Sarath Amunugama (politician)

Honourable Sarath Amunugama MP SLAS
Cabinet Minister of Irrigation & Water Resources Management
In office 2000–2001
Cabinet Minister of Finance
Cabinet Minister of Public Administration & Home Affairs
Cabinet Minister Enterprise Development & Investment Promotion
In office 2007–2010
Deputy Minister of Finance & Planning
Incumbent
Assumed office 2010
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Kandy District
Incumbent
Assumed office 1994
Personal details
Born	(1939-07-10) July 10, 1939
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Other political affiliations	United People's Freedom Alliance
Residence	50/1, Siripa Road, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka.
Occupation	Civil servant
Religion	Buddhist

Sarath Leelananda Bandara Amunugama (Sinhala:සරත් ලීලානන්ද බණඩාර අමුනුගම), MP, SLAS (born July 10, 1939) is a Sri Lankan politician and civil servant. He was the Cabinet Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning until April 2010. He is a Member of Parliament from the Kandy District (Mahanuwara) for the United People's Freedom Alliance in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

He studied at the Trinity College, Kandy and graduated from the University of Ceylon.^[1] He joined the prestigious Ceylon Civil Service (CCS) in its last intake of cadets in 1962. Following the disestablishment of the CCS he was transferred to its successor the Ceylon Administrative Service which was later renamed as the Sri Lanka Administrative Service (SLAS). During his career in the SLAS he served as Government Agent of the Kandy District, Director of Information, Permanent Secretary to Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and later Chairman, The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. Before entering active politics he worked as an International Civil Servant for UNESCO head quarters in Paris. He resides in Colombo.

See also

• Cabinet of Sri Lanka

References

• "SARATH AMUNUGAMA". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. 

External links

• Biographies of Member of Parliament

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