Solicitor General of Sri Lanka

Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
Attorney General's Department
Formation 1884
First holder Charles Lambert Ferdinands
Deputy Additional Solicitors General (5)
Website Attorney General's Department
Sri Lanka
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The Solicitor General of Sri Lanka is a post subordinate to the Attorney General of Sri Lanka. The Solicitor General of Sri Lanka assists the Attorney General, and is assisted by four Additional Solicitors General. Note that the post was Solicitor General of Ceylon until Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972.

Salary and entitlements

The Attorney General draws a monthly salary and pensionable allowance (as at 2017) of Rs 220,000 and other allowances of Rs 290,800. He/she is entitled to an official vehicle. The position is pensionable and holders are entitled for government duty free permits.[1]

List of Solicitors General

# Solicitor General Province Took office Left office Appointed by
Solicitor General of Ceylon (1884-1972)
1Charles Lambert Ferdinands18841888Arthur Hamilton-Gordon
2Charles LayardWestern18881892
3Ponnambalam Ramanathan18921906Arthur Havelock
4James Cecil Walter Pereira19061912Henry Arthur Blake
5James Van Langenberg19121915Henry McCallum
6Thomas Garvin19151917Robert Chalmers
7Stewart Schneider19171917John Anderson
6Thomas Garvin19181924William Manning
8Maas Thajoon Akbar19251928Hugh Clifford
9Stanley Obeysekere19291932Herbert Stanley
10L. M. D. de Silva19321935Graeme Thomson
11J. W. R. Illangakoon19351935Reginald Edward Stubbs
12Arthur Wijewardena19361938
13Edward Jayetileke19391940Andrew Caldecott
14M. W. H. de Silva19411942
15J. M. Fonseka19431945
16Hema Henry Basnayake19461947Henry Monck-Mason Moore
17M. F. S. Pulle19481950
18Robert Crossette-Thambiah19501951Herwald Ramsbotham
19T. S. Fernando19521954
20D. S. C. B. Jansze19551957Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke
21Murugeysen Tiruchelvam19581961
22Anthony Alles19621964William Gopallawa
23Victor TennekoonCentral19651967
24Walter Jayawardena19671968
25L. B. T. Premaratne19681970
26Hector Deheragoda19701972
Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
27Raja Wanasundera19721974William Gopallawa
28Shiva Pasupati19741975
29I. F. B. Wickramanayake19751977
30Elanga Wikramanayake19771977
31V. C. Gunatilleke19771981
32K. M. M. B. Kulatunga19821989J. R. Jayewardene
33S. W. B. Wadugodapitiya19891991Ranasinghe Premadasa
34Tilak MarapanaSabaragamuwa19911992
35Shibly Aziz19921994
36P. L. D. Premaratne19941996Chandrika Kumaratunga
37Upawansa Yapa19961998
38Kandapper KamalasabayonEastern19981999
39Chitta De SilvaWestern20002007
40Priyasath Dep20072011Mahinda Rajapaksa
41Eva WansunderaNorth Western20112011
42Palitha Fernando20112012
43Yuwanjana Wijayatilake20122014
442014

See also

References

  • "Permanent Holders of the Office of Solicitor General". Attorney-General's Department (Sri Lanka).
  1. ↑ SRI LANKA: JUDGES AND STATE LAW OFFICERS TO GET SUBSTANTIAL SALARY HIKES AND NEW ALLOWANCES
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