H.C. Goonewardene

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H. C. Goonewardene, CCS was a Sri Lankan civil servant. He was the former Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Home Affairs.[1]

He was educated at Royal College, Colombo and University College, Colombo and entered the Ceylon Civil Service. Thereafter he served as Land Commissioner and Government Agent of several areas including Batticaloa.[2][3]

His brother C. T. Goonewardene was the Surveyor General.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sinhalese Politicians Oppose Devolution For Fear of Losing Power and Control
  2. ^ Credibity of a public servant
  3. ^ "Sarath Amunugama". Archived from the original on 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  4. ^ Caste and Family Politics Sinhalese 1947-1976