Dinesh Gunawardena
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Dinesh Chandra Rupasinghe Gunawardena （born 2 March 1949） is a Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister, and Leader of House Parliament.
He is the current leader of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna （MEP）.
He was appointed as the Minister of Education on 16th of August 2021 Gunawardena was born 2 March 1949.
He is the son of Philip Gunawardena and Kusumasiri née Amarasinghe.
He was educated at Royal Primary School, Colombo and Royal College, Colombo.
After school he studied at the Netherlands School of Business （Nyenrode Business University）, graduating with a diploma in business management.
He then joined the University of Oregon, graduating with a B.B.A. degree in international business.
Whilst in the USA he became involved in student activism, taking part in Anti-Vietnam War protests.
Gunawardena married Ramani Wathsala Kotelawela.
They had one son （Yadamini） and one daughter （Sankapali）.
Ramani died of undiagnosed hepatitis in the mid 1980s.
After university Gunawardena worked in New York City but in 1972 his father died and Gunawardena returned to Sri Lanka.
He was appointed to the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna's （MEP） central committee in August 1973.
He became general-secretary of the MEP in 1974.
Gunawardena was the MEP's candidate in Avissawella at the 1977 parliamentary election but failed to get elected.
He was the MEP's candidate in Maharagama at the 1983 by-election.
He won the election and entered Parliament.
Gunawardena contested the 1989 parliamentary election as one of the MEP's candidates in Colombo Distri...
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