G. M. Premachandra
Hon. G. M. Premachandra | |
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Former Cabinet Minister of Labour and Vocational Training | |
Member of Parliament for Kurunegala District | |
In office 25 August 1994 – 24 October 1994 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 24 August 1940 Sri Lanka |
Died | 24 October 1994(1994-10-24) (aged 54) Thotalanga, Grandpass, Sri Lanka |
Manner of death | Assassination by suicide bomb attack |
Political party | United National Party |
Gamlath Mohottige 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.
Born in the year 1940 he belonged to the land owning "Gamlath" family in Kurunegala. Known to be a brave and a sharp leader he was initially challenged with winning his electorate, Mawathagama which was mostly populated by a different caste despite him belonging to the Govigama caste which was a minority in the said electorate. He was known as the "Silver Bell of Wayamba" due to his great oratory skills. Kurunegala and Puttlam districts being Leftist strongholds, him and Gamini Jayawickrema Perera were able to establish their control over the said province and protect the citizens during the insurgencies and insurrection. He joined hands with Lalith Athulathmudali and Gamini Dissanayake when a no confidence motion was tabled against President Ranasinghe Premedasa.
Death
Premachandra 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]
See also
- Gamini Dissanayake
- Mawatagama Electoral District
References
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- Kurunegala Electoral District (1947–1989)
- Current District: Kurunegala Electoral District
- (1989 – 1994): G. M. Premachandra
- Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
- Sarathchandra Bandara Welagedara
- Upali Mervin Senarath Dasanayaka
- Ariya Bandara Rekawa
- Ukkubanda Wijekoon
- Upali Piyasoma
- S. B. Nawinne
- Herath Banda Wanninayaka
- H. M. A. Loku Bandara
- A. M. Munidasa Premachandra
- Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Bandaranayake
- Diunugallage Peter Wickramasinghe
- Lionel Rajapaksa
- Jayasena Rajakaruna
- (1994 – 2000): S. B. Nawinne
- Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
- T. B. Ekanayake
- Munidasa Premachandra
- Salinda Dissanayake
- Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
- Bandula Basnayake
- Upali Piyasoma
- Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
- A. H. M. Alavi
- Jayadeva Chandrawansha
- Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Bandaranayake
- H. M. A. Loku Bandara
- Diunugallage Peter Wickramasinghe
- Jayasena Rajakaruna
- (2000 – 2001): Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
- Johnston Fernando
- S. B. Nawinne
- Jayarathna Herath
- Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
- Upali Piyasoma
- Salinda Dissanayake
- Rohitha Bogollagama
- Sarath Munasinghe
- Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
- Nimal Bandara Rathnayake
- Soma Kumari Tennakoon
- Ranjith Navaratne
- Munidasa Premachandra
- Nimal Herath
- (2001 – 2004): Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
- Johnston Fernando
- S. B. Nawinne
- Salinda Dissanayake
- Indika Bandaranayake
- Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
- Rohitha Bogollagama
- Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Bandaranayake
- Upali Piyasoma
- Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
- Anura Gopallawa
- Jayarathna Herath
- T. B. Ekanayake
- Soma Kumari Tennakoon
- Bimal Rathnayake
- (2004 – 2010): Anura Kumara Dissanayake
- Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
- Bimal Rathnayake
- M. D. Namal Karunaratne
- Johnston Fernando
- Akila Viraj Kariyawasam
- Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
- Indika Bandaranayake
- T. B. Ekanayake
- S. B. Nawinne
- Jayarathna Herath
- Dayasiri Jayasekara
- Salinda Dissanayake
- Bandula Basnayake
- Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
- Rohitha Bogollagama
- (2010 – 2015): Johnston Fernando
- Dayasiri Jayasekara
- T. B. Ekanayake
- Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
- K. W. Shantha Bandara
- S. B. Nawinne
- Akila Viraj Kariyawasam
- Jayarathna Herath
- Salinda Dissanayake
- Neranjan Wickremasinghe
- Indika Bandaranayake
- Tharanath Basnayaka
- Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
- Ashoka Abeysinghe
- Nimal Wijesinghe
- (2015 – Present): Mahinda Rajapaksa
- Akila Viraj Kariyawasam
- Dayasiri Jayasekara
- J. C. Alawathuwala
- Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
- T. B. Ekanayake
- Nalin Bandara
- Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
- S. B. Nawinne
- Johnston Fernando
- Ashoka Abeysinghe
- Thushara Indunil
- Salinda Dissanayake
- Indika Bandaranayake
- Tharanath Basnayaka