Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake
Politician
1911 – 1970
Who was Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake?
Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake was a Sri Lankan politician. He was Cabinet Minister of Trade and Commerce during the period 1952-56 and 1956-60. He was elected a Member of Parliament from Dambadeniya in 1952 and in 1956 from Kelaniya, thus holding concurrent seats from two constituencies, while he retained his seat from Dambadeniya in 1960 and 1965. He was the eldest son of the freedom fighter Fredrick Richard Senanayake and was educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo and at Downing College, Cambridge and had become a Barrister.
In 2013, Gregory's Road in Colombo was renamed R G Senanayake Mawatha in his memory.
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- Born
- Nov 4, 1911
- Spouses
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Nationality
- Sri Lanka
- Profession
- Education
- Royal College, Colombo
- Downing College, Cambridge
- Died
- Dec 22, 1970
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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