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General Secretary Of The United National Party
The General Secretary of the United National Party is one of the highest positions in the -year old Sri Lankan party. The General Secretary holds the powers of calling working committee meetings of the party and singing nominations for the elections. Palitha Range Bandara is the current General Secretary of the UNP. The General Secretary holds the powers of calling working committee meetings of the party and signing nominations for the elections. Appointment The General Secretary is appointed with the approval of the other working committee members of the party. The party leader nominates a suitable member to the post when the post is vacant. Past Secretaries H. W. Amarasuriya was the first general secretary of the United National Party. Harsha Abeywardena, Sirisena Cooray, Gamini Wijesekere, Senarath Kapukotuwa and Tissa Attanayake are some of the party members who were the general secretaries in the past. Kapukotuwa held the General Secretary position of UNP from 2001 to 2004. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United National Party
The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP ( si, එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, translit=Eksath Jāthika Pakshaya, ta, ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி, translit=Aikkiya Tēciyak Kaṭci), is a centre-right political party in Sri Lanka. The UNP has served as the country's ruling party, or as part of its governing coalition, for 38 of the country's 74 years of independence, including the periods 19471956, 19651970, 19771994, 20012004 and 20152019. The party also controlled the executive presidency from its formation in 1978 until 1994. The UNP has been led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe since 1994. As of September 2021, the UNP is a member of the International Democrat Union. History Formation (1946–1952) The UNP was founded by Don Stephen Senanayake in 1946 by amalgamating three right-leaning, pro-dominion parties from the majority Sinhalese community and minority Tamil and Muslim communities. Senanayake had earlier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palitha Range Bandara
Palitha Range Bandara (born September 8, 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician. He was a State Minister of Irrigation and Water Resource Management and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from Anamaduwa. Born Range Bandarage Palitha Range Bandara as the sixth child to a family of eleven children in the remote village of Karuwalagaswewa off Puttalam. He received his education at Ananda College Puttalam. He joined the Sri Lanka Police as a police constable in 1983 and served until he retired on August 24, 2000 in the grade of Sub-Inspector of Police. He claimed political victimization forcing his retirement and the National Police Commission recommended that he be promoted to the grade of Assistant Superintendent of Police from his retirement grade of Sub Inspector in December 2017. After leaving the police service, he contested the general election in 2000 and was elected to Parliament from Anamaduwa from the United National Party being the third on the preferential l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirikotha
Sirikotha also known as the Srikotha Mandiraya located at No. 400, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka is the official headquarters of the United National Party. The building was built and open in the early 1980s by then party leader President J.R. Jayawardene. The general secretary of the United National Party is the official trustee of the building, The building is use for all party activities of the United National Party The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP ( si, එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, translit=Eksath Jāthika Pakshaya, ta, ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி, translit=Aikkiya Tēciyak Kaṭci), ... including the Working Committee, Trade Union, Students' wing and women's meetings. The party also holds the Annual General Meetings and Party Elections in this location. Sirikotha has a media and election operation room. Sirikotha was damaged from clashes between party supporters in 2012 during a leadershi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leader Of The United National Party
The Leader of the United National Party is the highest position of the largest and oldest party in Sri Lanka. The leader is appointed by the majority vote of the working committee of the party who meets at Sirikotha, when the position is vacant. The United National Party (UNP) (Sinhala: එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, Eksath Jathika Pakshaya, Tamil: ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி, Aikkya Thesiya Katchi), is a political party in Sri Lanka. It was previously the main ruling party in the government of Sri Lanka. The party had seven leaders since 1947.Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe has been the leader since 1994. Ruwan Wijewardene is the current deputy leader of the party. See also * List of prime ministers of Sri Lanka * List of presidents of Sri Lanka References {{reflist Politics of Sri Lanka United National Party politicians United National Party The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP ( si, එ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long established groups include the Moors, the Burghers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tissa Attanayake
Attanayake Mudiyanselage Kudabanda Tissa Attanayake is a Sri Lankan politician, who is a National List member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was first elected to parliament in 1989. Former general secretary of United National Party, Attanayake was appointed a Minister under the UNP government in 2001 and later by Rajapaksa in 2014. He only served 20 days under Rajapaksa. He resides in Colombo. Attanayake a loyal member of the United National Party member served as the General Secretary under Ranil Wickramasinghe until he resign from the post just months before the 2015 presidential election to support then president Rajapaksa. He alleged that in addition to the agreements reached with various political parties and organizations in public, Common Candidate Maithripala Sirisena has also signed different deals with those parties in private. UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe Ranil Wickremesinghe ( si, රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ, ta, ரணில் வ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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