Ronnie de Mel, a former finance minister, passed away this evening at the age of 98.
The record for the most budgets presented by a finance minister is held by Ronnie de Mel. From 1977 to 1988, he served as the Minister of Finance in President JR Jayawardena’s United National Party government.
Ronnie de Mel’s cause of death
Ada Derana was informed by family sources that Ronnie de Mel, the former minister of finance, passed away on Tuesday, February 27, at the age of 98.
At the time of his death, he was being treated at a private hospital in Colombo. However, the precise cause of his death wasn’t stated.
Ronnie de Mel’s obituary information
Ronnie’s obituary information is still not accessible. He played a key role in the development of Sri Lanka’s free market economy while serving as the United National Party government’s Cabinet Minister of Finance.
Up until 2004, he represented the Matara District as a member of the Sri Lankan parliament. He had been the President’s Senior Advisor.
