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Nanda Gunasinghe
Member of Parliament
for Galle District
In office
August 1994 – December 2001
Succeeded byChandima Weerakkody
Personal details
Born
Nanda Gunasinghe
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
Alma materVidyaloka College
ProfessionTeacher

Nanda Gunasinghe was a Sri Lankan politician.[1] A member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Gunasinghe represented the Sri Lankan parliament for Galle district from 1994 to 2001. Gunasinghe later entered the Southern Provincial Council as a Provincial Councillor. He also served as the Chairman of the Dhakshina Sanwardena Adhikariya (Southern Development Authority) and as a Director of the Water Board.[2]

Formerly a school teacher who joined the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in 1990, he subsequently became the chief organiser of the Habaraduwa electorate.[2] Gunasinghe had his education at Vidyaloka College, Galle. He died on March 2, 2006 at the age of 62. His son Thisara Gunasinghe is also involved in politics.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Politicians’ children, actresses in the fray, Ranil Wijayapala, Sunday Observer
  2. ^ a b Death of Nanda Gunasinghe, Daily News