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Hon.
Indika Gunawardena
ඉන්දික ගුණවර්ධන
Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Research
In office 1994–2000
Preceded by
Joseph Michael Perera
Succeeded by
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Minister of Higher Education and Information Technology Development
In office 2000–2001
Preceded by
Richard Pathirana
Succeeded by
Sarath Amunugama
Member of Parliament for Colombo
In office 1994–2001
Personal details
Born
8 February 1943
Died
14 September 2015(2015-09-14) (aged 72)
Nationality
Sri Lankan
Spouse
Dr. Padmini Gunawardana
Children
Diyath, Yasith
Alma mater
Royal College, Colombo
Occupation
Politics
Indika Gunawardena (Sinhala: ඉන්දික ගුණවර්ධන; 8 February 1943 – 14 September 2015) was a Sri Lankan politician.
Indika Gunawardena was born on 8 February 1943, the son of Philip Gunawardena and Kusumasiri née Amarasinghe. His brothers included Prasanna Gunawardena former mayor of Colombo, Lakmali Gunawardena state award winner of literature, Dinesh Gunawardena cabinet minister, and Gitanjana Gunawardena former minister. Gunawardena was educated at the Royal College, Colombo.
He was first elected to parliament at the 1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections representing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in the Colombo electorate. He was appointed as the Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Research in 1994, as part of the Wijetunga cabinet, the Minister of Higher Education and Information Technology Development in October 2000, and the Minister of Posts and Telecommunication in September 2001, as part of the Kumaratunga cabinet.
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