Education
Born on 26 July 1936, in Teldeniya, Kandy he was educated at Saint John"s College, Panadura and Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa.
assistant official prime minister
Born on 26 July 1936, in Teldeniya, Kandy he was educated at Saint John"s College, Panadura and Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa.
He was a father of three children. He was appointed Assistant Serjeant-at-Arms in 1961 and elevated to Serjeant-at-Arms in 1970. He served for 26 years and retired as the most senior Serjeant-at-Arms of Parliament in the Commonwealth.
He was born in Teldeniya, close to Kandy.
His father Robert Abeysinghe was a government doctor while his mother, Meraya Goonatillake, hailed from Panadura. Ronnie was born on 26 July 1936 had his education initially at Saint John"s College, Panadura and then at Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa.
He was the eldest of nine siblings. Abeysinghe joined Parliament in 1961 and went up the ladder in nine years.
He was appointed to the position in 1970 and remained in the position for 26 years, a record for the most senior Serjeant-at-Arms of Parliament in the Commonwealth.
He served under Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike, President J. R. Jayewardene, Ranasinghe Premadasa, Dingiri Banda Wijetunga, and Chandrika Kumaratunge in his record breaking service in the parliament. He was mainly responsible for all ceremonial occasions as the master of ceremonies in Parliament, preservation of order, custody of the Mace, security, admission of visitors, allocation of accommodation within the House and supervision of the galleries. The Serjeant-at-Arms is responsible for the overall security of the Parliamentary Estate.
He was the president of Automobile Association of Ceylon from 1992-1997, and president of the Sri Lanka Powerlifting Association.
He was also a former Junior Mister Ceylon and a finalist in the Mister Ceylon contest. He died on 11 February 2002.
He was in charge of the security of the members of the parliament when a JVP member attacked the house killing one Member of Parliament and injuring Minister Lalith Athulathmudali.