R. S. Pelpola

Richard Stanley Pelpola (21 November 1898 - 19 July 1971) was the Speaker of the Parliament of Ceylon and a member of Parliament in the cabinet of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike.^[1] He resigned from his position of speaker in 1964^[2] Later in his life he was appointed Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Malaysia. Pelpola died in Kuala Lumpur in 1971.^[3] He had fourteen children.

Hon. R. S. Pelpola
7th Speaker of the Parliament
In office 5 August 1960 – 24 January 1964
Prime Minister	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Preceded by	Tikiri Banda Subasinghe
Succeeded by	Hugh Fernando
Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Gampola
In office 1948–1952
Preceded by	Senerat Gunewardene
Succeeded by	M. W. R. de Silva
In office 1956–1960
Preceded by	M. W. R. de Silva
Succeeded by	R. R. D. Bandaranayake
Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Nawalapitiya
In office 1960–1965
Preceded by	Robert Edward Jayatilaka
Succeeded by	Chandra Karunaratne
Personal details
Born	Richard Stanley Pelpola (1898-11-21)21 November 1898
Died	19 July 1971(1971-07-19) (aged 72) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Political party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Occupation	politician, diplomat

See also

• Sri Lankan Non Career Diplomats

External links

• Pelpola, Richard Stanley