M. K. A. D. S. Gunawardana
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The Honourable M. K. A. D. S. Gunawardana MP MPC |
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Gunawardana in May 2014
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| Minister of Lands | |
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In office 12 January 2015 – 19 January 2016 |
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| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Janaka Bandara Tennakoon |
| Succeeded by | John Amaratunga |
| Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs | |
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In office 22 November 2010 – 21 November 2014 |
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| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | D. M. Jayaratne |
| Succeeded by | Tissa Karalliyadde |
| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for National List |
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In office 2015 – 19 January 2016 |
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| Succeeded by | Sarath Fonseka |
| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Trincomalee District |
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In office 2010 – 26 June 2015 |
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In office 2000 – 7 February 2004 |
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In office 1989 – 24 June 1994 |
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| Member of the Eastern Provincial Council for Trincomalee District | |
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In office 2008–2010 |
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| Succeeded by | N. G. Hewawitharana |
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| Born | 6 March 1947 |
| Died | 19 January 2016 (aged 68) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Democratic National Movement |
| Other political affiliations |
United National Front for Good Governance |
| Religion | Buddhist |
| Ethnicity | Sinhalese |
Munasinghe Kariyawasam Appuhamilage Don Somadasa Gunawardana (6 March 1947 – 19 January 2016) was a Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament and government minister.
Gunawardana was born 6 March 1947. He was educated at Doranagoda Maha Vidyalaya. After completing his GCE Ordinary Level education he obtained a certificate in agriculture.
Gunawardana was an overseer at the Land Commissioner's Department from 1966 to 1968 when he joined the police as a constable. He was a police investigator between 1974 and 1984. He had reached the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police by the time he retired. During the second JVP insurrection Gunawardana was arrested for "anti-government activities" and detained between September 1987 and May 1988.
Gunawardana joined the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and in 1982 became active in politics. He was the SLFP's organiser for the Seruvila electorate. He contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the SLFP's candidates in Trincomalee District. He was elected and entered Parliament. In 1993 the SLFP and United Socialist Alliance formed the People's Alliance (PA). Gunawardana was one of the PA's candidates in Trincomalee District at the 1994 parliamentary election but the PA failed to win any seats in the district. Gunawardana organised illegal colonisation in the Kantalai area. Gunawardana was one of the PA's candidates in Trincomalee District at the 2000 parliamentary election. He was elected and re-entered Parliament. He was re-elected at the 2001 parliamentary election.
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