Honorific-Prefix: | Hon. |
Monty Gopallawa | |
Order: | 7th |
Office: | Governor of Central Province |
Term Start: | 27 June 2002 |
Term End: | 26 September 2005 |
Predecessor: | Kiri Banda Ratnayake |
Successor: | Jagath Balasuriya (as acting Governor) |
Office1: | Minister of Cultural Affairs |
Term Start1: | 2000  |
Term End1: |  2001 |
President1: | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
Predecessor1: | Lakshman Jayakody |
Successor1: | Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena |
Constituency Mp3: | Matale District |
Parliament3: | Sri Lanka |
Term Start3: | 1994  |
Term End3: |  2001 |
Constituency Mp4: | Laggala District |
Parliament4: | Sri Lanka |
Term Start4: | 1970  |
Term End4: |  1977 |
Predecessor4: | P. G. Muthubanda |
Successor4: | J. G. Wijeratne Banda |
Birth Date: | 16 January 1941 |
Birth Place: | British Ceylon |
Education: | S. Thomas' Preparatory School University of Ceylon[1] |
Death Place: | Colombo |
Party: | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Spouse: | Nimal Gopallawa (née Kobbekaduwa) |
Parents: | William Gopallawa (father) |
Children: | 2 |
Moithra Cuda Banda Gopallawa (16 January 1941 - 26 September 2005) (known as Monty Gopallawa) was a Sri Lankan politician.[2] Gopallawa was the son of William Gopallawa who served as Governor-General of Ceylon and President of Sri Lanka. Gopallawa was a member of Sri Lanka's parliament. He served as deputy Minister of Labour from 1994 to 1997, deputy minister of public works from 1997 to 2000, and as cabinet minister of cultural affairs from 2000 to 2001. He lost his parliamentary seat in the 2001 general election. In 2002, he became the governor of Central Province, Sri Lanka and served in that position until his death. He died at a hospital in Colombo during treatment for an illness.