Srikumaradas Charles Shirley Corea was a Sri Lankan politician.
19 Facts About Shirley Corea
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Shirley Corea was the 9th Speaker of the Parliament and a Member of Parliament, representing Chilaw.
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Shirley Corea was a member of the United National Party of Sri Lanka.
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Shirley Corea's father was Charles Edgar Corea who was elected President of the Ceylon National Congress in 1924.
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Shirley Corea was the nephew Victor Corea who was a founder member of the Ceylon National Congress.
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When Mahatma Gandhi, the 'Father of India' visited Ceylon in 1927, he travelled to Chilaw and was the Chief Guest at a banquet in a Corea home called 'Sigiriya.
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Shirley Corea was educated at Royal College Colombo where he excelled in school debates and he served as Secretary of the Royal College Social Service League - he was a founder member.
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Shirley Corea entered Ceylon Law College and passed out as a Proctor of the Supreme Court of Ceylon in 1932.
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Shirley Corea practiced in Chilaw and extended his much sought legal carrier in Kuliyapitiya, Puttalam, Anuradhapura, Mannar, Vavuniya and Maho; once he was retained in a case to defend the late Mr Eddie Jayamanne husband of the famous Sri Lankan actress, Rukmani Devi and personalities from the world of Sri Lankan cinema in a Madras Court, in India.
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Shirley Corea was a well known trial lawyer on the island of Sri Lanka.
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Shirley Corea was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Trade and Fisheries, R G Senanayake.
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When Senanayake resigned in July 1954 Shirley Corea was appointed the Minister of Trade Commerce and Fisheries by Prime Minister of Ceylon, Sir John Kotelawala and served till 1956.
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Shirley Corea lost his seat in the 1956 parliamentary election to W J C Munasinha and did not contest the general elections that followed.
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Shirley Corea was elected Deputy speaker and chairman of committees in parliament in April 1965 and served till September 1967, when he succeeded Sir Albert Peries as the Speaker following his death.
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Shirley Corea was highly respected for being fair when it came to parliamentary debates in the chamber.
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Chilaw Bauddha Mandiraya would not have been, if not for Mr Corea's afforts [sic], there were a lot of obstructions from Judges, lawyers and many others as this building is just adjacent to the District Court of Chilaw, but Mr Corea was successful and laid the foundation by the late William Gopallawa, Governor General of Ceylon; for this act Dr AD V Premaratne; Messrs.
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Mr Shirley Corea was the Patron of Chilaw District Boy Scout Local Association and in many other social service organisations.
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Shirley Corea was the Chairman of Chilaw Puttalam Planters' Association, Chilaw Negombo Rotary Club and many times, the President of Chilaw Sports Club, Commonwealth Association, a delegate to the World Peace Through the Rule of Law and President of Law Society of Ceylon.
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Mr Corea was a very close associate of Asia Foundation representative in Sri Lanka Mr James H Nayes and obtained much assistance to his electorate.