Caluadewagey Nanda Mathew (2 February 1940 - 2020) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was a former

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Uva Province Uva Province ( si, ඌව පළාත, Uva Paḷāta, ta, ஊவா மாகாணம், Uvā Mākāṇam) is Sri Lanka's second least populated Provinces of Sri Lanka, province, with 1,259,880 people, created in 1896. It consists of two dis ...

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and a

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Early life and education

Born on 2 February 1940, to Sinhala Nationalist Cyril Mathew, he was educated at the

S. Thomas' College, Gurutalawa , motto_translation = Be Thou Forever , denomination = Anglican , established = , type = Private , religious_affiliation = Christianity , affiliation = , founder ...

and

S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia , motto_translation = Be Thou Forever , song = Thomian Song , athletics = Yes , sports = Yes , nickname = Thora , denomination = Anglican , patron ...

. He became a land owner and a planter.

Political career

He was elected to the

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in the 1965 general elections from Kolonna from 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), ...

. He contested the 1970 general elections but was defeated by P.O. Wimalanaga. He elected from Kolonna in the 1977 general elections and was appointed Deputy Minister of Naval Services and Tourism, Rural Industry Development and Mahaweli Development by President

J. R. Jayewardene Junius Richard Jayewardene ( si, ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධන, ta, ஜூனியஸ் ரிச்சட் ஜயவர்தனா; 17 September 1906 – 1 November 1996), commonly abbreviated in Sri Lanka as ...

. He was elected in the 1989 general elections from

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and was appointed Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports by President

Ranasingha Premadasa Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa ( si, රණසිංහ ප්‍රේමදාස ''Raṇasiṃha Premadāsa'', ta, ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசா ''Raṇaciṅka Pirēmatācā''; 23 June 1924 – 1 May 1993) was t ...

. In 1994, he was given additional portfolios of Special Duties and Naval and Naval Development. He served as

from 2003 to 2015 having been appointed by President

Chandrika Kumaratunga Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga ( si, චන්ද්‍රිකා බණ්ඩාරනායක කුමාරතුංග, ta, சந்திரிகா பண்டாரநாயக்க குமாரதுங்க; born 29 Ju ...

and President

Mahinda Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa ( si, මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, ta, மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa; 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to ...

from the

Sri Lanka Freedom Party The Sri Lanka Freedom Party ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා නිදහස් පක්ෂය, translit=Śrī Laṁkā Nidahas Pakṣaya; ta, இலங்கை சுதந்திரக் கட்சி, translit=Ilaṅkai Cutantirak Ka� ...

Family

He married Indira Kulathilake daughter of

Semage Salman Kulatileke Semage Salman Kulatileke (18 August 1907 – 14 September 1979) was a Sri Lankan judge and member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Early life and education Semage Salman Kulatileke was born on 18 August 1907 in Galle. His primary education ...

. They had one daughter, Nanditha Mathew.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mathew, Nanda Living people Governors of Uva Province United National Party politicians Sri Lanka Freedom Party politicians Sports ministers of Sri Lanka Deputy ministers of Sri Lanka Members of the 6th Parliament of Ceylon Members of the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka Sinhalese politicians Alumni of S. Thomas' College, Gurutalawa Alumni of S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia 1940 births

Early life and education

Political career

Family

See also

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