Felix Dias Bandaranaike
Felix R. Dias Bandaranaike (Sinhala:ෆීලික්ස් ඩයස් බණඩාරනායක) (5 November 1930 – 26 June 1985) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, who served as Cabinet Minister of Finance, Parliamentary Secretary for the Prime Minister and Defence and External Affairs (de facto foreign minister) (1960–1965) and Cabinet Minister of Justice (1970–77) in the cabinet of Prime Minister Sirima Bandaranaike. He was a very popular person about the anti-corruption campaign and also known as the "virtual leader of the state" during the SLFP governments after the death of Prime minister S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike. He was very active in defeating two major coups against the government, one is 1962 attempted military coup and JVP's 1971 JVP Insurrection.
Hon. Felix Dias Bandaranaike | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 3 September 1975 – 18 May 1977 | |
| Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| Preceded by | N. M. Perera |
| Succeeded by | Ronnie de Mel |
| In office 21 July 1960 – 24 August 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| Preceded by | J. R. Jayewardene |
| Succeeded by | C. P. de Silva |
| Member of Parliament for Dompe | |
| In office 1960–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Succeeded by | Sarathchandra Rajakaruna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1930 Colombo, British Ceylon |
| Died | 26 June 1985 (aged 54) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Spouse(s) | Lakshmie Dias Bandaranaike (née Jayasundera) |
| Children | Christine |
| Alma mater | Royal College, Colombo, University of Ceylon |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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