Yadamini Gunawardena

Yadamini Narodhama Rupasinghe Gunawardena is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.[1]

Hon.

Yadamini Gunawardena

MP
යදාමිණී ගුණවර්ධන
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Assumed office
2020
ConstituencyNational List
Personal details
Born
Yadamini Narodhama Rupasinghe Gunawardena
Political partyMahajana Eksath Peramuna
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Superior
University of Wales

Gunawardena is the son of Dinesh Gunawardena and grandson of Philip Gunawardena, both government ministers.[2][3] He is also the grandson of MP Kusumasiri Gunawardena.[4] He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Superior (2003) and the University of Wales (2013).[5]

Gunawardena is deputy leader of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna.[6] 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.[7][8][9]

References
  1. "Directory of Members: Yadamini Gunawardena". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  2. "All in the family – father and son duos". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. Kirinde, Chandani (8 August 2020). "New Parliament composition a 'not-so-strange' mix". Daily FT. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. "Dinesh Turns Three-Score". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. "Classmates" (PDF). University of Wisconsin–Superior. Superior, U.S.A.: Superior Alumni. 2014–15. p. 27. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. "MEP Moneragala District conference today". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  7. "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.
  8. "SLPP National List goes to EC". Daily FT. Colombo, Sri Lanak. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  9. "SLPP releases National list". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.


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