Ronnie de Mel
| The Honourable Ronnie de Mel MP | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 23 July 1977 – 18 January 1988 | |
| President | J. R. Jayewardene |
| Prime Minister |
Ranasinghe Premadasa J. R. Jayewardene |
| Preceded by | Felix Dias Bandaranaike |
| Succeeded by | M. H. M. Naina Marikkar |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Other political affiliations | United National Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Mallika Lakshmi de Mel (nee Fernando) |
| Children | Sunalini,Tara, Renuka |
| Residence |
5, Charles Drive, Colombo 3, Sri Lanka. |
| Alma mater |
St Thomas' College University of Ceylon |
| Occupation | Politics |
| Profession | Civil Servant |
| Religion | Buddhist |
Ronald Joseph Godfrey de Mel, CCS (Sinhala: රොනි ද මැල්) (known as Ronnie de Mel) is a Sri Lankan politician, civil servant and Senior Adviser to President. He was Cabinet Minister of Finance from 1977 to 1988 United National Party governmrnt and was instrumental in the establishment of the free market economy in Sri Lanka. He was a Member of Parliament from the Matara District in the Parliament of Sri Lanka until 2004.
He studied at the St Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia and graduated from the University of Ceylon.[1] He joined the Ceylon Civil Service (CCS) serving in many capacities before entering into politics after his retirement.
Ronnie de Mel presided over a most significant period of Sri Lankan history, under the leadership and guidance of President J. R. Jayewardene. "If not the free market economy we would still be having scarcities, queues and we would be struggling like North Korea today. It was because of this change that everything in this country blossomed and developed." [2] He was instrumental in raising funds for projects such as Victoria, Randenigala, Kotmale, Ports, Roads, Housing and Free Trade Zones[3] The minister also tried his utmost to curb the July 83 riots[4]
He married Mallika Lakshmi de Mel née Fernando, daughter of Sir Leo Fernando.
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