Gevindu Kumaratunga | |
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ගෙවිඳු කුමාරතුංග கெவிந்து குமாரதுங்க | |
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed office 20 August 2020 | |
Constituency | National List |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 December 1964 |
Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Alma mater | Royal College,Colombo |
Gevindu Kumaratunga (born 30 November 1964) is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament. [1]
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]
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