27:
443:, mainly in civil law in apex courts. He served as a lecturer and examiner at the Ceylon Law College and was a member of the Council of Legal Education. In 1944, he took silk as a
954:
724:
919:
545:
and they had two daughters, Ramani became a proctor and headed the All Ceylon Women's
Buddhist Congress and Vineetha who married Jayantha Gunasekera is a
523:
102:
949:
934:
924:
944:
929:
717:
519:
894:
889:
400:
710:
395:, where he was the first cricket captain and won the Obeysekara gold medal in athletics in 1922. He graduated in 1922 with a
939:
899:
388:
307:
914:
863:
70:
48:
41:
733:
558:
472:
360:
166:
909:
773:
147:
904:
640:
392:
510:
In 1965, he actively campaigned for the United
National Party, specking of authoritarian actions of the
537:
Rajapakse married
Chrisoble Mendis Gunasekara, her sister Ruby Mendis Gunasekara became the first lady
808:
763:
788:
476:
35:
858:
783:
511:
597:
546:
448:
52:
684:
518:. Following the United National Party victory in the 1965 general elections, he was appointed
451:
in 1946, an appointment he relinquished quickly and returned to his lucrative legal practice.
868:
848:
500:
460:
276:
964:
959:
823:
798:
404:
312:
635:
8:
838:
828:
753:
217:
853:
348:
90:
793:
758:
492:
480:
444:
193:
135:
592:
833:
542:
468:
464:
420:
408:
396:
379:
Born Louis
Alexander Rajapakse at Herambe Walauwwa in the southern coastal town of
368:
189:
467:
and became the leader of the house. He was soon after appointed by Prime
Minister
778:
702:
504:
484:
416:
159:
475:. In 1948 he was appointed to the seven member flag committee that consisted of
803:
507:
requested his resignation from the cabinet and returned to his legal practice.
440:
424:
384:
302:
254:
661:
883:
813:
843:
818:
768:
617:
123:
423:. In 1925, he achieved the feat of youngest person at the time to receive
488:
515:
496:
435:
On his return to Ceylon 1925, Rajapakse began his legal practice as an
380:
250:
737:
412:
332:
503:. He resigned as Minister of Justice in 1953, after Prime Minister
436:
322:
538:
364:
356:
636:"Sir Lalita Rajapakse - multi-faceted, gentleman politician"
383:, Rajapakse received his primary and secondary education in
685:"Sir Lalitha Abhaya Rajapakse: A man of moral uprightness"
955:
High commissioners of Sri Lanka to the United
Kingdom
391:. He joined the first batch of students to enter the
541:
in Ceylon. Their son Bimal, became a barrister from
732:
103:High Commissioner for Ceylon to the United Kingdom
529:Rajapakse died on 25 May 1976, at the age of 76.
881:
524:Ceylon's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
633:
522:in 1965. In February 1967 he was appointed the
718:
374:
725:
711:
454:
403:and proceeded to London where he attended
920:Alumni of Saint Joseph's College, Colombo
634:Munindradradasa, Kingsley (27 May 2007),
359:lawyer and politician. He was the first
71:Learn how and when to remove this message
514:, following its attempts to nationalize
34:This article includes a list of general
950:Ambassadors of Sri Lanka to Switzerland
935:Academic staff of Sri Lanka Law College
925:Alumni of the Ceylon University College
459:Rajapakse was a founding member of the
401:University of London External Programme
882:
629:
627:
625:
590:
586:
584:
582:
580:
578:
576:
574:
706:
115:February 1967 – October 1969
20:
662:"Death of Lady Chrysobel Rajapakse"
622:
571:
13:
945:Ambassadors of Sri Lanka to France
930:Alumni of the University of London
682:
526:which he held until October 1969.
