Ananda Kularatne

Kadukannage Ananda Kularatne is a Sri Lankan politician. He was the Minister of State for Highways from 1989 to 1993 and the Minister of Southern Region Development from 2001 until 2004.

Hon.

Ananda Kularatne
Minister of Southern Region Development
In office
2001–2004
Minister for Highways
In office
1989–1993
Member of Parliament
for Hambantota
In office
1983–2004
Personal details
Born
Kadukannage Ananda Kularatne
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party
Alma materMahinda College, Aquinas College, Borella[1]
OccupationPolitics

Ananda Kularatne was first elected to parliament following a 1983 by-election in the Hambantota Electoral District however that decision was overturned following an election petition by Nirupama Rajapaksa. That necessitated another by-election which was held in September 1985 where Kularatne was again successful, defeating Chamal Rajapaksa by the slim margin of 1,300 votes.[2]

At the 1989 parliamentary election Kularatne was re-elected.[3] In February 1989 he was appointed the Minister of State for Highways in the Premadasa cabinet.[4] He was re-elected in 1994, 2000 and 2001, at which time he was appointed Minister of Southern Region Development in December 2001, as part of the Kumaratunga cabinet.[5][6] Kularatne failed to gain a seat at the 2004 parliamentary elections.

References
  1. "Cabinet of Ministers - a Profile". Daily News. 19 December 2001. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. "Rajapaksa patriarch and ex-police inspector set to police Parliament". Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1989" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  4. de Silva, W. P. P.; Ferdinando, T. C. L. 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka (PDF). Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. pp. 211–212. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-23.
  5. "New Ministers". Daily News. 13 December 2001. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012.
  6. "Wickremesinghe appoints cabinet of 25". TamilNet. 12 December 2001.
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