Solicitor General of Sri Lanka

The solicitor general of Sri Lanka is a post subordinate to the attorney general of Sri Lanka. The solicitor general of Sri Lanka assists the attorney general, and is assisted by four additional solicitors general. Note that the post was solicitor general of Ceylon until Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972.

Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Indika Demuni de Silva [1]
since 2021
Attorney General's Department
NominatorThe President
AppointerThe President
with Constitutional Council advice and consent
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation1884
First holderCharles Lambert Ferdinands
DeputyAdditional Solicitors General (5)
WebsiteAttorney General's Department
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Salary and entitlements

The attorney general draws a monthly salary and pensionable allowance (as at 2017) of Rs 220,000 and other allowances of Rs 290,800. The attorney general is entitled to an official vehicle. The position is pensionable and holders are entitled for government duty free permits.[2]

List of solicitors general
# Solicitor General Province Took office Left office Appointed by
Solicitor General of Ceylon (1884-1972)
1Charles Lambert Ferdinands18841888Arthur Hamilton-Gordon
2Charles LayardWestern18881892
3Ponnambalam Ramanathan18921906Arthur Havelock
4James Cecil Walter Pereira19061912Henry Arthur Blake
5James Van Langenberg19121915Henry McCallum
6Thomas Garvin19151917Robert Chalmers
7Stewart Schneider19171917John Anderson
6Thomas Garvin19181924William Manning
8Maas Thajoon Akbar19251928Hugh Clifford
9Stanley Obeysekere19291932Herbert Stanley
10L. M. D. de Silva19321935Graeme Thomson
11J. W. R. Illangakoon19351935Reginald Edward Stubbs
12Arthur Wijewardena19361938
13Edward Jayetileke19391940Andrew Caldecott
14M. W. H. de Silva19411942
15J. M. Fonseka19431945
16Hema Henry Basnayake19461947Henry Monck-Mason Moore
17M. F. S. Pulle19481950
18Robert Crossette-Thambiah19501951Herwald Ramsbotham
19T. S. Fernando19521954
20D. S. C. B. Jansze19551957Oliver Ernest Goonetilleke
21Murugeysen Tiruchelvam19581961
22Anthony Alles19621964William Gopallawa
23Victor TennekoonCentral19651967
24Walter Jayawardena19671968
25L. B. T. Premaratne19681970
26Hector Deheragoda19701972
Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
27Raja Wanasundera19721974William Gopallawa
28Shiva Pasupati19741975
29I. F. B. Wickramanayake19751977
30Elanga Wikramanayake19771977
31V. C. Gunatilleke19771981
32K. M. M. B. Kulatunga19821989J. R. Jayewardene
33S. W. B. Wadugodapitiya19891991Ranasinghe Premadasa
34Tilak MarapanaSabaragamuwa19911992
35Shibly Aziz19921994
36P. L. D. Premaratne19941996Chandrika Kumaratunga
37Upawansa Yapa19961998
38Kandapper KamalasabayonEastern19981999
39Chitta De SilvaWestern20002007
40Priyasath Dep20072011Mahinda Rajapaksa
41Eva WansunderaNorth Western20112011
42Palitha Fernando20112012
43Yuwanjana Wijayatilake2012October 2014
44Suhada Gamlath2 February 2015February 2018Maithripala Sirisena
45Dappula de LiveraFebruary 2018May 2019
46Dilrukshi DiasMay 2019October 2019
47Sanjay RajaratnamOctober 2019May 2021Gotabaya Rajapaksa
48Indika Demuni de SilvaSeptember 2021PresentGotabaya Rajapaksa

See also

References
  • "Permanent Holders of the Office of Solicitor General". Attorney-General's Department (Sri Lanka).
  1. "Actg. Solicitor General Ms. Indika Demuni de Silva has been appointed to the post of Solicitor General effect from 30.07.2021".
  2. SRI LANKA: JUDGES AND STATE LAW OFFICERS TO GET SUBSTANTIAL SALARY HIKES AND NEW ALLOWANCES
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