355:; 3 May 1900 – 25 May 1976) was a
40:it lacks sufficient corresponding
14:
976:
463:in 1947 and was appointed to the
179:26 September 1947 – 1953
25:
895:Members of the Senate of Ceylon
559:Sri Lankan Non Career Diplomats
430:
389:Saint Joseph's College, Colombo
308:Saint Joseph's College, Colombo
16:Ceylonese lawyer and politician
890:Justice ministers of Sri Lanka
676:
654:
611:
591:Mendis, Senarat (5 May 2012),
148:Gunapala Piyasena Malalasekera
1:
564:
520:Ceylon's Ambassador to France
345:Sir Lalitha Abhaya Rajapaksa
7:
641:Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)
552:
393:University College, Colombo
10:
981:
900:Ceylonese Knights Bachelor
744:
618:The Senate Days of Ceylon
532:
499:. He was knighted in the
353:Louis Alexander Rajapakse
338:
328:
318:
298:
290:
282:
272:
260:
237:Louis Alexander Rajapakse
232:
227:
223:
211:
199:
183:
172:
165:
153:
141:
129:
119:
108:
101:
97:
85:
940:Members of Lincoln's Inn
915:Alumni of Ananda College
477:S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
375:Early life and education
512:Sri Lanka Freedom Party
455:Politician and Diplomat
55:more precise citations.
598:Daily News (Sri Lanka)
449:Commissioner of Assize
910:Sri Lankan barristers
501:1952 New Year Honours
461:United National Party
277:United National Party
87:Sir Lalitha Rajapakse
593:"Great son of Lanka"
427:(LLD) in the world.
405:University of London
367:and a member of the
313:University of London
905:Ceylonese advocates
547:President's Counsel
505:Sir John Kotelawala
473:Minister of Justice
361:Minister of Justice
286:Chrysobel Rajapakse
218:E. B. Wikramanayake
167:Minister of Justice
447:and was appointed
411:in 1924, became a
249:Herambe Walauwwa,
877:
876:
734:Justice Ministers
687:. Sunday Observer
683:Mendis, Senarat.
493:G. G. Ponnambalam
481:J. R. Jayawardene
419:in 1924 from the
417:called to the bar
342:
341:
194:Dudley Senanayake
136:Dudley Senanayake
81:
80:
73:
972:
727:
720:
713:
704:
703:
697:
696:
694:
692:
680:
674:
673:
671:
669:
658:
652:
651:
650:
648:
631:
620:
615:
609:
608:
607:
605:
588:
469:D. S. Senanayake
465:Senate of Ceylon
409:Bachelor of Laws
407:. He obtained a
399:degree from the
369:Senate of Ceylon
267:
246:
244:
228:Personal details
214:
202:
190:D. S. Senanayake
186:
177:
156:
144:
132:
113:
83:
82:
76:
69:
65:
62:
56:
51:this article by
42:inline citations
29:
28:
21:
980:
979:
975:
974:
973:
971:
970:
969:
880:
879:
878:
873:
740:
731:
701:
700:
690:
688:
681:
677:
667:
665:
660:
659:
655:
646:
644:
632:
623:
616:
612:
603:
601:
589:
572:
567:
555:
535:
485:John Kotelawala
457:
433:
377:
311:
306:
273:Political party
265:
248:
242:
240:
239:
238:
212:
200:
192:
184:
178:
173:
160:M. V. P. Peiris
154:
142:
130:
114:
109:
93:
88:
77:
66:
60:
57:
47:Please help to
46:
30:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
978:
968:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
875:
874:
872:
871:
866:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
789:Wickremanayake
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
745:
742:
741:
730:
729:
722:
715:
707:
699:
698:
675:
653:
621:
610:
569:
568:
566:
563:
562:
561:
554:
551:
534:
