H. W. Amarasuriya

Hon.
Henry Woodward Amarasuriya
Hon. Henry Woodward Amarasuriya
Minister of Trade & Commerce
	In office; 14 December 1948 – 22 March 1952
Prime Minister	D. S. Senanayake
Preceded by	C. Suntharalingam
Succeeded by	R. G. Senanayake
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Ceylon
	In office; 2 September 1948 – 14 December 1948
Preceded by	R. A. de Mel
Succeeded by	Sir Albert F. Peries
Member of the Ceylon State Council for Udugama
	In office; 1931–1935
Member of the Ceylon State Council for Galle
	In office; 1936–1947
Preceded by	C. W. W. Kannangara
Member of the Ceylon Parliament; for Baddegama
	In office; 14 June 1948 – 30 May 1952
Preceded by	Simon Abeywickrema
Succeeded by	Henry Abeywickrema
Personal details
Born	14 October 1904; Unawatuna, Galle
Died	6 March 1981 (aged 76); Galle
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	United National Party; Ceylon National Congress; Lanka Mahajana Sabha
Spouse	Eileen Rachel Perera
Children	Mahiman, Rukmani, Indrani, Priyani, Geethanjali
Alma mater	Mahinda College, Galle
Occupation	Politics, Diplomat
Profession	Planter, Proprietor

Henry Woodward Amarasuriya (14 October 1904 – 6 March 1981) was a Ceylonese plantation owner, politician, educationist and philanthropist. He was the Cabinet Minister for Trade and Commerce in the cabinet of D. S. Senanayake. A former member of the Ceylon state council, H. W. Amarasuriya was a founding member and the first general secretary of the United National Party. He also held the position of Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees in the first parliament of Ceylon. A member of the first Education Executive Committee of the state council and a former general manager of the Buddhist schools, he did a great service to improve the education in Ceylon.

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