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Shirley Corea
Srikuradas Charles Shirley Corea ( 7 March 1906 - 5 March 1974 ) was a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament, representing Chilaw. He was a member of the United National Party of Sri Lanka.
==Early life==
Shirley Corea was born in Chilaw. His father was the illustrious Sri Lankan freedom fighter Charles Edgar Corea who was elected President of the Ceylon National Congress in 1924. He was the nephew of another famed Sri Lankan freedom fighter, Victor Corea who was a founder member of the Ceylon National Congress.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2007/06/10/fea11.asp )〕 Shirley Corea grew up in this political world. His father and uncle founded the Chilaw Association and campaigned for independence from the British Raj. When Mahatma Gandhi, the 'Father of India' visited Ceylon in 1927, he travelled to Chilaw and was the Chief Guest at a banquet in a Corea home called 'Sigiriya.' 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://chilaw-and-gandhi.tripod.com/id3.html )〕 Shirley Corea met Mahatma Gandhi in 1927. He first won the parliamentary seat of Chilaw in 1952 and served as Deputy Speaker in the House of Representatives in the Parliament of Ceylon. Mr. Corea was elected Speaker on the death of Sir Albert Peries in 1967. Corea went on to enjoy a distinguished record as Speaker from 1967 - 1970.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.parliament.lk/handbook_of_parliament/speakers.jsp )〕 He was highly respected for being fair when it came to parliamentary debates in the chamber. During his tenure as Speaker, Shirley's Corea's official residence was the spacious 'Mumtaz Mahal' in Colombo.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lkawgw/mumtaz.html )〕
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