531:
456:
453:
445:King's Counsel
441:Unofficial Bar
432:
429:
425:Doctor of Laws
385:Ananda College
376:
373:
340:
339:
336:
335:
330:
326:
325:
320:
316:
315:
303:Ananda College
300:
296:
295:
292:
288:
287:
284:
280:
279:
274:
270:
269:
268:(aged 76)
262:
258:
257:
255:British Ceylon
236:
234:
230:
229:
225:
224:
221:
220:
215:
209:
208:
206:Office Created
203:
197:
196:
187:
185:Prime Minister
181:
180:
170:
169:
163:
162:
157:
151:
150:
145:
139:
138:
133:
131:Prime Minister
127:
126:
121:
117:
116:
106:
105:
99:
98:
95:
94:
89:
86:
79:
78:
33:
31:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
977:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
887:
885:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
847:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
754:Wikramanayake
752:
750:
747:
746:
743:
739:
735:
728:
723:
721:
716:
714:
709:
708:
705:
686:
679:
663:
657:
643:
642:
637:
630:
628:
626:
619:
614:
600:
599:
594:
587:
585:
583:
581:
579:
577:
575:
570:
560:
557:
556:
550:
548:
544:
543:Lincoln's Inn
540:
530:
527:
525:
521:
517:
513:
508:
506:
502:
498:
494:
490:
486:
482:
478:
474:
471:as the first
470:
466:
462:
452:
450:
446:
442:
438:
428:
426:
422:
421:Lincoln's Inn
418:
414:
410:
406:
402:
398:
394:
390:
386:
382:
372:
370:
366:
362:
358:
354:
350:
346:
337:
334:
331:
327:
324:
321:
317:
314:
309:
304:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
278:
275:
271:
263:
259:
256:
252:
235:
231:
226:
222:
219:
216:
210:
207:
204:
198:
195:
191:
188:
182:
176:
171:
168:
164:
161:
158:
152:
149:
146:
140:
137:
134:
128:
125:
122:
118:
112:
107:
104:
100:
96:
92:
84:
75:
72:
64:
54:
50:
44:
43:
37:
32:
23:
22:
19:
784:Bandaranaike
764:Jayawickrema
748:
689:. Retrieved
678:
666:. Retrieved
656:
645:, retrieved
639:
613:
602:, retrieved
596:
536:
528:
509:
458:
434:
431:Legal career
378:
352:
344:
343:
266:(1976-05-25)
213:Succeeded by
205:
174:
155:Succeeded by
124:Elizabeth II
110:
67:
58:
39:
18:
965:1976 deaths
960:1900 births
839:Seneviratne
824:Lokubandara
799:Wijeyeratne
794:Devanayagam
489:T. B. Jayah
264:25 May 1976
201:Preceded by
143:Preceded by
53:introducing
884:Categories
869:Rajapakshe
849:Rajapakshe
565:References
516:Lake House
497:S. Nadesan
381:Balapitiya
329:Profession
319:Occupation
251:Balapitiya
247:3 May 1900
243:1900-05-03
36:references
854:Atukorale
829:Dodangoda
779:Wijemanne
749:Rajapakse
738:Sri Lanka
413:barrister
357:Ceylonese
333:Barrister
299:Education
175:In office
111:In office
61:July 2020
859:de Silva
834:Moragoda
774:Fernando
759:de Silva
664:. Island
553:See also
437:advocate
323:Advocate
291:Children
539:Proctor
439:in the
415:having
120:Monarch
49:improve
844:Hakeem
819:Peiris
814:Herath
809:Hameed
804:Perera
769:Cooray
691:9 July
668:9 July
647:5 June
604:5 June
533:Family
387:, and
365:Ceylon
351:(born
283:Spouse
38:, but
864:Sabry
693:2020
670:2020
649:2018
606:2018
495:and
261:Died
233:Born
736:of
363:of
886::
638:,
624:^
595:,
573:^
549:.
491:,
487:,
483:,
479:,
397:BA
371:.
349:QC
347:,
310:,
305:,
253:,
91:QC
726:e
719:t
712:v
695:.
672:.
294:3
245:)
241:(
74:)
68:(
63:)
59:(
45:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.