Stanley de Zoysa
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Stanley de Zoysa was a Sri Lankan
politician. He was the former Cabinet Minister of Finance in S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike's government and a Member of Parliament. The brother of Sydney de Zoysa
, he was educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo
.
Born to Sir
Francis de Zoysa
, KC a Advocate and member of the first State Council
and Ethel Perera Amarasekera Siriwardena, his brother was DIG Sydney de Zoysa
.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
politician. He was the former Cabinet Minister of Finance in S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike's government and a Member of Parliament. The brother of Sydney de Zoysa
Sydney de Zoysa
Sydney de Zoysa was a Sri Lankan senior police officer. A former Deputy Inspector General of Police of Range II and Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Internal Security, he was one of co-conspirators of the attempted military coup of 1962.Born to Sir Francis de Zoysa, KC an Advocate and...
, he was educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo
Royal College Colombo
The Royal College of Colombo was founded in January 1835 in Colombo. It is considered to be the leading Public School in Sri Lanka...
.
Born to Sir
Sir
Sir 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...
Francis de Zoysa
Francis de Zoysa
Sir Francis de Zoysa, KC was a Ceylonese lawyer and statesmen. He was an Advocate and one of the first state counsels and was the President of the Ceylon National Congress....
, KC a Advocate and member of the first State Council
State Counsel (Sri Lanka)
A State Counsel is the public prosecutor in the legal system of Sri Lanka.State Counsels represent the state in criminal proceedings. They are not elected, instead are public servants as Law Officers of the Attorney General's Department. To become a State Counsel, one must be a qualified Attorney...
and Ethel Perera Amarasekera Siriwardena, his brother was DIG Sydney de Zoysa
Sydney de Zoysa
Sydney de Zoysa was a Sri Lankan senior police officer. A former Deputy Inspector General of Police of Range II and Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Internal Security, he was one of co-conspirators of the attempted military coup of 1962.Born to Sir Francis de Zoysa, KC an Advocate and...
.