Kesera Senanayake,

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is a Sri Lankan diplomat, politician and a former

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. The younger son of Edward Lionel Senanayake, former

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of the

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and Seetha Senanayake. Senanayake was educated at

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before attending the

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where he received his law degree and a master's degree in International Law. He also a master's degree in Human Rights from the

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. In 1985 he entered in the

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and served as a career diplomat for ten years before entering politics. In 1993 was elected to the Central Provincial Council and was re-elected in 1999. Senanayake was first elected as Mayor of Kandy, a post previously held by his father (1950–54, 1956–60, 1964–1968), in 2002, serving until 2006. In 2018 he was re-elected as Mayor.

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