Party
United People's Freedom Alliance(UPFA)
Electoral District / National List
Anuradhapura
Date of Birth : 24-02-1953
Civil Status : Married
Religion : Buddhism
Profession / Occupation : Farming
Political Career
started politics in 1977; 1991 elected for the Kalawewa Pradeshiya Sabha; 1993 elected to the North Central Provincial Council; Vice President - SLFP Kalawewa Constituency Branch (Bala Mandalaya); again 1999 elected to the NCPC.2000 Minister of Agriculture of the province; 2010 elected to the Parliament from the Anuradhapura District.
Committees Involved
Consultative Committee on Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms
Consultative Committee on Agriculture
Consultative Committee on Livestock & Rural Community Development
Consultative Committee on Agrarian Services and Wildlife
Consultative Committee on Environment and Renewable Energy
Consultative Committee on Wildlife Resources ConservationConsultative Committee on Mahaweli Development and EnvironmentConsultative Committee on Housing and Samurdhi