Yadamini Gunawardena
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affiliationsSri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Yadamini Gunawardena | |
|---|---|
| යදාමිණී ගුණවර්ධන யாதமினி குணவர்த்தன | |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 20 August 2020 – 24 September 2024 | |
| Constituency | National List |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yadamini Narodhama Rupasinghe Gunawardena |
| Party | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Superior University of Wales |
Yadamini Narodhama Rupasinghe Gunawardena is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.[1]
Gunawardena is the son of former prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena, and the grandson of Philip Gunawardena, cofounder of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party.[2][3] His grandmother Kusumasiri Gunawardena was the second elected female Member of Parliament in Sri Lanka.[4][5] He completed primary and secondary education at Royal College Colombo.[6] He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Superior (2003) and the University of Wales (2013).[7]
Gunawardena is the deputy leader and deputy secretary of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna.[8][9] 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.[10][11][12]
Gunawardena is married to former UPFA Western province councillor Samanmali Sakalasuriya.[13]
