[2] Dangedera Gamage Albert de Silva was born on 16 June 1917, and was educated at Mahinda College in Galle.
Albert de Silva defeated the former Prime Minister Dr. Wijayananda Dahanayake at the 1977 general election, contesting for the Galle seat.
He made a great effort to develop Galle, until he was unseated on an election petition filed by Wijayananda Dahanayake.
As a politician, he also played a pioneer role in religious and social activities in the area and spent his personal wealth for the well-being of the poor people.
Albert de Silva died on 11 April 2009, at the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital after a brief illness, and was 91 at the time of his death.