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Gayantha Karunathilaka

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Gayantha Karunathilaka
ගයන්ත කරුණාතිලක
கயந்த கருணாதிலக
Minister of Media
Assumed office
12 January 2015
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byKeheliya Rambukwella
Chief Government Whip
Assumed office
20 January 2015
Preceded byDinesh Gunawardena
Member of Parliament
for Galle District
Assumed office
2000
Personal details
Born21 August 1962
NationalitySri Lanka Sri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party
Other political
affiliations
United National Front
Alma materRoyal College, Colombo
OccupationPolitics

Lokugamage Gayantha Ganadesha Karunatileka, MP (born 21 August 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the Cabinet Minister of Media, Chief Government Whip and Member of Parliament. A member of the United National Party (UNP), he is the UNP Media Secretary and act as the cabinet spokesman of the government.[1]

He was educated at Royal College Colombo.[2] He is the nephew of Rupa Karunathilake.[3]

  1. ^ Minister Karunathilaka invites journalists in exile to return
  2. ^ Royal College honours old Royalists in Parliament
  3. ^ "Family jewels on parade in new parliament". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 23 August 2015.