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| Wednesday, 19 December 2001 |
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Ranil Wickremesinghe A lawyer turned politician having taken up the challenge to contest the Biyagama electorate under the UNP ticket, Wickremesinghe contributed to a landslide victory for the UNP at the 1977 General Elections. Leader of the Opposition and a former Prime Minister Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe first held the portfolio of Deputy Foreign Minister and subsequently the ministerial portfolios of Youth Affairs, Education and Manpower Mobilisation and National Service in the J.R Jayewardene regime. A past pupil of Royal College, Colombo, he passed his LL.B at the University of Ceylon, and took a keen interest in student activities. A past President of Law Faculty Students' Union and the Vice President of the Students' Council he passed out as an advocate from the Law College, Colombo in 1972. He married Maitree, a university lecturer, in early 1995. Karu Jayasuriya Educated at Ananda College and ICSB in England, Karu Jayasuriya has served as a commissioned officer of the Sri Lanka Army from 1965 to 1972. He had also been the Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Austria and the Swiss Federal Council 1992-94. In 1997, he was elected Mayor in the Colombo Municipal Council, but resigned to contest the Provincial Council election in 1999 and became the Opposition Leader of the Western Provincial Council. He was elected an MP in the previous General Election obtaining highest number of preferential votes in the Gampaha district. Gamini Atukorale - MP, Minister of Transport, Highways and Aviation Educated at St. Peter's College Colombo he took to politics at the age of 22 and entered the legislature at the age of 26 years. In March 14, 1991, he was made Minister of Lands, Irrigation and Mahaweli Development. Prior to that he was its Deputy Minister. In 1977, he was Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs and Employment. Kairshap Nariman Choksy Educated at S. Thomas' College Mount Lavinia he was enrolled as an advocate of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in 1958 and was appointed a President's Counsel in 1981. In May 1993 he was appointed to the Cabinet of Ministers and held the portfolio of Constitutional and State Affairs. He was chairman Law Committee of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka from 1980-82; member of the Company Law Revision Committee from 1978-81; a Director People's Bank and the Sri Jayawardenepura General Hospital. Tilak Janaka Marapone An old boy of S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia he obtained a Degree in Chemistry and Maths and a Law Degree before joining the Attorney General's Department as a Crown Counsel in 1968. He was appointed President's Counsel in 1998. In 1990 he was appointed Solicitor General and in 1992 he was appointed to the highest position in the Official Bar, as Attorney General. Following the change of the UNP Government in 1994 he retired from the Attorney General's Post and reverted to the Unofficial Bar. S.B. Dissanayake A graduate in Business Administration he started his political journey with the Communist Party of Sri Lanka. He had his education at the Poramadulla Central College. He was the president of the Inter University Students' Federation and Vidyodaya University Students' Union from 1973 to 1977. He joined the SLFP in 1979. He became the Minister of Youth Affairs, Sports and Rural Development of the PA Government. During the second term of the PA Government he was appointed the Minister of Samurdhi, Youth Affairs, Upcountry Development and Deputy Minister of Finance. In October 2001 he joined the UNP. Prof. G.L. Peiris A past student of S. Thomas' College Mount Lavinia Prof. Peiris passed his Bachelor of Law degree, with first class honours and read for his Doctorate(Sri Lanka) in 1974.He was a lecturer in law at the University of Sri Lanka and became professor of Law in 1979. A former Vice Chancellor of Colombo University Prof. Peiris was nominated for PA National List and was appointed the Minister of Justice, Constitutional Affairs, Ethnic Affairs and National Integration Minister and Deputy Minister of Finance. He crossed over to the UNP on October 10 soon before the dissolution of the 11th Parliament. Tyronne Fernando Hails from an ancestry which produced Puran Appu, a national hero he was educated at Royal College, Colombo. He earned an M.A. in Political Science at the Oxford University, Barrister-at-Law Gray's Inn, a diploma holder of the London School of Journalism, Attorney-at-Law and a President's Counsel, Son of the late Mr. Shelton C. Fernando. He was Minister of Information in 1993. In the J.R. Jayewardene regime he was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. He worked as a criminal lawyer for 10 years of which 5 years were as a crown counsel and authored several books including The Trial of Pauline de Crusz based on sensational murder of a child. From 1991 to 1994 he was president of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board. Abdul Rauf Hakeem Educated at Royal College, Colombo he took to