Lokugamage Gayantha Ganadesha Karunatileka,
MP (born 21 August 1962) is a
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
n politician. He is the current
Chief Opposition Whip of the
Parliament of Sri Lanka
The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව ''Śrī Laṇkā Pārlimentuvā'', Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம் '' ...
. He formerly served as a Cabinet Minister of Lands and Parliament affairs and
Chief Government Whip. A former member of the
United National Party
The United National Party (UNP; , ) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right political party in Sri Lanka.
Founded in 1946, the party was one of Sri Lanka's two main parties for several decades. The UNP has served as the country's ruling party ...
(UNP), he served as the UNP Media Secretary and acted as the cabinet spokesman of the government.
He was educated at
Royal College Colombo
Royal College, Colombo also known as; Royal Colombo, Colombo Royal College or Colombo Royal) is a boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Started by Joseph Marsh in 1835, it was established as the Colombo Academy by Si ...
. He is the nephew of
Rupa Karunathilake.
See also
*
List of political families in Sri Lanka
This is a partial listing of prominent political families in Sri Lanka.
Abdul Majeed
*A. L. Abdul Majeed (15 November 1933 – 13 November 1987) also known as Mutur Majeed, former Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Member Par ...
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Biographies of Member of Parliament
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Living people
1962 births
Alumni of Royal College, Colombo
Cabinet ministers of Sri Lanka
Chief Government Whips (Sri Lanka)
Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka
People from Galle
Samagi Jana Balawegaya politicians
Sri Lankan Buddhists
United National Party politicians