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OBITUARY – RONNIE DE MEL

Feb 28, 2024 Posted by In Obituaries Tagged

OBITUARY – RONNIE DE MEL

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Source:Dailynews

Renowned Sri Lankan civil servant and Politician Ronald Joseph Godfrey de Mel known as Ronnie de Mel passed away yesterday (27), at the age of 98.

He was the Cabinet Minister of Finance from 1977 to 1988 in the United National Party government and was instrumental in the establishment of the free market economy in Sri Lanka. He was a Member of Parliament from the Matara District in the Sri Lankan Parliament until 2004. He had served as a Senior Advisor to the President.

 

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