Bennet Gunasekera Explained

Senerath Gunesekera Vidaneralalage Bennet Dias Gunasekera (27 December 1919 – October 2002) was a Sri Lankan businessman. He founded the Beligala Coconut Products (Pvt) Ltd, one of the largest coconut oil manufacturers on the island.[1] He was elected from the Minuwangoda electorate from the United National Party to the House of Representatives defeating M. P. de Zoysa Siriwardena in the 1977 general elections.[2] His son Mahen Gunasekera was a Member of Parliament and a Government Minister.

Notes and References

  1. https://cocobana.lk/about-us/ About Us
  2. Web site: Hon. Gunasekera, Senerath Gunesekera Vidaneralalage Bennet Dias, M.P. . parliament.lk . . 9 December 2019.