Vincent Perera

Hon.
Vincent Perera
Hon. Vincent Perera
10th Chief Government Whip
	In office; 18 February 1989 – 7 April 1993
President	J. R. Jayewardene; Ranasinghe Premadasa
Succeeded by	Wimal Wickremasinghe
	In office; 23 July 1987 – 15 February 1989
President	J. R. Jayewardene
	In office; 7 September 1978 – 6 July 1987
President	J. R. Jayewardene
Preceded by	Kiri Banda Ratnayake
12th Minister of Justice (Sri Lanka)
	In office; 1989–1990
President	Ranasinghe Premadasa
Preceded by	Nissanka Wijeyeratne
Succeeded by	Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed
Minister of Environment (Sri Lanka)
	In office; ?–?
President	Ranasinghe Premadasa
2nd Minister of Sports (Sri Lanka)
	In office; 23 July 1977 – 1988
President	J. R. Jayewardene
Preceded by	Kiri Banda Ratnayake
Succeeded by	Nanda Mathew
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
	In office; 23 July 1977 – ?
President	J. R. Jayewardene
Mayor of Colombo
	In office; 1970–1973
Preceded by	Jabir A. Cader
Succeeded by	A. H. M. Fowzie
	In office; 1965–1966
Preceded by	V. A. Sugathadasa
Succeeded by	Jabir A. Cader
Member of Parliament; for Colombo
	In office; 1989–1994
Member of Parliament; for Colombo North
	In office; 1977–1989
Preceded by	V. A. Sugathadasa
Succeeded by	Electoral District Abolished
Personal details
Born	21 September 1918
Died	7 April 1993 (aged 74)
Political party	United National Party
Occupation	Clerk

Mathew Vincent Perera (21 September 1918 – 7 April 1993) was a Sri Lankan statesman. He served in multiple cabinet positions and government posts. Perera was also Mayor of Colombo twice.^[1]^[2]

Perera was among the sixteen people wounded in the August 1987 grenade attack in the Sri Lankan Parliament. Two people, including a parliamentarian, died in that attack.^[3]

References

^ Wagista, Kumaradasa. "Century of caring for Colombo". Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
^ Mudliyar. "Threat to Criminal Justice from hasty legislation". Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
^ "Sinhalese Terrorists Blamed for Sri Lanka Parliament Attack". Los Angeles Times. 19 August 1987. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

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Political offices
Preceded by Kiri Banda Ratnayake	Chief Government Whip 1978–1993	Succeeded by Wimal Wickremasinghe
Preceded by Nissanka Wijeyeratne	Minister of Justice 1989–1990	Succeeded by Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed
Preceded by ?	Minister of Environment ?–?	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Kiri Banda Ratnayake	Minister of Sports 1977–1988	Succeeded by Nanda Mathew
Preceded by ?	Minister of Parliamentary Affairs 1977–?	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Jabir A. Cader	Mayor of Colombo 1970–1973	Succeeded by A. H. M. Fowzie
Preceded by V. A. Sugathadasa	Mayor of Colombo 1965–1966	Succeeded by Jabir A. Cader

[1] Wagista, Kumaradasa. "Century of caring for Colombo". Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

[2] Mudliyar. "Threat to Criminal Justice from hasty legislation". Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

[3] "Sinhalese Terrorists Blamed for Sri Lanka Parliament Attack". Los Angeles Times. 19 August 1987. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

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