C. V. Gunaratne
Hon. C. V. Gunaratne | |
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සී. වී. ගුණරත්න | |
Minister of Industrial Development | |
In office 1994 [1][2] – 2000 | |
President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
Member of Parliament for Colombo District | |
In office 1989–2000 | |
Personal details | |
Died | (2000-06-07)June 7, 2000 Rathmalana, Sri Lanka |
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Alma mater | Royal College, Colombo |
Clement Victor Gunaratne (Sinhala: ක්ලෙමෙන්ට් වික්ටර් ගුණරත්න) was Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Industries Development. He and his wife along with 20 others[3] were killed by a suicide bomber of the LTTE organization on 7 June 2000.[4][5][6][7][8]
He was educated at the Royal College, Colombo where was captain of the rugby team. His father was Major L. V. Gooneratne, ED, CCC the first Mayor of Dehiwala - Mt Lavinia[9][10] He entered politics as a member of the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council in which he was Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka Freedom Party). He was chosen as a Central Committee Member of the SLFP in early 1970s and was elected to parliament in the parliamentary general election held in 1989.
See also
- Notable assassinations of the Sri Lankan Civil War
- List of attacks attributed to the LTTE
- Sri Lankan Civil War
References
- ^ "The New Cabinet" (PDF). Tamil Times. XIII (8): 4. 15 August 1994. ISSN 0266-4488.
- ^ "The Cabinet" (PDF). The Sri Lanka Monitor (79): 2. August 1994.
- ^ Narayana, Nagesh (16 January 2008). Gardner, Simon (ed.). "CHRONOLOGY-Attacks blamed on Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers". Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Sri Lankan Minister Killed in Suicide Bomb Attack". China: People's Daily. 8 June 2000. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Protecting Parliamentarians A Dire Necessity
- ^ Reuters AlertNet - CHRONOLOGY-Attacks blamed on Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers
- ^ Failed Attempt: Suicide Attack or Peace Process?
- ^ The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism, ROBERT A. PAPE The University of Chicago, American Political Science Review Vol. 97, No. 3 August 2003, Page No 16
- ^ Monument in honour of old Royalists who have made the supreme sacrifice
- ^ "Northerners receive new lease of life". Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
External links
- Nation bids farewell to the late minister and his wife
- Sri Lankan Minister Killed in Suicide Bomb Attack
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- (1989 – 1994): Lalith Athulathmudali (Until 1993)
- Sirisena Cooray
- Stanley Tillekeratne
- Dinesh Gunawardena
- Jinadasa Niyathapala
- C. V. Gunaratne
- Bandula Gunawardane
- Dickson Sarathchandra Dela
- Gamini Lokuge
- M. H. Mohamed
- Tyronne Fernando
- Premaratne Gunasekera
- Vincent Perera
- Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi
- Kingsley Wickramaratne
- Nimal Siripala de Silva
- Sunethra Ranasinghe
- M. S. Sellasamy
- Mohamed Jabir Abdul Cader
- Nimal Ransiri Peiris
- (1994 – 2000): Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Srimani Athulathmudali
- C. V. Gunaratne (Until 2000)
- Nimal Siripala de Silva
- Ossie Abeygunasekera (Until 1994)
- Replaced by P. P. Devaraj
- Jeewan Kumaranatunga
- Kingsley Wickramaratne
- A. H. M. Fowzie
- Nawalaage Benet Cooray
- Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra
- Susil Moonesinghe
- Indika Gunawardena
- Amal Senalankadikara
- Bernard Soysa
- Gamini Lokuge
- Karunasena Kodituwakku
- M. H. Mohamed
- Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi (Until 1994)
- Replaced by R. Yogarajan
- Tyronne Fernando
- Gunasekara Premaratne
- (2000 – 2001): Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Ravi Karunanayake
- G. L. Peiris
- Dinesh Gunawardena
- A. H. M. Fowzie
- Jeewan Kumaranatunga
- Bandula Gunawardane
- Indika Gunawardena
- Mohamed Mahroof
- Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra
- Chandana Kathriarachchci
- Karunasena Kodituwakku
- Gamini Lokuge
- M. H. Mohamed
- Lilantha Perera
- Tyronne Fernando
- Jayantha Ketagoda
- Samson Silva
- Wimal Weerawansa
- Nimal Fernando
- (2001 – 2004): Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Milinda Moragoda
- Ravi Karunanayake
- A. H. M. Fowzie
- Arjuna Ranatunga
- Susil Premajayantha
- Dinesh Gunawardena
- Mohamed Mahroof
- Karunasena Kodituwakku
- Jeewan Kumaranatunga
- Gamini Lokuge
- Bandula Gunawardane
- M. H. Mohamed
- Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra
- Chandana Kathriarachchci
- Mano Ganesan
- Jayantha Ketagoda
- Tyronne Fernando
- Lilantha Perera
- Wimal Weerawansa
- Sunil Handunnetti
- (2004 – 2010): Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Wimal Weerawansa
- Sunil Handunnetti
- Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi
- Susil Premajayantha
- Milinda Moragoda
- Dinesh Gunawardena
- Arjuna Ranatunga
- Ravi Karunanayake
- M. H. Mohamed
- T. Maheswaran (Until 2008)
- Replaced by Mohamed Rajabdeen
- Bandula Gunawardane
- Mohamed Mahroof
- Gamini Lokuge
- Jeewan Kumaranatunga
- Mano Ganesan
- A. H. M. Fowzie
- Uduwe Dhammaloka
- Kotapola Amarakitti
- Kataluwe Ratanasiya (Until 2004)
- Replaced by Akmeemana Dayarathana
- (2010 – 2015): Wimal Weerawansa
- Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Duminda Silva
- Champika Ranawaka
- Dinesh Gunawardena
- Sarath Fonseka (Until 2010)
- Replaced by Jayantha Ketagoda (From 2011)
- Sunil Handunnetti
- Ravi Karunanayake
- Mohan Lal Grero
- Rosy Senanayake
- Bandula Gunawardane
- Thilanga Sumathipala
- Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe
- Susil Premajayantha
- Sujeewa Senasinghe
- A. H. M. Fowzie
- Jeewan Kumaranatunga
- Gamini Lokuge
- Praba Ganesan
- (2015 – Present): Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Wimal Weerawansa
- Udaya Gammanpila
- Susil Premajayantha
- Dinesh Gunawardena
- Sujeewa Senasinghe
- Harsha de Silva
- Ravi Karunanayake
- Champika Ranawaka
- Bandula Gunawardane
- Saidulla Marikkar
- Mujibur Rahman
- Eran Wickramaratne
- Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe
- Hirunika Premachandra
- Mano Ganesan
- Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Mohan Lal Grero
- Gamini Lokuge
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