Daya Gamage

Hon.
Daya Gamage
MP
Minister of Primary Industries
Assumed office
4 September 2015
President Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for Ampara District
Assumed office
2015
Member of the Eastern Provincial Council for Ampara District
In office
2008–2015
Personal details
Nationality Sri Lankan
Political party United National Party
Spouse(s) Anoma Gamage
Alma mater Ananda College
Occupation Politician & Businessman
Website Dayagamage.com

Daya Dharmapala Kilittuwa Gamage is a Sri Lankan politician and businessman. He is a Member of Parliament (MP) and the Minister of Primary Industries. And he also the national organizer for the United National Party (UNP). He elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka at the 2015 Parliamentary Election from Ampara District by obtaining 70,201 preferential votes.

Daya Gamage was elected to the Eastern Province's Provincial Council[1] following the 1st Eastern provincial council election held on 10 May 2008.[2] He was re-elected at the 2nd Eastern Provincial Council election held on 8 September 2012.[3][4] He served as leader of the opposition for part of the 1st Eastern Provincial Council.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Members of the Eastern Provincial Council". Eastern Provincial Council.
  2. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Eastern Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1549/17. 15 May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-25.
  3. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PROVINCIAL COUNCILS ELECTIONS ACT, No. 2 OF 1988 Eastern Province Provincial Council" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1776/06. 17 September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-02.
  4. ↑ "Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
  5. ↑ "Grave concern over the effects of urgent bill". Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 6 November 2011.


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