Education
Royal College, Colombo.
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Richard Senanayake
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He was Cabinet Minister of Trade and Commerce during the period 1952-1956 and 1956-1960. He was the eldest son of the freedom fighter Fredrick Richard Senanayake and was educated at the 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.
Membership
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.
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Nationality
Sri Lanka -
Political Party
United National Party