Presidents of the Senate

• Sir Gerard Wijeyekoon
  Gerard Wijeyekoon
  Sir Gerard Wijeyekoon was a Ceylonese politician. He was the first President of the Senate of Ceylon. His son Major General H.W.G. Wijeyekoon was the second Ceylonese Commander of the Ceylon Army.-References:...
  
   (1947 - )
• Sir Nicholas Attygalle
  Nicholas Attygalle
  Sir Nicholas Attygalle, FRCS was a Ceylonese academic, surgeon and a Senator. He was the President of the Senate of Ceylon from 1953 to 1960 and the first Ceylonese Vice Chancellor of the University of Ceylon, where he was known as the "Iron Vice Chancellor".-Early life and education:He was born...
  
   (1953 - 1960)
• Sir Cyril de Zoysa
  Cyril de Zoysa
  Sir Cyril de Zoysa was a Sri Lankan industrialist, Senator and a philanthropist. The President of the Senate of Ceylon from 1960 to 1965, he was a leader in the Buddhist revival movement in Ceylon in the 20th century...
  
   (1960 - 1965)
• Thomas Amarasuriya (1963 - 65)
• A. Ratnayaka
  A. Ratnayaka
  Abeyratne Ratnayaka was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the first Cabinet Minister of Food, Co-operatives and Home Affairs in independent Ceylon and the last President of the Senate of Ceylon, a Member of Parliament & State Council. He received his primary education at Dharmaraja College Kandy...
  
   (1965 - 1971)

Deputy Presidents of the Senate

• Peri Sundaram (1947 - )
• Sir Cyril de Zoysa
  Cyril de Zoysa
  Sir Cyril de Zoysa was a Sri Lankan industrialist, Senator and a philanthropist. The President of the Senate of Ceylon from 1960 to 1965, he was a leader in the Buddhist revival movement in Ceylon in the 20th century...
  
   (1951 - )
• Lady Adeline Molamure (1955 - )
• B. H. Dunuwille

Senators

• Thomas Amarasuriya (1953 - 65), UNP
  United National Party
  The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...
  
  /SLFP
  Sri Lanka Freedom Party
  The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in...
  
  
• Sir Nicholas Attygalle
  Nicholas Attygalle
  Sir Nicholas Attygalle, FRCS was a Ceylonese academic, surgeon and a Senator. He was the President of the Senate of Ceylon from 1953 to 1960 and the first Ceylonese Vice Chancellor of the University of Ceylon, where he was known as the "Iron Vice Chancellor".-Early life and education:He was born...
  
   (1952 - )
• Sirimavo Bandaranaike
  Sirimavo Bandaranaike
  Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan politician and the world's first female head of government...
  
  , SLFP
  Sri Lanka Freedom Party
  The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951 and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in...
  
   (1960-65)
• I. A. Cader
• C. Coomaraswamy, appointed (1947-)
• Cissy Cooray, appointed (1947-)
• Ananda Dassanayaka, elected (1961-)
• R. S. F. de Mel, elected (1947-)
• Lady Evadne de Silva
• Charles A. M. de Silva, appointed (1947-)
• M. W. H. de Silva
• Sir Cyril de Zoysa
  Cyril de Zoysa
  Sir Cyril de Zoysa was a Sri Lankan industrialist, Senator and a philanthropist. The President of the Senate of Ceylon from 1960 to 1965, he was a leader in the Buddhist revival movement in Ceylon in the 20th century...
  
  , elected (1947-)
• M. P de Zoysa (-1960)
• Doric de Souza, LSSP
  Lanka Sama Samaja Party
  The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka....
  
  
• B. H. Dunuwille
• Sir Razik Fareed
  Razik Fareed
  Sir Razik Fareed, OBE, JP , was a Ceylonese lawyer, politician, diplomat and philanthropist. He was the former Cabinet Minister of Trade, Senator, member of parliament and the state council...
  
