Harindra Dunuwille

Harindra Dunuwille
Mayor of Kandy
In office
1997–2002
Preceded byDon Edmund Pathirane
Succeeded byKesera Senanayake
Member of Parliament
for Kandy District
In office
1989–1994
Personal details
Born
Tikiribanda Harindranatha Dunuwille

29 September 1946[1]
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party
RelationsB. H. Dunuwille (father)
Alma materTrinity College, Kandy, Ceylon Law College
ProfessionLawyer

Tikiribanda Harindranatha "Harindra" Dunuwille (born 29 September 1946) is a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. He was a former member of parliament (1989–1994), former Deputy Minister of State for Constitutional Affairs (1989–93), and Mayor of Kandy (1997–2002).[2][3]

Born to a prominent family in Kandy, Dunuwille was educated at Trinity College, Kandy and Ceylon Law College. A keen sportsmen he won the coveted Trinity Lion in 1966 and was also the president of the Students Union at the Ceylon Law College.

Starting a successful legal practice in Kandy, he went on to become the president of the Kandy Bar Association and the vice-president of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka.

He entered politics in the 1980s and was elected to the Kandy Municipal Council and served as the mayor of Kandy for two consecutive terms. From 1989 to 1994 he was a Member of Parliament and served as the Deputy Minister of State for Constitutional Affairs.

He is a cousin of the actress Iranganie Serasinghe.

References

  1. ^ "Hon. Dunuwille, Tikiribanda Harindranath, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. ^ Jayawardane, Shirley (February 2007). "US Ambassador Visits Kandy". Kandy Events. Kandy news. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Dunuwille Mulls a Return to Politics While Neranjan Considers a Bid to Become DN Again". Lanka News Web. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.