G. M. Premachandra
G. M. Premachandra | |
|---|---|
| Former Cabinet Minister of Labour and Vocational Training | |
| Member of Parliament for Kurunegala District | |
| In office 25 August 1994 – 24 October 1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 24 October 1994 (aged 54) Thotalanga, Grandpass, Sri Lanka. |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
Gamini M. Premachandra (24 August 1940 – 24 October 1994) was a Sri Lanka politician who served as the Cabinet Minister of Labour and Vocational Training of United National Party government from 1990 to 1994.[1] He was re-elected from the Parliamentary election of 1994. He was assassinated by a female suicide bomber of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) while attending an election rally in support of Gamini Dissanayake, for the Presidential election of 1994.[2] He was an alumnus of Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala.[citation needed]