E. L. B. Hurulle

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Hon. Deshamanya Edwin Hurulle
එඩ්වින් හුරුල්ලේ
3rd Governor of North Central Province
In office 11 May 1994 – September 1994
President	Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
Preceded by	E. L. Senanayake
Succeeded by	Maithripala Senanayake
Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Australia
1st Governor of Central Province
In office June 1988 – 1 February 1990
President	J. R. Jayewardene Ranasinghe Premadasa
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	P. C. Imbulana
Minister of Cultural Affairs
In office 23 July 1977 – 1989
President	J. R. Jayewardene
Prime Minister	J. R. Jayewardene
Succeeded by	W. J. M. Lokubandara
Minister of Communications
In office March 1965 – 31 May 1970
Prime Minister	Dudley Senanayake
Succeeded by	Leslie Goonewardena
Member of Parliament for Horawupotana
In office 1977–1988
Preceded by	T.B. Herath
Succeeded by	Constituency Abolished
In office 1956–1970
Preceded by	T. B. Poholiyadde
Succeeded by	T.B. Herath
Personal details
Born	19 January 1919 British Ceylon
Died	6 April 2009(2009-04-06) (aged 90) Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	United National Party
Spouse	Malinee Hurulle (née Galagoda)
Children	Maya, Deepthi, Themiya, Vajira, Kanishka
Alma mater	St. Patrick's College, Jaffna Trinity College, Kandy
Profession	Politician

Deshamanya Edwin Loku Bandara Hurulle (Sinhala: එඩ්වින් ලොකු බණඩාර හුරුල්ලේ) (19 January 1919 – 6 April 2009) (known as E. L. B. Hurulle) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was the provincial governor of the Central Province and North Central Province; cabinet minister of communications in Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake's government; cabinet minister of cultural affairs under President J. R. Jayewardene's government and member of parliament.^[1][2]