The Honourable Rupa Karunathilake |
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former Member of Parliament | |
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Galle District |
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Personal details | |
Born | 15 March 1933 Galle, Sri Lanka |
Died | 11 October 2011 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
(aged 78)
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | United National Party |
Spouse(s) | Hetumathie Karunathilake (nee Jayakody) |
Children | Amal, Sangeeta, Sanjeev |
Alma mater | Ananda Vidyalaya, Elpitiya Mahinda College Galle Nalanda College Colombo |
Occupation | Politics |
Rupa Karunathilake (15 March 1933 – 11 October 2011) was a former Cabinet Minister and ex Member of Parliament representing Bentara-Elpitiya electorate, in Galle District. He was also the former Sri Lanka Ambassador to the Netherlands. He was educated at Ananda Vidyalaya, Elpitiya, Mahinda College, Galle and Nalanda College Colombo.
Some of his notable classmates at Nalanda College were Karunaratne Abeysekera, Stanley Jayasinghe, Dr Harischandra Wijayatunga, Dr Hudson Silva, Hon. Dr Dharmasena Attygalle, Dr Henry Jayasena.