Gevindu Kumaratunga

Gevindu Kumaratunga (born 30 November 1964) is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.[1]

Hon.
Gevindu Kumaratunga
MP
ගෙවිඳු කුමාරතුංග
கெவிந்து குமாரதுங்க
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Assumed office
20 August 2020
ConstituencyNational List
Personal details
Born (1964-11-30) 30 November 1964
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Alma materRoyal College, Colombo

Kumaratunga was born on 30 November 1964.[1] He is the grandson of writer Kumaratunga Munidasa and secretary of the Cumaratunga Munidasa Foundation.[2][3] He is the owner of Visidunu Prakashakayo publishers and Kiyawana Nuwana bookshop in Nugegoda.[4][5] He is chairman of Yuthukama Sanwada Kawaya, a group affiliated to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.[6][7][8] Following the 2020 parliamentary election he was appointed to the Parliament of Sri Lanka as a National List MP representing the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance.[9][10][11]

References
  1. "Directory of Members: Gevindu Cumaratunga". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. Mahendra, Sachitra (30 September 2009). "Gunadasa Amarasekara: Musings on an incomplete journey". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. "People and events: Kala Korner - Remembering the great scholar". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. Amarakeerthi, Liyanage (18 March 2009). "Closing the Circle: Revisiting Amarasekara". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014.
  5. Saparamadu, Sumana (5 September 2007). "Mixed reactions over children's poems". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  6. "Meet your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  7. "Opposition demands meaningless – Yuthukama Organisation". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  8. "Proposals for a new constitution presented to President". Economy Next. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  9. "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections - 2020 - Declaration under Article 99A of the Constitution" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2188/2. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 10 August 2020. p. 2A. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  10. "SLPP National List goes to EC". Daily FT. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  11. "SLPP releases National list". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.


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