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The first woman representative was Adeline Molamure, elected to the State Council, daughter of J. H. Meedeniya and wife of Alfred Francis Molamure, both State Councillors. 60 women have served in the legislature of Sri Lanka, including 13 who are currently serving, constituting over 5% of all current Members.
Thushari Jayasekera – actress, writer, emcee, and performance artist; with her role on NBC's Outsourced (2010-2011), she is the first American actress of Sri Lankan origin to play a principal role in a primetime show on a major American TV network; Chandran Rutnam – film director, producer, screenwriter; Fabianne Therese – actress, director
The Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States is the Sri Lankan envoy to United States. The Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States is concurrently accredited as Ambassador to Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago. The Sri Lankan embassy opened on 29 October 1948 and also maintains a Consul-General in Los Angeles. [1]
20th-century Sri Lankan women politicians (14 P) 21st-century Sri Lankan women politicians (31 P) F. First ladies and gentlemen of Sri Lanka (10 P) G.
Toggle Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament subsection. 3.1 1st State Council of Ceylon. ... The following is a list of Sri Lankan politicians. National
Sri Lanka: 1885: 1961: Pioneered women's suffrage issues in Sri Lanka. [19] 1875–1939: Ana María Pérez del Campo: Spain: 1936: Lawyer, feminist and writer, divorce law [17] 1875–1939: Barbara Deming: United States: 1917: 1984: 1875–1939: Ezlynn Deraniyagala: Sri Lanka: 1908: 1973 [19] 1875–1948 Zoraida Díaz: Panama 1881 1948
The UK-based Guardian in its edition of 14 June 2013 published an article titled, "Top 10 sexist moments in politics: Julia Gillard, Hillary Clinton and more" which described an encounter in 2012 between Rosy Senanayake and Kumara Welgama, Sri Lanka's transport minister, as sexist. Welgama is quoted as saying, "You are such a charming woman.
Also: Sri Lanka: People: By occupation: Political people: Politicians See also: Category:Politicians of Sri Lankan descent Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.