Anura Bandaranaike | |
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| අනුර බණ්ඩාරනායක அனுரா பண்டாரநாயக்க | |
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| 16th Speaker of the Parliament | |
| In office 18 October 2000 – 10 October 2001 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Preceded by | Kiri Banda Ratnayake |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Michael Perera |
| 8th Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 8 November 1983 – 20 December 1988 | |
| President | J. R. Jayewardene |
| Prime Minister | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Preceded by | A. Amirthalingam |
| Succeeded by | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office August 2005 – 23 November 2005 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Lakshman Kadirgamar |
| Succeeded by | Mangala Samaraweera |
| Member of Parliament for Gampaha Electoral District | |
| In office 1989–2008 | |
| Majority | 198,444 Preferential Votes |
| Member of Parliament for Nuwara Eliya-Maskeliya | |
| In office 21 July 1977 – 15 February 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 February 1949 Tintagel, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 16 March 2008 (aged 59) Visumpaya, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Other political affiliations | United National Party |
| Alma mater | University of London, Royal College Colombo |
| Occupation | Politician |
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Anura Bandaranaike (15 February 1949 – 16 March 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician, served as Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2000-2001) and Leader of the Opposition (1983–1988). He held several cabinet ministries as Foreign Minister briefly in 2005, Minister of Higher Education (1993–1994), Minister of Tourism (April 2004 – January 2007), Minister of National Heritage (2007) and he last served as a member of parliament from the opposition.