Albert Peries

Sir Pattiyapathirennehelage Albert Fredrick Peries, KBE (12 May 1905 – 21 September 1967) was the 4th Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Serving as Deputy Speaker, Peries first became Speaker after the sudden death of Francis Molamure, who collapsed and died while presiding over the session.

Key Information

Hon. Sir Albert F. Peries KBE
4th Speaker of the Parliament
In office 13 February 1951 – 18 February 1956
Prime Minister	D. S. Senanayake Dudley Senanayake John Kotelawala
Preceded by	Alfred Francis Molamure
Succeeded by	Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail
In office 5 April 1965 – 21 September 1967
Prime Minister	Dudley Senanayake
Preceded by	Hugh Fernando
Succeeded by	Shirley Corea
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Nattandiya
In office 1947–1956
Preceded by	Seat created
Succeeded by	Hugh Fernando
In office 1960–1967
Preceded by	Hugh Fernando
Succeeded by	Hugh Fernando
Personal details
Born	Pattiyapathirennehelage Albert Fredrick Peries (1905-05-12)12 May 1905 Nattandiya, North Western Province, British Ceylon
Died	September 21, 1967(1967-09-21) (aged 62)
Party	United National Party
Profession	Proctor
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Peries attended St. Joseph's College, Colombo where he was a keen sportsman. He entered the Ceylon Law College and qualified as a proctor and notary public.

He was elected to the seat of Nattandiya in the 1947 parliamentary election and was re-elected in the 1952, 1960 (March and July), 1965 elections and died in office in 1967. He only lost the 1956 parliamentary election to Hugh Fernando.^[1][2]

Peries was appointed a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the 1954 Birthday Honours during his first tenure as Speaker.^[3] The Sir Albert F. Peiris Sports Complex in Wennappuwa is named after him.