Colvin R. de Silva

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Hon. Dr Colvin Reginald de Silva
Colvin R. de Silva in the cloak of an advocate
Minister of Plantation Industries
In office 31 May 1970 – 2 September 1975
Prime Minister	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Succeeded by	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Member of Parliament for Agalawatte
In office 1967–1977
Preceded by	Anil Moonesinghe
Succeeded by	Merill Kariyawasam
Member of Parliament for Wellawatte-Galkissa
In office 1956–1960
Preceded by	S. de Silva Jayasinghe
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
In office 1947–1952
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	S. de Silva Jayasinghe
Personal details
Born	1907
Died	1989 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Lanka Sama Samaja Party
Alma mater	King's College London, University of Ceylon, Royal College Colombo, St. John's College Panadura
Occupation	Advocate
Profession	Barrister

Colvin Reginald de Silva (1907 – 27 February 1989;^[1] commonly known as Colvin R. de Silva) was a Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries and Constitutional Affairs, prominent member of parliament, Trotskyist leader and lawyer in Sri Lanka. He was one of the founders of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party – the first Marxist party in Sri Lanka.