Dinesh Gunawardena
Sri Lankan politician
Dinesh Chandra Rupasinghe Gunawardena (Sinhala: දිනේෂ් ගුණවර්ධන, Tamil: தினேஷ் குணவர்தன; born 2 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician has served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka since July 2022.[2] He has served as a member of parliament, cabinet minister, and Leader of the House in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
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දිනේෂ් ගුණවර්ධන
தினேஷ் குணவர்தன | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Gunawardena in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 22 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Ranil Wickremesinghe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Ranil Wickremesinghe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member of Parliament | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office 10 October 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constituency | Colombo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 18 May 1983[1] – 16 August 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Constituency | Maharagama (1983–1989) Colombo (1989–1994) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Premarathne Gunasekera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon | 2 March 1949||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Royal College Colombo, University of Oregon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Trade unionist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
change- ↑ As Minister of Education and Plantation Industries
References
change- ↑ Moonsinghe, Vinod (22 May 2020). "The By-Elections of 1983". Daily News. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ↑ "Dinesh Gunawardena, Sri Lanka president's schoolmate, to be next PM: Report". Hindustan Times News. 21 April 2022.