  , elected (1947-)
• Sam Peter Christopher Fernando
• Sir Chittampalam Abraham Gardiner
  Chittampalam Abraham Gardiner
  Sir Chittampalam Abraham Gardiner, KSS was a Sri Lankan businessman.-Early life:Chittampalam Abraham Gardiner was born on January 6, 1899 or 1896, son of Samuel Vairamuttu Gardiner and Salomapillai Vairamuttu Gardiner, daughter of Gabrielpillai Bastiampillai. The family was originally from...
  
  , appointed (1947-)
• Sir Oliver Goonetilleke, appointed (1947-)
• Sir Frank Gunasekera, appointed (1947-)
• Dickson Silva Hendavitharana
• H. E. Jansz, appointed
• J. P. Jayasena
• A. P. Jayasuriya
  A. P. Jayasuriya
  A. P. Jayasuriya was Sri Lankan politician. He was a former Cabinet Minister of Health, Senator & Member of Parliament. He was one of the founders of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party ....
  
  
• N. U. Jayawardane
• V. S, Jayawickrama
• L. B. Jinadasa, elected (1947-)
• W. K. Jinadasa, elected (1947-)
• Stanley Kalpage
• S. R. Kanaganayagam, ACTC
  All Ceylon Tamil Congress
  All Ceylon Tamil Congress , is the oldest Tamil political party in Sri Lanka.-History:The ACTC was founded in 1944 by G.G. Ponnambalam. Ponnambalam asked for a 50-50 representation in parliament...
  
   (1949-57)
• E. W. Kannangara
• Clodagh Kitchilan, UNP
  United National Party
  The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...
  
  
• Sir John Kotelawala
  John Kotelawala
  General Sir John Lionel Kotelawala, KBE, CH, KStJ, CLI was a Sri Lankan soldier and politician, most notable for serving as the 3rd Prime Minister of Ceylon from 1953 to 1956....
  
  , UNP
  United National Party
  The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...
  
  
• Justin Kotalawela
  Justin Kotalawela
  Justin Kotalawela was a Sri Lankan businessman and Senator. He was the former Chairman of the Ceylinco Group.Born to John Kotelawala a police inspector, and his bother was Sir John Kotelawala 3rd Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. He was educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo...
  
  , elected (1947-)
• M. Manickam ITAK
  Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
  Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi is a Sri Lankan political party which represents the Sri Lankan Tamil ethnic minority in the country. It was originally formed in 1949 as breakaway faction of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress...
  
  
• Sir Mohamed Macan Markar, appointed (1947-)
• Mashoor Maulana
• Lady Adeline Molamure, elected (1947-)
• S. Nadarajah
• Somasundaram Nadesan
  Somasundaram Nadesan
  Somasundaram Nadesan, QC was a prominent Sri Lankan lawyer and Senator.Appointed to the Senate of Ceylon at its conception in 1947 he was the only person to be in it from its conception until its abolition in 1972....
  
   (1947-71)
• Subaiya Nadesan
  Subaiya Nadesan
  Subaiya Nadesapillai also known as S. Nadesan was the son-in-law of Ponnambalam Ramanathan and a Tamil senator from Jaffna, Sri Lanka. He was a United National Party candidate and defeated Samuel Chelvanayakam in the 1952 Jaffna elections, after losing to him in the 1947 elections from...
  
   (Subaiya Nadesapillai), elected (1947-)
• Ponnambalam Nagalingam
  Ponnambalam Nagalingam
  Ponnambalam Nagalingam was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of the Senate.-Early life:Nagalingam was born in Tellippalai, Jaffna District. He was educated at Jaffna College, Vaddukoddai, and Parameswara College, Thirunelveli. He later entered Ceylon Law College...
  
  , LSSP
  Lanka Sama Samaja Party
  The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka....
  
  
• Dr E. M. V. Naganathan
  E. M. V. Naganathan
  Dr. E. M. V. Naganathan was a Sri Lankan physician and politician, representing Nallur, Jaffna in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-Early life and education:...
  
  , ACTC
  All Ceylon Tamil Congress
  All Ceylon Tamil Congress , is the oldest Tamil political party in Sri Lanka.-History:The ACTC was founded in 1944 by G.G. Ponnambalam. Ponnambalam asked for a 50-50 representation in parliament...
  
