Hon.
Chathura Senaratne
චතුර සේනාරත්න
Member of Parliament
for Gampaha District
In office
1 September 2015 – 3 March 2020
Personal details
Born (1982-02-20) 20 February 1982 (age 42)
Sri Lanka
Political partySamagi Jana Balawegaya
Other political
affiliations		United National Front for Good Governance
SpouseSarupa Samangi
RelationsRajitha Senaratne (father)
Alma materAnanda College, Colombo
OccupationPolitician

Nambukara Helambage Chathura Sandeepa Senaratne (born 20 February 1982) (Sinhala: චතුර සේනාරත්න) is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[1]

Early life and education

Nambukara Helambage Chathura Sandeepa Senaratne was born 20 November 1982 the son of Rajitha (a dentist and politician) and Sujatha (a dentist),[2] he received his education at Ananda College, Colombo and was admitted to the University of Colombo to study for a MBBS degree in medicine in 2004 but dropped out.

Political career

Early career

Working with his father in his political activities in the Kalutura electorate, Senaratne served as president of the Kalutara District Development Foundation, chief organiser of the Rajitha Senaratne Foundation and traveled widely in Europe, Asia accompanying his father on official travels and attending study tours in the United States.[citation needed] He worked for the United National Party and between 2007 and 2014 for the United People's Freedom Alliance following his father's defection to the SLFP dominated UPFA government in January 2007.[3][4][5]

Presidential election 2015

He campaigned along with his father for the common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the 2015 presidential election.[6][7][8]

Parliamentary election 2015

He contested in the 2015 parliamentary election as the United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) candidate in the Gampaha electorate and was elected to Parliament.[9][10]

Parliamentary Election 2020

He contested the general elections in 2020 as the Samagi Jana Balawegaya candidate in the Gampaha electorate, but was unsuccessful in getting elected.

See also

References

  1. ^ Hon. Chathura Sandeepa Senaratne, M.P.
  2. ^ "Family jewels on parade in new parliament". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 23 August 2015.
  3. ^ "UNP dissidents, SLMC join UPFA government, appointed ministers". TamilNet. 28 January 2007.
  4. ^ "18 jumbos cross over". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 29 January 2007. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  5. ^ Chandani Kirinde and Chris Kamalendran (28 January 2007). "Crossover today, MoU ends". The Sunday Times.
  6. ^ "Maithripala named common candidate". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 21 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  7. ^ Dalima, Bella (21 November 2014). "I am the common candidate: Maithripala Sirisena". News First. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Chandrika, Rajitha, Arjuna, Rajeeva, M K D S and Dumindha Dissanayaka join Maithripala". Hiru News. 21 November 2014. Archived from the original on 21 November 2014.
  9. ^ "PM Ranil receives highest Preferential votes with 500,566". hirunews.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Preferential votes- General Election 2015". adaderana.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.


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