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| Hon.Edmund J. CoorayCMG, OBE | |
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.jpg) Queen Elizabeth II and Commonwealth leaders including E. J. Cooray, taken at the 1960 Commonwealth Conference, Windsor Castle. | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 23 March 1960 – 21 July 1960 | |
| Prime Minister | Dudley Senanayake |
| Preceded by | Valentine S. Jayawickrema |
| Succeeded by | Sam Peter Christopher Fernando |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1915-11-03)November 3, 1915 |
| Died | January 1, 2016(2016-01-01) (aged 100) |
| Profession | Barrister |
Edmund Joseph Cooray, CMG, OBE (November 3, 1915 - January 1, 2016) was a Ceylonese Senator and one time Minister of Justice in the Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet. He attended the 1960 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference in London on behalf of the Dominion of Ceylon.
He having graduated with a BA from the University of London, he qualified as a barrister and established his legal practice as an advocate. He was a lecturer for digest and voet at the Ceylon Law College. He served as the Commissioner of Co-operative Development and thereafter chairman, Co-operative Wholesale Establishment. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1952 Birthday Honours and a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1955 Birthday Honours for his services to the co-operative movement.
References
- Rajasingham, K T. "Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike". atimes.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Commonwealth Conference 1960. British Pathé.
- Fergusons Ceylon Directory (PDF). historyofceylontea.lk. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded byValentine S. Jayawickrema | Minister of Justice 1960 |
Succeeded bySam Peter Christopher Fernando |
| Justice Ministers of Sri Lanka | |
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- Justice ministers of Sri Lanka
- Members of the Senate of Ceylon
- Ceylonese Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Ceylonese Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Alumni of the University of London
- Academic staff of Sri Lanka Law College
- Ceylonese advocates
- Sri Lankan barristers
- Sinhalese people
- Sri Lankan lawyers
- 1915 births
- 2016 deaths