Jayasundara Mudiyanselage Ananda Kumarasiri (born 25 March 1954) is a member of the

United National Party The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP ( si, එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, translit=Eksath Jāthika Pakshaya, ta, ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி, translit=Aikkiya Tēciyak Kaṭci), ...

and served as

Deputy speaker and chairman of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka The deputy speaker and chairman of committees is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (and its predecessors the National State Assembly, the House of Representatives and the State Council) who presides over sittings of Parliament in the abse ...

between 2018 to 2020. He is the son of late J M Kumaradasa, the first sitting

member of parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house ...

representing Wellawaya, who spearheaded the rapid development of the Monaragala District under then President

J.R. Jayawardena Junius Richard Jayewardene ( si, ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධන, ta, ஜூனியஸ் ரிச்சட் ஜயவர்தனா; 17 September 1906 – 1 November 1996), commonly abbreviated in Sri Lanka a ...

. Hon Ananda Kumarasiri is currently the

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house ...

for the

Monaragala District Monaragala (, ) is a district in Uva Province of Sri Lanka. It is the second largest of the 25 districts in Sri Lanka, with an area of . Main Towns * Monaragala * Bibile * Buttala * Wellawaya * Kataragama * Siyambalanduva * medagama * Thanama ...

. Member of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka (2000–2001) Member of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka (2001–2004)

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Sinhalese politicians United National Party politicians Living people 1954 births {{UvaLK-politician-stub