Upali Gunaratne

Kalupathirannehage Don Upali Gunaratne (born 10 March 1954) is a Sri Lankan politician and the chief organiser[1] of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in the Dompe electorate. He is a senior councilman on the Western Province Council[2][3] and was a member of Parliament.[4]

Hon.

Upali Gunaratne

MP
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament
for Gampaha District
In office
1994–2000
Personal details
Born
Kalupathirannehage Don Upali Gunaratne

(1954-03-10) 10 March 1954
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
Children2
Alma materS. Thomas' College, Gurutalawa

In 1985, Gunaratne became one of the youngest members of Sri Lanka Freedom Party’s Executive Committee under the patronage of Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike. At the 10th parliamentary election, held on 16 August 1994, he was elected as a Member of Parliament from Gampaha District. Gunaratne polled 55,328 votes (6.17% of the total vote).[5]

Gunaratne served as chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, chairman of the Co-operative Wholesale Establishment[6] and chairman of the National Savings Bank.[7][8]

He is an old boy of S. Thomas’ College, Gurutalawa.[9]

References
  1. "Minister Sajith Premadasa says, his objective is to bring about DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL, whilst education, agriculture, irrigation, industries and 'the youth' are of top priority". Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Hon. Members of the Provincial Councils Western Province" (PDF). Western province Council. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. Perera, Chaminda (28 April 2009). "Prasanna Ranatunga tops WPC preference votes". The Daily News. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. "Gunaratne, Kalupathirannehelage Don Upali, MP". Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. "Parliamentary General Election -1994" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  6. Jansz, Frederica (21 November 2004). "Upali damns Jeyaraj". The Sunday leader. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  7. "UPFA hands in nominations". Campaign for Free & Fair Election. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  8. Galagoda, Surekha (28 September 2008). "Funds flowing from savings to FDs affects profits - NSB chairman". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  9. (PDF) http://stcg62group.org/PDF/News_of_Old_Boys.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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