Tudor Gunasekara | |
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ටියුඩර් ගුණසේකර | |
Member of Parliament for Mahara | |
In office 1977–1983 | |
Preceded by | S. K. K. Suriarachchi |
Succeeded by | Kamalawarana Jayakody |
Majority | Mahara |
Sri Lanka Ambassador to Poland, Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary | |
In office 2000–2003 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 23 January 1935 Biyagama, Ceylon |
Died | 29 August 2021 Colombo, Sri Lanka | (aged 86)
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | United National Party |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Ananda College |
Occupation | Politician, diplomat |
Ranasinghe Hettiarachchige Tudor Edward Ranasinghe Gunasekara,[1] commonly known as Tudor Gunasekara (Sinhala: ටියුඩර් ගුණසේකර; 23 January 1935 – 29 August 2021), was a Sri Lankan politician and diplomat.
From 1977 to 1983, he was a Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a District Minister for Gampaha in the government of President J. R. Jayewardene. Later, from 2000 to 2003, he served as the first Sri Lankan ambassador to Poland, Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary.[2][3]