politics when he was a young law student by taking up the post, as the first Secretary to the Working Committee of the SLMC in the late 1980s on the invitation of its pioneering leader M.H.M. Ashraff. From the Secretary to the Working Committee to Deputy Secretary General SLMC, and then later became the General Secretary SLMC. He was the Deputy Chairman of Committees under the PA tenure after becoming a PA National List MP in 1994 and held the portfolio of Port Development, Shipping and Rehabilitation. He joined the UNP after President Kumaratunga sacked him from his Cabinet rank. Saumya Moorthi Arumugam Ramanathan Thondaman Grandson of Ceylon Workers' Congress Leader late S. Thondaman his entry to the CWC saw the exit of its General Secretary M.S. Sellasamy and the formation of another plantation union. He first contested the parliamentary election in 1994 from the UNP ticket and become the Live Stock Development and Rural Industries of the PA Government following the demise of his grandfather S. Thondaman. Mahinda Wijesekera, MP - Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Resources As a student activist attached to the Communist Party of Sri Lanka he entered Vidyodaya University in 1967 and became the President of the Inter University Joint Students Federation. In 1971 he was elected President of the Patriotic Students' Front affiliated to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. During the 1971 insurgency he was taken into police custody in the jungles of Rakwana. He was the 25th accused in the main trial and was a remand prisoner for four years and got himself released by defending himself during Criminal Justice Commission trial. He joined the Law College in 1976 and passed out as an Attorney-at-Law and joined the SLFP in 1981 and was appointed the organiser for Devinuwara. Under the first term of the PA he became the Deputy Minister of Port Development and become the Minister of Forestry and Environment. W.J.M. Lokubandara, MP -Minister of Justice, Law Reform, National Integration and Buddha Sasana He was first elected to Parliament in 1977 as a member for Haputale seat. He was the Indigenous Medicine Minister in 1982 and launched the popular "kola kenda" project. He was also a Minister of Education, Cultural Affairs and Information in President Premadasa's Cabinet. John E.A. Amaratunga He was the first appointed Member of Parliament introduced with the promulgation of the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. He became the MP for Wattala with the demise of former Telecommunication Minister Shelton Jayasinghe. He was the Minister of State in 1989 and was appointed as the subject Minister of Provincial Councils in 1990 and became the Minister of Home Affairs and Provincial Councils in the 1993 Cabinet retaining the State Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was successful at every election. Gamini Lokuge Gamini Lokuge entered into active politics through trade union movement and entered Parliament in 1989. He was the State Minister of Tourism in the Ranasinghe Premadasa regime. Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake took to active politics to replace her assassinated husband Wimalaratne Bandara. A trained teacher by profession, is an old girl of the Uhumiya Maha Vidyalaya. She first entered Parliament in 1977 and served as District Minister for Kurunegala. After several Junior Minister posts in 1993 she was appointed Public Administration Minister. Lakshman Bandara Kiriella Lawyer by profession he was the Sports Minister of the last government. He was a member of the Kandy Municipal Council. He was appointed UNP organiser for Gampola electorate. Alick Aluvihare Stalwart of the UNP is in politics from 1947. At the 1961 by-election he was elected to represent Matale in place of his deceased uncle Bernard Aluvihare. He was the Mayor of Matale, Deputy Minister of Plantation Industry and was the Minister In Charge of Rehabilitation (1988), Post and Telecommunication (1990) and Ports and Shipping Minister in 1991. Gamini Jayawickrema Perera Gamini Jayawickrema Perera was a former Chief Minister of North-Western Province. He won the 1977 election and represented Katugampola and was appointed District Minister. He was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo and captained the college cricket team in 1960. After leaving school he took to agriculture and had his political debut in the Hamangalla Village Council in 1968. Ananda Kularatne He first entered parliament in 1983 winning the by-election and won the 1989 General Election and was the State Minister for Highways in the President Premadasa Government. He had his education at Mahinda College and Aquinas College, Borella. Tissa Attanayake Tissa Attanayake was the Higher Education Minister from August 1993 till the end of the year and later become the Minister in charge of Universities until the General Election in 1994. Minister Attanayake had his primary education at Uduwawala Vidyalaya and moved on to Sangabodhi Maha Vidyalaya, Minipe, where he entered the Kelaniya University. He earned a commerce special degree. He worked as an Executive Officer of the Fisheries Harbour for some years. Mohomed Hanifa