Honourable Susantha Punchinilame MP |
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Minister of Small Holder Development | |
In office 2001–2004 |
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Deputy Minister of Public Estate Management & Development | |
In office 2007–2010 |
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Deputy Minister of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development | |
In office 2010 – 12 January 2015 |
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Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Trincomalee District |
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Assumed office 8 April 2010 |
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Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Ratnapura District |
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In office 16 August 1994 – 9 February 2010 |
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Personal details | |
Born | April 6, 1961 |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party |
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party |
Other political affiliations |
United People's Freedom Alliance |
Residence | C42 Summit Flats, Keppetipola Mawatha, Colombo 05 |
Religion | Buddhist |
Galgamuwa Vidanalage Susantha Punchinilame is a Sri Lankan politician, originally from Ratnapura and the son of late G.V Punchinilame. He is a politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister. He was the main suspect in the murder of Nalanda Ellawala, a young minister of parliament who was killed during a shootout between supporters belonging to the United National Party and the People’s Alliance in the Kuruwita area on 11 February 1997. However, Punchinilame has been cleared of all charges and was subsequently released on 18 December 2013.