Edmund J. Cooray | |
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.jpg) Queen Elizabeth II and Commonwealth leaders including E. J. Cooray, taken at the 1960 Commonwealth Conference, Windsor Castle. | |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 23 March 1960 – 21 July 1960 | |
| Prime Minister | Dudley Senanayake |
| Preceded by | Valentine S. Jayawickrema |
| Succeeded by | Sam Peter Christopher Fernando |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 3, 1915 |
| Died | January 1, 2016 (aged 100) |
| Profession | Barrister |
Edmund Joseph Cooray, CMG, OBE (November 3, 1915 - January 1, 2016) was a Ceylonese Senator and one time Minister of Justice in the Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet.[1] He attended the 1960 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference in London on behalf of the Dominion of Ceylon.[2]
He having graduated with a BA from the University of London, he qualified as a barrister and established his legal practice as an advocate. He was a lecturer for digest and voet at the Ceylon Law College. He served as the Commissioner of Co-operative Development and thereafter chairman, Co-operative Wholesale Establishment. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1952 Birthday Honours and a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1955 Birthday Honours for his services to the co-operative movement.[3]