Robert Gunawardena

Robert Gunawardena
රොබට් ගුණවර්ධන
Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Kotte
In office
1947–1960
Succeeded byStanley Tillekeratne
Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Kottawa
In office
March 1960 – December 1964
Succeeded byMahabalage Don Henry Jayawardena
Sri Lankan Ambassador to China
In office
19651970
Preceded byStephen Frederick de Silva
Succeeded byYogendra Duraiswamy
Personal details
Born
Don Benjamin Rupasinghe Gunawardena

(1904-03-12)12 March 1904
Kosgama, British Ceylon
Died26 December 1971(1971-12-26) (aged 67)
Kosgama, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
SpouseSeelakalyana Rupa Kottegoda (1947-1971)
Children4
Parents
  • Don Jacolis Rupasinghe Gunawardena (father)
  • Dona Liyanora née Gunasekera (mother)
RelativesPhilip (brother), Caroline (sister)
Education

Don Benjamin Rupasinghe Gunawardena (12 March 1904 - 26 December 1971: Sinhala: රොබට් ගුණවර්ධන), popularly as Robert Gunawardena, was a Sri Lankan Marxist politician and diplomat. He was one of the founders of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party, which was the first political party in Sri Lanka, and served as the long time MP for Kotte. He was the leader of the Suriya-Mal Movement and served as ambassador to China between 1965 and 1970.