Chathura Senarathne
| Hon. Chathura Senarathne MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Gampaha District | |
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Assumed office 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 November 1982 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Relations | Rajitha Senaratne (father) |
| Alma mater | Ananda College, Colombo |
| Occupation | Politician |
Nambukara Helambage Chathura Sandeepa Senaratne, MP (20 November 1982) is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[1]
Early life and education
Nambukara Helambage Chathura Sandeepa Senaratne was born 20 November 1982 the son of Rajitha (a dentist and politician) and Sujatha (a dentist),[2] he received his education at Ananda College, Colombo and was admitted to the University of Colombo to study for a MBBS degree in medicine in 2004, but dropped out. And then he took up full-time politics.[3]
Political career
Early career
Working with his father in his political activities in the Kalutura electorate, Senaratne served as President of the Kalutara District Development Foundation, Chief Organiser of the Rajitha Senaratne Foundation and traveled widely in Europe, Asia accompanying his father on official travels and attending study tours in the United States.[3] He became worked for the United National Party and between 2007 and 2014 for the United People's Freedom Alliance following his father's defection to the SLFP dominated UPFA government in January 2007.[4][5][6]
Presidential Election 2015
He campaigned along with his father for the common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the 2015 presidential election.[7][8][9]
Parliamentary Election 2015
He contested in the 2015 parliamentary election as the United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) candidate in the Gampaha electorate and was elected to Parliament.[10][11]
See also
References
- ↑ Hon. Chathura Sandeepa Senaratne, M.P.
- ↑ "Family jewels on parade in new parliament". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 23 August 2015.
- 1 2 FY-2004 RP "STUDENT LEADERS AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, SEPTEMBER 27-OCTOBER 15, 2004: SRI LANKAN NOMINATION - SECOND CANDIDATE PROJECT NUMBER: E/VGN-2004-0110
- ↑ "UNP dissidents, SLMC join UPFA government, appointed ministers". TamilNet. 28 January 2007.
- ↑ "18 jumbos cross over". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 29 January 2007.
- ↑ Chandani Kirinde and Chris Kamalendran (28 January 2007). "Crossover today, MoU ends". The Sunday Times.
- ↑ "Maithripala named common candidate". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 21 November 2014.
- ↑ Dalima, Bella (21 November 2014). "I am the common candidate: Maithripala Sirisena". News First.
- ↑ "Chandrika, Rajitha, Arjuna, Rajeeva, M K D S and Dumindha Dissanayaka join Maithripala". Hiru News. 21 November 2014.
- ↑ "PM Ranil receives highest Preferential votes with 500,566". hirunews.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ↑ "Preferential votes- General Election 2015". adaderana.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
