Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
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The Solicitor General of Sri Lanka is a post subordinate to the Attorney General of Sri Lanka
. The Solicitor General of Sri Lanka assists the Attorney General, and is assisted by four Additional Solicitors General.
Attorney General of Sri Lanka
The Attorney General of Sri Lanka is the Sri Lankan government's chief legal advisor, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. The Attorney General is usually a highly-respected Senior Advocate, and is appointed by the ruling government. The current Attorney General is Mohan...
. The Solicitor General of Sri Lanka assists the Attorney General, and is assisted by four Additional Solicitors General.
List of Solicitor Generals
- Charles Lambert Ferdinands 1884 - 1888
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Charles Peter Layard 1888 - 1892 - SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Ponnambalam RamanathanPonnambalam RamanathanSir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, KCMG, KC was a Solicitor-General and Tamil political leader in Sri Lanka.-Early life:...
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, KC 1892 - 1906 - James Cecil Walter Pereira, KC 1906 - 1912
- James Van Langenberg, KC 1912 - 1915
- Thomas Forrest Garvin, KC 1915 - 1917, 1918 - 1924
- Gualterus Stewart Schneider, KC 1917
- Maas Thajoon AkbarMaas Thajoon AkbarJustice Maas Thajoon Akbar, KC was a Ceylonese , judge and lawyer. He was a judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and Solicitor General of Ceylon....
, KC 1925 - 1928 - Stanley Obeysekere, KC 1929 - 1932
- L . M . D . De Silva, KC 1932 - 1935
- J . W . R . Illangakoon, KC 1935
- E . A . L . Wijewardene, KC 1936 - 1938
- E . G . P . Jayatilleke, KC 1939 - 1940
- M . W . H . De Silva, KC 1941 - 1942
- J . M . Fonseka, KC 1943 - 1945
- H . H . Basnayake, KC 1946 - 1947
- M . F . S . Pulle, KC 1948 - 1950
- R . R . Crossette Tambiah, KC 1950 - 1951
- T . S . Fernando, QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
1952 - 1954 - D . S . C . B . Jansze, QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
1955 - 1957 - Murugeysen TiruchelvamMurugeysen TiruchelvamMurugeysen Tiruchelvam was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician, Member of the Senate, government minister and a leading lawyer.-Early life:Tiruchelvam was born on 19 November 1907in Jaffna...
, QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
1958 - 1961 - A. C. Alles 1962 - 1964
- Victor Tennekoon, QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
1965 - 1967 - Walter Jayawardena, QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
1967 - 1968 - L . B . T . Premaratna, QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
1968 - 1970 - Hector Deheragoda 1970 - 1972
- R . S . Wanasundera 1972 - 1974
- Shiva Pasupathi 1974 - 1975
- I . F . B . Wickramanayake 1975 - 1977
- E . D . Wickramanayake 1977 -
- V . C . Gunatilleke, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
1977 - 1981 - K . M . M . B . Kulatunga, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
1982 - 1989 - S . W . B . Wadugodapitiya, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
1989 - 1991 - T . J . Marapone, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
1991 - 1992 - M . S . Azziz, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
1992 - 1994 - P . L . D . Premaratna, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
1994 - 1996 - Upawansa Yapa, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
1996 - 1998 - K . C . Kamalasabeyson, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
1998 - 1999 - C. R. De SilvaC. R. De SilvaChitta Ranjan De Silva, PC is a Sri Lankan lawyer. He was a former Attorney General and Solicitor General of Sri Lanka. He is the current Chairmen of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission...
, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
2000 - 2007 - W. P. G. Dep, PCPresident's Counsel (Sri Lanka)President's Counsel is a professional rank, as their status is conferred by the president, recognised by the courts and wear silk gowns of a special design...
2007 -2011 June - Ms Shanthi Eva Wanasundara President's Council 2011 June-2011 Sep