Colvin R. de Silva
Colvin Reginald de Silva (1907 – 27 February 1989; commonly known as Colvin R. de Silva) was a Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries and Constitutional Affairs, prominent member of parliament, Trotskyist leader and lawyer in Sri Lanka. He was one of the founders of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party – the first Marxist party in Sri Lanka.
Hon. Dr Colvin Reginald de Silva | |
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Colvin R. de Silva in the cloak of an advocate | |
| Minister of Plantation Industries | |
| In office 31 May 1970 – 2 September 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| Succeeded by | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Member of Parliament for Agalawatte | |
| In office 1967–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Anil Moonesinghe |
| Succeeded by | Merill Kariyawasam |
| Member of Parliament for Wellawatte-Galkissa | |
| In office 1956–1960 | |
| Preceded by | S. de Silva Jayasinghe |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| In office 1947–1952 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | S. de Silva Jayasinghe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1907 |
| Died | 1989 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Lanka Sama Samaja Party |
| Alma mater | King's College London, University of Ceylon, Royal College Colombo, St. John's College Panadura |
| Occupation | Advocate |
| Profession | Barrister |
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