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Hon. Vincent Perera | |
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| 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]
- ^ 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.