Bernard Aluwihare

Bernard Aluwihare
Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs
In office
23 March 1960 – 21 July 1960
Prime MinisterDudley Senanayake
Preceded byWijeyananda Dahanayake
Succeeded byBadi-ud-din Mahmud
Member of Parliament
for Matale
In office
1960–1961
Preceded byNimal Karunatilake
Succeeded byAlick Aluwihare
In office
1952–1956
Preceded byV. T. Nanayakkara
Succeeded byNimal Karunatilake
Personal details
Born6 April 1902
Matale, Aluvihare, Central Province, British Ceylon
Died22 January 1961(1961-01-22) (aged 58)
England
Political partyUnited National Party
Other political
affiliations
Sri Lanka Freedom Party (before 1956)
SpouseFlorence Kaushalya Ram
ChildrenAjuna Aluwihare, Anula Aluwihare
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Ceylon Law College
OccupationProctor

Uda Walawwe Bernard Herbert Aluwihare also known as Bernard Aluwihare (6 April 1902 - 22 January 1961) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician who served in both the State Council of Ceylon and Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was a Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament from Matale. He became the Minister for Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs in Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet in 1960.[1][2][3][4][5]

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  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1960-03-19" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1952" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  5. ^ "The Hon. Ministers who held the portfolio of Cultural Affairs". Ministry of Culture and Arts Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 December 2013.