Sarath Chandrasiri Mayadunne Explained

Sarath Chandrasiri Mayadunne
Native Name:Sinhala; Sinhalese: සරත් චන්ද්‍රසිරි මායාදුන්නේ
Order1:36th
Office1:Auditor General of Sri Lanka
Term Start1:13 August 2000
Term End1:23 October 2006
Predecessor1:S. M. Sabry
Successor1:P. A. Pematilaka
Constituency Mp2:the National List
Parliament2:Sri Lankan
Term Start2:1 September 2015
Term End2:3 September 2015
Successor2:Bimal Rathnayaka
Nationality:Sri Lankan
Party:Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Alma Mater:University of Ceylon

Sarath Chandrasiri Mayadunne (Sinhala; Sinhalese: සරත් චන්ද්‍රසිරි මායාදුන්නේ) is Sri Lankan civil servant and politician. He was the 36th Auditor General of Sri Lanka and was appointed to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 2015.[1]

Mayadunne attended Kegalu Vidyalaya.[2] Graduating from University of Ceylon, Peradeniya with a Bachelor of Commerce in 1970, he became a Chartered Accountant. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Comprehensive Auditing Foundation.[3]

Joining the Auditor-General's Department, he was appointed Auditor General on 13 August 2000, succeeding S. M. Sabry, and held the office until his retirement from public service on 23 October 2006. He was succeeded by P. A. Pematilaka.[4]

He was listed by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna as a national list candidate at the 2015 general election.[5] Following the election Mayadunne was appointed to Parliament as a national list Member of Parliament taking oaths on 1 September 2015, however he resigned two days later on 3 September 2015.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dailymirror.lk/85817/mayadunne-to-resign-today Mayadunne to resign today
  2. Web site: Kegalu Vidyalaya. 20 March 2016.
  3. http://www.pdn.ac.lk/puawd/index.php?option=com_registration&task=detail&id=84858 Alumni Directory
  4. Web site: Former Auditor Generals. auditorgeneral.gov.lk. 13 December 2013.
  5. http://www.asianmirror.lk/news/item/10027-former-auditor-general-mayadunne-leads-jvp-national-list Former Auditor General Mayadunne Leads JVP National List