D. E. W. Gunasekera
National List | |
|---|---|
| In office 2004–2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 March 1935 Kivula, Vidyalankara University |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Don Edwin Weerasinghe Gunasekera (born 4 March 1935) is a Sri Lankan politician, former Member of Parliament and former cabinet minister. He is the current leader of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CPSL), a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA).[1]
Early life
Gunasekera was born 4 March 1935 in Kivula in southern
Vidyalankara University in the 1950s, graduating with a degree in economics.[3]
Gunasekera joined
Career
After Vidyalankara Gunasekera worked at the Inland Revenue Department for many years.[3]
Gunasekera joined the
Communist Party of Ceylon in 1958.[3] He wrote for the party's newspaper Mawbima and was a youth leader.[3] He later became a member of the party's central committee and eventually the party's general secretary.[3]
In 1988 the CPSL,
National List MP in the Sri Lankan Parliament following the 2004 parliamentary election.[13] Gunasekera was put forward as the UPFA's candidate for Speaker but was defeated by opposition candidate W. J. M. Lokubandara after three dramatic rounds of voting in Parliament.[14][15][16] Gunasekera was appointed Minister of Constitutional Reform in May 2004.[17] He was given the additional portfolio of National Integration on 28 January 2007.[18][19]
Gunasekera was re-appointed as a UPFA National List MP following the 2010 parliamentary election.[20][21] He was appointed Minister of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms after the election.[22][23] He was promoted to Senior Minister of Human Resources in November 2010.[24][25] He lost his cabinet position following the 2015 presidential election.
At the 2015 parliamentary election Gunasekera was placed on the UPFA's list of National List candidates.[26][27] However, after the election he was not appointed to the National List.[28][29]
Electoral history
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 parliamentary[9] | Matara District | USA |
2,735 | Not elected |
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- ^ "Directory of Past Members: DEW Gunasekera". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
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- ^ Wijayawardhana, Upul (18 September 2015). "Sri Lanka: Light at the end of the tunnel". The Island (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Gunasekera, D. E. W. (6 November 2005). "He liberated the Ruhuna people". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ Jansz, Frederica (30 May 2004). "D.E.W. was sacked from Law College". The Sunday Leader. Archived from the original on 15 January 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1989" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ a b de Silva, W. P. P.; Ferdinando, T. C. L. 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka (PDF). Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. p. 179. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-23.
- ^ "SLFP-JVP alliance signed in Colombo". TamilNet. 20 January 2004.
- ^ "LSSP, CP agree to join SLFP-JVP alliance". TamilNet. 15 February 2004.
- ^ "UPFA expands : CP, LSSP join Alliance". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 15 February 2004. Archived from the original on 13 November 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "UPFA list". The Island (Sri Lanka). 9 April 2004.
- ^ "Opposition candidate Lokubandara elected Speaker". TamilNet. 22 April 2004.
- ^ "Chaos in the House". The Island (Sri Lanka). 23 April 2004.
- ^ Nakkawita, Wijitha (23 April 2004). "W.J.M.elected Speaker after marathon poll". The Island (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1342/09. 26 May 2004.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1482/08. 29 January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014.
- ^ "The New Cabinet". The Island (Sri Lanka). 29 January 2007.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT, No. 1 OF 1981" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1650/19. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2014.
- The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 21 April 2010.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1651/3. 26 April 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2010.
- ^ "New Cabinet Ministers & Deputy Ministers". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 24 April 2010.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1681/2. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014.
- ^ "NEW FACES BOOST CABINET AS HOPES RISE". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ACT, No. 1 OF 1981 List of Persons submitted under Article 99A of the Constitution" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1923/02. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
- The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 13 July 2015.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION — 2015 Declaration under Article 99A of the Constitution" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1928/25. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
- The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 21 August 2015.