{"id":2203,"date":"2016-10-06T07:11:42","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T07:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nrc.gov.lk\/ob\/?page_id=1352"},"modified":"2023-06-20T05:48:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T05:48:45","slug":"history-past-ombudsmen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ombudsman.gov.lk\/index.php\/history-past-ombudsmen\/","title":{"rendered":"History & Past Ombudsmen"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%230066bf”][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”Inception and Expansion of the office” google_fonts=”font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Established in 1981 and located at No.222, Galle Road, Colombo 04. In 1989, amendments have been added to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration Act No.17 of 1981.\u00a0 Hence, some of the Articles have been amended by Act No.16 of 1991. By 1989, office was relocated to No. 594\/3, Galle Road, Colombo 03. Steps have been taken to convert the status of first Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration post into a pensionable post. Accordingly, a gazette notification was published on 02.08.1991 to award pension rights to Mr. S.S. Wijesinghe, as per the provisions of Article 24 of the Pensions Minute.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1361″ img_size=”medium” style=”vc_box_rounded”][vc_column_text]1st<\/sup>\u00a0 Ombudsman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 07.09.1981 – 31.07.1991<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. Samson Sena Wijesinghe<\/strong><\/p>\n

Functioned as an Advocate to the Government from 1948 to 1963,<\/p>\n

and then, as Secretary to the House of Representatives from 27.10.1964 to 22.05.1972<\/p>\n

Thereafter, he was appointed as Secretary to the National State Council from 23.05.1972 to 07.09.1978<\/p>\n

Retired after functioning in the capacity of Secretary General of Parliament from 08.09.1978 to 07.08.1981.<\/p>\n

He is considered as an important officer, who played a pioneering role in the establishment of the<\/p>\n

Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and later contributed immensely to the advancement of this office.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1363″ img_size=”medium” style=”vc_box_rounded”][vc_column_text]2nd<\/sup> Ombudsman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 – \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a001.08.1991 – 20.08.1993\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. L.H. De Alwis<\/strong> (Former Supreme Court\u00a0 Judge)<\/p>\n

(Lucian Hector De Alwis)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1364″ img_size=”medium” style=”vc_box_rounded”][vc_column_text]3rd<\/sup> Ombudsman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 21.08.1993 – 30.11.1994\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. D.H.J. Abeygunasekera<\/strong> (Sri Lanka Administrative Service)<\/p>\n

(Don Harry Justin Abeygunasekera)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1365″ img_size=”medium” style=”vc_box_rounded”][vc_column_text]4th<\/sup> Ombudsman\u00a0\u00a0 –\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a023.01.1995 – 25.08.2000\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prof. B.E.S.J. Bastiampillai<\/strong> (Bertram Emil Saint Jin Bastiampillai)<\/p>\n

Faculty of History and Political Science \u2013 Colombo University[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1366″ img_size=”medium” style=”vc_box_rounded”][vc_column_text]5th<\/sup> Ombudsman\u00a0\u00a0 –\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a001.06.2001 – 06.02.2010\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr.R.B. Ranaraja<\/strong>\u00a0 (Ranjith Bandara Ranaraja)<\/p>\n

(Former Appeal Court Judge)<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”3050″ img_size=”medium” style=”vc_box_rounded”][vc_column_text]6th<\/sup> Ombudsman\u00a0\u00a0 –\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a023.06.2010 – 22.01.2019\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. L.A. Tissa Ekanayake\u00a0<\/strong>(Lankanatha Ashanka Tissa Ekanayake)<\/p>\n

(‍Retired High Court Judge)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”3048″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]7th Ombudsman<\/strong> –\u00a0 30.01.2019 -31.03.2023<\/p>\n

Justice K.T.Chitrasiri<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Retired Supreme Court Judge)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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