Harindra Corea
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The Honourable Harindra Corea MP |
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| Minister of State for Ports and Telecommunication | |
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In office 30 March 1990 – 16 August 1994 |
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| President |
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Prime Minister |
Ranil Wickremesinghe Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
| Minister of State for Ports and Telecommunication | |
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In office 18 February 1989 – 28 March 1990 |
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| President | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Prime Minister | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 2000–2001 |
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| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Deputy Minister of Public Administration | |
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In office 1980–1989 |
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| President | J. R. Jayewardene |
| Prime Minister | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Chilaw |
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In office 1977–1988 |
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| Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 March 1936 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 21 October 2005 (aged 69) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Other political affiliations |
People's Alliance |
| Spouse(s) | Rochelle Corea |
| Children | Sheonie, Harindrini |
| Parents | Claude Corea, Lylie Corea |
| Alma mater | S. Thomas College, Preparatory School, Bandarawela, St Paul's School, London, University of Oxford |
| Occupation | politician |
| Profession | Attorney at Law |
| Religion | Christian |
Harindra Jayantha Corea (4 March 1936 - 21 October 2005) was a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament, who represented Chilaw. He was member of the United National Party of Sri Lanka. His parents were Sir Claude Corea who was renowned politician and diplomat and Lady Karmini Corea. Sir Claude was Minister of Labour in the State Council of Ceylon led by DS Senanayake, and was appointed the first ever Representative of Ceylon to the UK (before Independence) and was also Ceylon's first Ambassador in the United States. Harindra Corea was the brother of Nihal Corea and Chandra Corea. The family home was situated in Alfred House Gardens in Colombo.
Corea grew up in the UK and attended St Paul's School, London. He went on to study Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) at the University of Oxford. He was then called to the Bar by the Honorable Society of the Inner Temple.
He won the Chilaw seat in the 1977 General Elections on the UNP ticket, following in the footsteps of his uncle, Srikuradas Charles Shirley Corea who won the parliamentary seat of Chilaw in 1952.
Corea was appointed Minister of Telecommunications by President Ranasinghe Premadasa in the 1990s. After a disagreement with the UNP he crossed over to the People's Alliance Government under President Chandrika Kumaratunga in 2000. The Sunday Times of Sri Lanka noted 'the parliamentary debate on the draft constitution saw cross-overs from Dixon J. Perera, Harindra Corea and Mervyn Silva. He was selected as a People's Alliance national list candidate.
Harindra Corea was appointed Deputy Foreign Minister by President Chandrika Kumaratunga and travelled around the world representing Sri Lanka. Among the many duties undertaken as Deputy Foreign Minister, he opened the office of the Hony. Consulate General for Cyprus in Colombo, Sri Lanka in December 2000.
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