E. L. B. Hurulle
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The Honourable Deshamanya Edwin Hurulle MP |
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| එඩ්වින් හුරුල්ලේ | |
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| 3rd Governor of North Central Province | |
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In office 11 May 1994 – September 1994 |
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| President | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
| Preceded by | E. L. Senanayake |
| Succeeded by | Maithripala Senanayake |
| Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Australia | |
| 1st Governor of Central Province | |
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In office June 1988 – 1 February 1990 |
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| President |
J. R. Jayewardene Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | P. C. Imbulana |
| Minister of Cultural Affairs | |
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In office 23 July 1977 – 1989 |
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| President | J. R. Jayewardene |
| Prime Minister | J. R. Jayewardene |
| Succeeded by | W. J. M. Lokubandara |
| Minister of Communications | |
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In office March 1965 – 31 May 1970 |
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| Prime Minister | Dudley Senanayake |
| Succeeded by | Leslie Goonewardena |
| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Horawupotana |
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In office 1977–1988 |
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| Preceded by | T.B. Herath |
| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
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In office 1956–1970 |
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| Preceded by | T.B. Poholiyadde |
| Succeeded by | T.B. Herath |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1919 British Ceylon |
| Died | 6 April 2009 (aged 90) Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Malinee Hurulle (née Galagoda) |
| Children | Maya, Deepthi, Themiya, Vajira, Kanishka |
| Alma mater |
St. Patrick's College, Jaffna Trinity College, Kandy |
| Occupation | Politics, Diplomat |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Deshamanya Edwin Loku Bandara Hurulle (Sinhala: එඩ්වින් ලොකු බණඩාර හුරුල්ලේ) (19 January 1919 – 6 April 2009) (known as E. L. B. Hurulle) was a Sri Lankan Member of Parliament, diplomat and Provincial Governor who served as Cabinet Minister of Communications in Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake's Government and Cabinet Minister of Cultural Affairs under President J. R. Jayewardene's Government. He was also Sri Lanka High Commissioner to Australia, Governor, Central Province and North Central Province.
He was the first child of Tikiri Bandara Hurulle and Alice Bulankulame. His paternal grandfather Henarath Bandara Hurulle had been Rate Mahatmaya of Hurulupalatha in Anuradhapura District. It had been Punchi Bandara Hurulle, the father of Henarath Bandara Hurulle, who had made the move from their original home close to the dam of the Hurulu Weva to Morakewa in Horowpotana. Punchi Bandara Hurulle had built his Walauwa by the Morakewa Reservoir. Subsequently, a palatial two-storeyed Walawwa built by Henarath Bandara Hurulle around 1900 A.D. between the Morakewa Weva and the Anuradhapura - Trincomalee Main Road. This was the building set ablaze by the JVP during the insurgency in 1988.
Henarath Banda Hurulle had married Maningamuwe Weragama Kumarihamy. Edwin’s full name was Illangasinghe Kalukumara Rajakaruna Edwin Loku Bandara Hurulle. Edwin’s maternal grandfather was Loku Bandara Bulankulame Dissava, who was the Atamasthana Nilame (chief lay custodian of Atamasthana) in Anuradhapura.
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