Deshabandu Indradasa Hettiarachchi (born 13 October 1927) was a Sri Lankan politician and the former Minister of Industries.[1]
Indradasa Hettiarachchi MP | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 October 1927 Kalutara, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Alma mater | Ananda College Colombo Nalanda College Colombo |
| Occupation | Politics |
| Profession | Planter |
Hettiarachchi was born 13 October 1927 in Kalutara, the son of a tea, rubber and coconut planter, to a family with five sisters and two brothers. The family moved to Horana, where he attended Ananda and Nalanda Colleges, before completing his studies at Pembroke (a defunct ‘finishing school’). He contested and won a seat on the Horana Village Council and a year later, following the resignation of the sitting chairman, Hettiarchchi was appointed to the position, which he held for the next eighteen years.[2]
He was elected as a Member of Parliament, representing Horana at the 8th parliamentary election held on 21 July 1977.[3]
In 2005 he was conferred with the title of Deshabandu by the President.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Hon. Hettiarachchi, Indradasa, M.P." Directory of Past members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "There was a time when politicians truly served the people". Sunday Observer. 16 March 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "National Awards Conferred by His Excellency the President of Sri Lanka". Presidential Secretariat. Retrieved 6 July 2008.