social Sciences, as part of the Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet.[3]
In March 1965 he was appointed as
High Commissioner to United Kingdom from October 1969 to December 1970.[7]
See also
- Sri Lankan Non Career Diplomats
References
- ^ "No. 39558". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 May 1952. pp. 3053–3054.
- ^ "Past Presidents of the Sri Lanka Medical Association". Sri Lanka Medical Association. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Ceylon Year Book 1968 (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon. pp. 15–16.
- ISBN 9780230270954.
- ISBN 9780521220699.
- ^ The last hours of a great statesman
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