Lokugamage Rupasena Karunathilake (15 March 1933 – 11 October 2011) (known as ''Rupa Karunathilake'') was a cabinet minister and
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 Bentara-Elpitiya electorate, in
Galle District
Galle ( si, ගාල්ල දිස්ත්රික්කය ''gālla distrikkaya''; ta, காலி மாவட்டம் ''Kāli māvattam'') is a district in Southern Province, Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka, th ...
. He was also a Sri Lanka
Ambassador
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...
to the
Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
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, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
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. He was educated at Ananda Vidyalaya,
Elpitiya
Elpitiya is a town in Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.
Elpitiya is easily accessible from the Southern Expressway (Sri Lanka). The city is located away from the Kurudugahahetekma Interchange. Elpitiya is also accessible from Colomb ...
,
Mahinda College, Galle Mahinda may refer to:
People
*Mahinda Rajapaksa, former Sri Lankan President
* Mahinda Amaraweera, Sri Lankan politician
* Mahinda Samarasinghe, Sri Lankan politician
* Mahinda Ratnatilaka, Sri Lankan politician
*Mahinda Wijesekara, Sri Lankan poli ...
and
Nalanda College Colombo
''Āpadāna Sobhinī Panñā''
, motto_translation = Character Illumines Wisdom
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, founder = Patrick de Silva Kularatne
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. His youngest son Sanjeev now Southern Provincial Council Member.
See also
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Sri Lankan Non Career Diplomats
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*
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 Parl ...
References
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1933 births
2011 deaths
Sri Lankan Buddhists
Alumni of Mahinda College
Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo
United National Party politicians
Members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka
Ambassadors of Sri Lanka to the Netherlands
Ministers of state of Sri Lanka
District ministers of Sri Lanka
Shipping ministers of Sri Lanka
Sinhalese politicians