Anura Bandaranaike

Anura Priyadarshi Solomon Dias Bandaranaike (15 February 1949 – 16 March 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician, served as Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2000-2001) and Leader of the Opposition (1983–1988). He held several cabinet ministries as Foreign Minister briefly in 2005, Minister of Higher Education (1993–1994), Minister of Tourism (April 2004 – January 2007), Minister of National Heritage (2007) and he last served as a member of parliament from the opposition.

Hon.
Anura Bandaranaike
අනුර බණ්ඩාරනායක
அனுரா பண்டாரநாயக்க
16th Speaker of the Parliament
In office
18 October 2000 – 10 October 2001
PresidentChandrika Kumaratunga
Prime MinisterRatnasiri Wickremanayake
Preceded byKiri Banda Ratnayake
Succeeded byJoseph Michael Perera
8th Leader of the Opposition
In office
8 November 1983 – 20 December 1988
PresidentJ. R. Jayewardene
Prime MinisterRanasinghe Premadasa
Preceded byA. Amirthalingam
Succeeded bySirimavo Bandaranaike
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
August 2005 – 23 November 2005
PresidentChandrika Kumaratunga
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded byLakshman Kadirgamar
Succeeded byMangala Samaraweera
Member of Parliament
for Gampaha Electoral District
In office
1989–2008
Majority198,444 Preferential Votes
Member of Parliament
for Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya
In office
21 July 1977 – 15 February 1989
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born15 February 1949
Tintagel, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Died16 March 2008(2008-03-16) (aged 59)
Visumpaya, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
Other political
affiliations		United National Party
Alma materUniversity of London, Royal College Colombo
OccupationPolitician
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