  /ITAK
  Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
  Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi is a Sri Lankan political party which represents the Sri Lankan Tamil ethnic minority in the country. It was originally formed in 1949 as breakaway faction of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress...
  
  , elected (1947-)
• Jinadasa Niyathapala
• Deshamanya James Peter Obeyesekere III
  James Peter Obeyesekere III
  Deshamanya James Peter Obeyesekere III was a Sri Lankan politician and aviator. A Senator, he was also an Acting Cabinet Minister of Health and Finance.-Family:...
  
  
• Bertram Ivor Palipane
• Sir Sangarapillai Pararajasingham, UNP
  United National Party
  The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...
  
  
• Dr M. V. P Peiris
• D. W. J. Perera, elected (1947-)
• E. W. Perera
  E. W. Perera
  Edward Walter Perera was a Ceylonese barrister, politician and freedom fighter. He was known as the 'Lion of Kotte' and was a prominent figure in the Sri Lankan independence movement and a Senator....
  
  
• Dr M. G. Perera, elected (1947-)
• Reggie Perera, LSSP
  Lanka Sama Samaja Party
  The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is a Trotskyist political party in Sri Lanka....
  
   (1959-71)
• Y. R. Piyasena
• D. M. Rajapaksa
• Sir Lalitha Rajapakse, appointed (1947-)
• Mudaliyar A. B. Rajendra, appointed (1947-)
• Sir Arthur Ranasinha
• A. Ratnayaka
  A. Ratnayaka
  Abeyratne Ratnayaka was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the first Cabinet Minister of Food, Co-operatives and Home Affairs in independent Ceylon and the last President of the Senate of Ceylon, a Member of Parliament & State Council. He received his primary education at Dharmaraja College Kandy...
  
  
• Barnes Ratwatte Dissawe, elected (1947-)
• Sir Philip Rodrigo
• Andrew M. Samarasinghe
• Dr.
  Doctorate
  A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
  
   V.R. Schockman
  V.R. Schockman
  V.R. Schockman was a Ceylonese statesman and physician. He was appointed to the first Senate of Ceylon in 1947 and was a Member of Parliament and was the first President of the Ceylon Olympic and Empire Games Association the preciser to the National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka. He was educated...
  
  , appointed (1947-)
• Sir Bennet Soysa, elected (1947-)
• Peri Sundaram, CIC, elected (1947-)
• Sir John Tarbat, appointed (1947-)
• Murugeysen Tiruchelvam
  Murugeysen Tiruchelvam
  Murugeysen 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...
  
  , ITAK
  Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
  Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi is a Sri Lankan political party which represents the Sri Lankan Tamil ethnic minority in the country. It was originally formed in 1949 as breakaway faction of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress...
  
   (1965-71)
• Heen Banda Udurawana
• Sir Kanthiah Vaithianathan
  Kanthiah Vaithianathan
  Sir Kanthiah Vaithianathan KBE CCS was a Sri Lankan Tamil civil servant, politician, Member of the Senate and government minister.-Career:Vaithianathan he had a long carrier in the Ceylon Civil Service...
  
  
• Sir Donatius Victoria, appointed (1947-)
• A. F. Wijemanne
• Sarath Wijesinghe
  Sarath Wijesinghe
  Senator Sarath Wijesinghe was a Sri Lankan politician and businessmen. He was Cabinet Minister of Nationalised Services of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Government and was a member of the Senate of Ceylon from 1956 to 1965....
  
  , elected (1947-)
• Sir Gerard Wijeyekoon
  Gerard Wijeyekoon
  Sir Gerard Wijeyekoon was a Ceylonese politician. He was the first President of the Senate of Ceylon. His son Major General H.W.G. Wijeyekoon was the second Ceylonese Commander of the Ceylon Army.-References:...
  
  , appointed (1947-)
• Sir Edwin Wijeyeratne
  Edwin Wijeyeratne
  Sir Edwin Aloysius Perera Wijeyeratne, KBE was a Sri Lankan politician, diplomat, and one of the founding members of United National Party. He was a Senator and Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development in the government of DS Senanayake...
  
  , appointed (1947-)
• Colonel T. Y. Wright, appointed (1947-)