| Honorific-Prefix: | Hon. |
| Bandula Gunawardana | |
| Native Name: | බන්දුල ගුණවර්ධන பந்துல குணவர்தனே |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
| Office: | Minister of Transport and Highways |
| Term Start: | 23 May 2022 |
| President: | Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Primeminister: | Ranil Wickremesinghe Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Predecessor: | Dilum Amunugama[1] Kanaka Herath[2] |
| Office1: | Minister of Mass Media |
| Term Start1: | 23 May 2022 |
| President1: | Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Primeminister1: | Ranil Wickremesinghe Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Predecessor1: | Nalaka Godahewa |
| Term Start2: | 17 January 2020 |
| Term End2: | 12 August 2020 |
| President2: | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Primeminister2: | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Predecessor2: | Mangala Samaraweera |
| Successor2: | Keheliya Rambukwella |
| Order3: | Minister of Trade |
| Term Start3: | 12 August 2020 |
| Term End3: | 18 April 2022 |
| President3: | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Primeminister3: | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Predecessor3: | Dullas Alahapperuma |
| Successor3: | Shehan Semasinghe |
| Term Start4: | 28 January 2007 |
| Term End4: | 23 April 2010 |
| President4: | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Primeminister4: | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Predecessor4: | Jeyaraj Fernandopulle |
| Office5: | Minister of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation |
| Term Start5: | 22 November 2019 |
| Term End5: | 12 August 2020 |
| President5: | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Primeminister5: | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Predecessor5: | Rauff Hakeem |
| Successor5: | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Office6: | Minister of Information and Communication Technology |
| Term Start6: | 22 November 2019 |
| Term End6: | 17 January 2020 |
| President6: | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Primeminister6: | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Office7: | Minister of Education |
| President7: | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Primeminister7: | D. M. Jayaratne |
| Term Start7: | 23 April 2010 |
| Term End7: | 12 January 2015 |
| Office8: | Minister of Rural Economy |
| President8: | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Primeminister8: | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Term Start8: | 12 December 2001 |
| Term End8: | 2 April 2004 |
| Office9: | Deputy Minister of Finance |
| President9: | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Primeminister9: | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Term Start9: | 2001 |
| Term End9: | 2004 |
| Constituency Mp10: | Colombo District |
| Parliament10: | Sri Lanka |
| Term Start10: | 2000 |
| Term Start11: | 1989 |
| Term End11: | 1994 |
| Birth Date: | 15 March 1953 |
| Nationality: | Sri Lankan |
| Party: | Sri Lanka Freedom Party (2007 - Present) United National Party (2001- 2007) Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (1989 - 2001) |
| Otherparty: | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (2019 - Present) United People's Freedom Alliance (2007 - 2019) United National Front (2001- 2007) People's Alliance (Sri Lanka) (2000 - 2001) |
| Residence: | 142 Jaugasmulla Mw, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka. |
Sumithra Arachchige Don Bandula Chandrasiri Gunawardane (born 15 March 1953[3]) is a Sri Lankan politician, teacher, and film producer, who is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka for Colombo District, and a former government minister.
He was born in Mabula village, in Avisasalwella Electorate, Colombo District, Sri Lanka. His primary education was at Roman Catholic School in Mabula and for secondary education he entered Rajasinghe Central College. He entered Lumbini College for his Advanced Level studies and entered University of Sri Jayewardenepura after passing A/Ls in commerce stream.
He was a tutor in the city which he started as a hobby while he was still in the university. He successfully contested the 1989 parliamentary election as a candidate for the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna party, and entered parliament. He was defeated in the subsequent 1994 parliamentary election.
Gunawardena was the producer of the film, Suddilage Kathaawa, which won Sarasaviya Awards.
He is married and has four children: a son, Sahan, and three daughters. In 2021, his daughter Randula was appointed Third Secretary to the Sri Lankan Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.[4]