Harindra Dunuwille Explained

Harindra Dunuwille
Order1:Mayor of Kandy
Term Start1:1997
Term End1:2002
Predecessor1:Don Edmund Pathirane
Successor1:Kesera Senanayake
Constituency Mp2:Kandy District
Parliament2:Sri Lankan
Term Start2:1989
Term End2:1994
Birth Name:Tikiribanda Harindranatha Dunuwille
Birth Date:29 September 1946[1]
Nationality:Sri Lankan
Party:United National Party
Relations:B. H. Dunuwille (father)
Profession:Lawyer

Tikiribanda Harindranatha "Harindra" Dunuwille (born 29 September 1946) is a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. He was a former member of parliament (1989 - 1994), former Deputy Minister of State for Constitutional Affairs (1989 - 93), and Mayor of Kandy (1997 - 2002).[2] [3]

Born to a prominent family in Kandy, Dunuwille was educated at Trinity College, Kandy and Ceylon Law College. A keen sportsmen he won the coveted Trinity Lion in 1966 and was also the president of the Students Union at the Ceylon Law College.

Starting a successful legal practice in Kandy, he went on to become the president of the Kandy Bar Association and the vice-president of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka.

He entered politics in the 1980s and was elected to the Kandy Municipal Council and served as the mayor of Kandy for two consecutive terms. From 1989 to 1994 he was a Member of Parliament and served as the Deputy Minister of State forConstitutional Affairs.

He is a cousin of the actress Iranganie Serasinghe.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hon. Dunuwille, Tikiribanda Harindranath, M.P.. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Directory of Past Members. 30 May 2017.
  2. Web site: US Ambassador Visits Kandy. Kandy news. Kandy Events. Shirley. Jayawardane. February 2007. 30 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Dunuwille Mulls a Return to Politics While Neranjan Considers a Bid to Become DN Again. Lanka News Web. 29 March 2015. 30 May 2017.