Anandatissa de Alwis
Maha Amarasinghage Anandatissa de Alwis (* August 21, 1919 - August 22, 1996 ) was a Sri Lankan politician of the United National Party (UNP).
Life
De Alwis was for those of the Sept. 6, 1946 , Don Stephen Senanayake founded United National Party (UNP) in the election in 1977 in the constituency Kotte as a member of the National State Assembly, the Parliament elected. On May 18, 1977 he replaced Stanley Tillekeratne as spokesman for the National Assembly and held this office until September 7, 1978, whereupon Abdul Bakeer Markar succeeded him. In 1988 he was appointed Minister of Information in the government of Prime Minister Ranasinghe Premadasa and held this office until March 1989.
On July 8, 1994, de Alwis Karunasena Kodituwakku replaced as governor of the Northwest Province and held this office until his replacement by Hector Arawwawala on January 13, 1995.
Web links
- Entry on the homepage of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
- Entry in rulers.org
- Anandatissa always had time for youth . In: Sri Lanka Daily News, May 13, 2003
Individual evidence
- ^ Parliament of Sri Lanka: Speakers on the homepage of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
- ^ Sri Lanka: Provinces
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alwis, Anandatissa de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alwis, Maha Amarasinghage Anandatissa de (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | United National Party (UNP) Sri Lankan politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1919 |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1996 |