Edwin Wijeyeratne
Sir Edwin Aloysius Perera Wijeyeratne KBE (Sinhala: ශ්රිමත් එඩ්වින් ඇලෝසියස් පෙරේරා විජයරත්න) (8 January 1889 – 19 October 1968), known as Edwin Wijeyeratne, was a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician, diplomat, and one of the founding members of the Ceylon National Congress and the United National Party. He was a Senator and Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development in the cabinet of D. S. Senanayake. He thereafter he served as Ceylonese High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ceylonese High Commissioner to India
Hon. Sir Edwin Wijeyeratne KBE | |
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| Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development | |
| In office 22 July 1948 – 28 February 1951 | |
| Prime Minister | D. S. Senanayake |
| Preceded by | Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke |
| Member of State Council of Ceylon for Kegalle | |
| In office 20 June 1931 – 7 December 1935 | |
| Member of the Senate of Ceylon | |
| In office 1947–1951 | |
| High Commissioner for Ceylon to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1951–1954 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Oliver Goonetilleke |
| Succeeded by | Claude Corea |
| High Commissioner for Ceylon to India | |
| In office 1955–1957 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Sir John Kotelawala, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike |
| Preceded by | C. Coomaraswamy |
| Succeeded by | Richard Aluwihare |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edwin Aloysius Perera Wijeyeratne 8 January 1889 |
| Died | 19 October 1968 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Ceylonese |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Spouse | Leela née Pethiyagoda |
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| Occupation | lawyer, politician, diplomat |
| Profession | Advocate |
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