Joseph Michael Perera
17th Speaker of the Parliament
In office
19 December 2001  7 February 2004
PresidentChandrika Kumaratunga
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byAnura Bandaranaike
Succeeded byW. J. M. Lokubandara
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
12 January 2015  17 August 2015
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byJohn Seneviratne
Succeeded byVajira Abeywardena
Chief Opposition Whip
In office
26 January 2006  20 April 2010
Preceded byMahinda Samarasinghe
Succeeded byJohn Amaratunga
Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Ja-Ela District
In office
1976–1989
Preceded byG. J. Paris Perera
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Member of Parliament
for Gampaha District
In office
1989–2010
Preceded bySeat created
Member of Parliament
for National List
In office
2010–2023
Personal details
Born(1941-09-15)15 September 1941
Died28 March 2023(2023-03-28) (aged 81)
Ja-Ela, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUNP
Other political
affiliations
United National Front

M. Joseph Michael Perera (15 September 1941 – 28 March 2023) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, and its 17th speaker.

Perera died in Ja-Ela on 28 March 2023, at the age of 81.[1]

References

Sources

  • "M. JOSEPH MICHAEL PERERA". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010.


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