C. V. Gunaratne

Hon.
C. V. Gunaratne
සී. වී. ගුණරත්න
Minister of Industrial Development
In office
1994 [1][2] – 2000
PresidentChandrika Kumaratunga
Prime MinisterSirimavo Bandaranaike
Member of Parliament
for Colombo District
In office
1989–2000
Personal details
Died(2000-06-07)June 7, 2000
Rathmalana, Sri Lanka
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
Alma materRoyal College, Colombo

Clement Victor Gunaratne (Sinhala: ක්ලෙමෙන්ට් වික්ටර් ගුණරත්න) was Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Industries Development. He and his wife along with 20 others[3] were killed by a suicide bomber of the LTTE organization on 7 June 2000.[4][5][6][7][8]

He was educated at the Royal College, Colombo where was captain of the rugby team. His father was Major L. V. Gooneratne, ED, CCC the first Mayor of Dehiwala - Mt Lavinia[9][10] He entered politics as a member of the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council in which he was Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka Freedom Party). He was chosen as a Central Committee Member of the SLFP in early 1970s and was elected to parliament in the parliamentary general election held in 1989.

  1. ^ "The New Cabinet" (PDF). Tamil Times. XIII (8): 4. 15 August 1994. ISSN 0266-4488.
  2. ^ "The Cabinet" (PDF). The Sri Lanka Monitor (79): 2. August 1994.
  3. ^ Narayana, Nagesh (16 January 2008). Gardner, Simon (ed.). "CHRONOLOGY-Attacks blamed on Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers". Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Sri Lankan Minister Killed in Suicide Bomb Attack". China: People's Daily. 8 June 2000. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. ^ Protecting Parliamentarians A Dire Necessity
  6. ^ Reuters AlertNet - CHRONOLOGY-Attacks blamed on Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers
  7. ^ Failed Attempt: Suicide Attack or Peace Process?
  8. ^ The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism, ROBERT A. PAPE The University of Chicago, American Political Science Review Vol. 97, No. 3 August 2003, Page No 16
  9. ^ Monument in honour of old Royalists who have made the supreme sacrifice
  10. ^ "Northerners receive new lease of life". Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.