G.V.P. Samarasinghe, CCS was a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

n civil servant. He was the former

Permanent Secretary A permanent secretary (also known as a principal secretary) is the most senior Civil Service (United Kingdom), civil servant of a department or Ministry (government department), ministry charged with running the department or ministry's day-to-day ...

of Defence and Foreign Affairs and Cabinet Secretary.Cup final, a sell-out
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Royal College, Colombo Royal College, Colombo is a selective entry boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Started as a private school by Rev Joseph Marsh in 1835, it was established as the Colombo Academy by Sir Robert Wilmot-Horton in Janua ...

, he is a graduate from the University College, Colombo.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Samarasinghe, G.V.P. Alumni of Royal College, Colombo Alumni of the Ceylon University College Sinhalese civil servants Permanent secretaries of Sri Lanka