D. V. Chanaka
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| චානක දිනුෂාන් சானக தினுஷன் | |
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| Member of Parliament for Hambantota District | |
| In office 2015–2020 | |
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| Born | Denagama Vitharanage Chanaka Dinushan 11 September 1987 Galle, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | United People's Freedom Alliance Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Relations | D. V. Upul (father) |
| Residence(s) | 'Tharaka', Kudawella - South, Nakulugamuwa |
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Denagama Vitharanage Chanaka Dinushan (born 11 September 1987) is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was elected as the United People's Freedom Alliance candidate, representing the Hambantota Electoral District at the general parliamentary elections held in August 2015.[1]
Early life and education
Chanaka Dinushan was born in
Career
After graduating from Southeast Missouri State University, he returned to Sri Lanka and started working in the construction field as the project manager in the Aarking Engineering construction company where he later became a director. He was also an active member in the Young Contractors Forum.
He was also an active volunteer, through which he became the chairman of the Pathuma Foundation.
He was appointed by the 2020 Rajapaksa government as State Minister of Aviation and Export Zones Development [4]
Parliamentary career
Chanaka contested the
He currently serves as a member in the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Youth Affairs, Project Management and Southern Development.
References
- ^ a b "Hon. D. V. Chanaka, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ a b Dissanayake, Chathuri (23 August 2015). "Family Jewels on Parade in New Parliament". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ The Daily News. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ Pathirage, Saman. "parliament".
- ^ "General Election 2015 : Hambantota district preferential votes announced". NewsFirst.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ Ariff, Yusuf (10 October 2017). "Namal, DV Chanaka, Ranaweera and 3 others arrested". Adaderana.lk. Retrieved 21 September 2018.