Mohamed Development A veteran politician, who entered the Colombo Municipal Council in 1944, was the Mayor of Colombo from 1960-1963, Minister of Labour 1965 and Speaker of the House from 1989-1994. After having his education at Wesley College, Colombo and took to business dealing with supplies for shipping. Thereafter, following the footsteps of his grandfather, Abdul Rahaman a member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and took to local government politics in 1943. In 1960 he was elected Mayor of Colombo and held this post till 1963. Mr. Mohamed entered national politics in 1965 with his election to the Borella seat and was appointed the Minister of Labour, Employment and Housing in the Dudley Senanayake Government. He lost the seat in 1970 but came back in 1977 as Minister of Transport in the J.R. Jayewardene Government. He was also Minister in charge of Muslim Religious Affairs. P. Dayaratne A chartered engineer by profession entered politics in 1970 and contested for Ampara for the UNP. He served in the GalOya Development Board from 1956 to 1967 and then in the Ceylon Electricity Board. He had his early education at Wetara Maha Vidyalaya, Polgasowita and later at Ananda College, Colombo, then at the Ceylon Technical College. Mr. Dayaratne obtained his MIEE from the Brighton College of Technology, England. Rukman Senanayake A grandson of the first Prime Minister of Independent Sri Lanka, D.S. Senanayake, entered politics contesting the Dedigama by-election in 1973 with the demise of the former Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake, one of his uncles. Then he represented Polonnaruwa district at the 11th Parliament which was dissolved on October 10, this year. A.R.M.A. Cader A businessman by profession he took to active politics in 1960, he became a member of the Ganga Ihala Village Council in 1965. He was a Provincial Minister in the Central Province and was a member of same prior to enter Parliament. Minister Cader is an old boy of St. Mary's College, Nawalapitiya. Bandula Gunawardane Educated at Mawalgama Roman Catholic School, Rajasinghe Madya Maha Vidyalaya Hanwella and Lumbini Vidyalaya, Colombo he was graduated from Jayawardenepura University from Business Administration. An economist, teacher, film producer turned politician he first entered parliament in 1989 from the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna. He was defeated at the 1994 election and returned to parliament at the 2000 parliament election from the PA. He is a author of 35 books on Economics and Business Studies. He was the first PA rebel to sit in the Opposition ranks which paved way for the dissolution of 11th parliament. MP's List Colombo District UNP -12 seats Ranil Wickremesinghe PA - 07 seats A.H.M. Fowzie JVP -02 seats Sunil Handunneththi Kalutara District UNP -05 seats Mahinda Samarasinghe PA -04 seats Ratnasiri Wickremenayake JVP - 01 seat Nandana Gunathileke Gampaha District UNP - 09 seats Karu Jayasuriya PA - 07 seats Anura Bandaranaike JVP - 02 seats Wijitha Herath UNP -07 seats Keheliya Rambukwella PA - 04 seats Anuruddha Ratwatte JVP - 01 seat Dimuthu Bandara Abeykoon Nuwara Eliya District UNP - 05 seats Arumagam Thondaman C.B. Ratnayake Matale District UNP - 03 seats Alick Aluvihare PA - 02 seats Janaka Bandara Tennakoon Matara District UNP - 04 seats Mahinda Wijesekera PA - 03 seats Mangala Samaraweera JVP - 01 seat Jinadasa Kithulegoda UNP - 05 seats Vajira Abeywardhane PA - 04 seats Amarasiri Dodangoda JVP - 01 seat Chandrasena Wijesinghe Hambantota District Sajith Premadasa PA - 02 seats Mahinda Rajapakse Puttalam District UNP - 04 seats Palitha Range Bandara PA - 03 seats D.M. Dasanayake UNP - 08 seats Gamini Jayawickrema Perera PA - 06 seats S.B. Navinna JVP - 01 seat Bimal Ratnayake Anuradhapura District UNP - 04 seats P. Harrison JVP - 01 seat K.D. Lal Kantha Polonnaruwa District UNP -03 seats Earl Gunasekera PA - 02 seats Maithreepala Sirisena Badulla District UNP - 05 seats W.J.M. Lokubandara PA - 03 seats Nimal Siripala de Silva Moneragala District UNP - 02 seats Ranjith Maddumabandara PA - 03 seats Jagath Pushpakumara Kegalle District UNP - 5 seats Rukman Senanayake PA - 03 seats Mahipala Herath JVP -01 seat Gamini Ratnayake Ratnapura District UNP -05 seats Gamini Athukorale PA - 04 seats Pavithra Wanniarachchi JVP - 01 seat Achala Suranga Jagoda Trincomalee District UNP -02 seats Maharoof Mohammed TULF - 01 seat R. Sampanthan PA - 01 seat M.K.A.S. Gunawardena Batticaloa District TULF - 03 seats Thambirasa Thangavadiveli SLMC - 01 seat Mohideen Abdul Cader PA - 01 seat M.L.A.M. Hisbullah Digamadulla District SLMC - 03 seats M.H.M. Athaullah PA - 02 seats Ferial Ashraff UNP - 01 seat P. Dayaratne TULF - 01 seat ChandrasenaAriyanayagam Jaffna District TULF - 06 seats V. Anandasangaree EPDP - 02 seats Douglas Devananda UNP - 01 seat T. Maheshwaran Vanni District TULF - 03 seats Selvan Adikkalanathan UNP - 02 seats Noordeen Mashoor DPLF - 01 seat Thurailingam Siththarthan National List MPs UNP - 13 seats K.N. Choksy PA - 11 seats D.M. Jayaratne JVP - 3 seats Anura Dissanayake SLMC - 1 seat A.A.M. Bawa TULF - 1 seat Murugesu Sivasithambaram |
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