Monty Gopallawa Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Fernando . Laksiri . What Was Wrong At Peradeniya? A Critical View . 18 May 2024 . Colombo Telegraph . Colombo Telegraph . 30 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Role model for politicians . . 22 September 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101017111941/http://www.dailynews.lk/2010/09/22/fea01.asp . 17 October 2010.