Kaluarachchige Nandadasa Gunasinghe (15 March 1944 – 2 March 2006) was a Sri Lankan politician.[1][2] A member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Gunasinghe represented the Sri Lankan parliament for Galle district from 1994 to 2001.[3] Gunasinghe later entered the Southern Provincial Council as a Provincial Councillor. He also served as the Chairman of the Dhakshina Sanwardena Adhikariya (Southern Development Authority) and as a Director of the Water Board.[4]
Nanda Gunasinghe | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Galle District | |
| In office August 1994 – December 2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kaluarachchige Nandadasa Gunasinghe 15 March 1944 Galle |
| Died | 2 March 2006 (aged 61) |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Children | Thisara gunasinghe and wathsala gunasinghe |
| Residence(s) | 448, Girisewana, wanchawala, galle |
| Education | Master of art |
| Alma mater | Vidyaloka College University of Colombo |
| Profession | Teacher |
Formerly a school teacher who joined the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in 1977, he subsequently became the chief organiser of the Habaraduwa electorate.[4] Gunasinghe had his education at Vidyaloka College, Galle and Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo.[citation needed] He died on 2 March 2006 at the age of 62. His son Thisara is also involved in politics. He is currently working as a Habaraduwa chief organiser of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Hon. Gunasinghe, Kaluarachchige Nandadasa, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ a b Politicians’ children, actresses in the fray, Ranil Wijayapala, Sunday Observer [1]
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1994" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Death of Nanda Gunasinghe". Daily News. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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