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Bernard Aluwihare | |
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| Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs | |
| In office 23 March 1960 – 21 July 1960 | |
| Prime Minister | Dudley Senanayake |
| Preceded by | Wijeyananda Dahanayake |
| Succeeded by | Badi-ud-din Mahmud |
| Member of Parliament forMatale | |
| In office 1960–1961 | |
| Preceded by | Nimal Karunatilake |
| Succeeded by | Alick Aluwihare |
| In office 1952–1956 | |
| Preceded by | V. T. Nanayakkara |
| Succeeded by | Nimal Karunatilake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1902 |
| Died | 22 January 1961(1961-01-22) (aged 58) |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka Freedom Party (before 1956) |
| Spouse | Florence Kaushalya Ram |
| Children | Ajuna Aluwihare, Anula Aluwihare |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford Ceylon Law College |
| Occupation | Proctor |
Uda Walawwe Bernard Herbert Aluwihare also known asBernard Aluwihare (6 April 1902 - 22 January 1961) was aSri Lankan lawyer and politician who served in both theState Council of Ceylon andParliament of Sri Lanka. He was a Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament fromMatale. He became theMinister of Education and Cultural Affairs inSecond Dudley Senanayake cabinet in 1960.[1][2][3][4][5]
Born to aKandyanradala family, son of T. B. Aluwihare and Panebokke Tikiri Kumarihamy, daughter ofPanabokke Dissawe. His mother died two days after his birth. His elder brothers wereRichard Aluwihare and William Aluwihare. Educated atTrinity College, Kandy andS. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, he studied law at theCeylon Law College and qualified as aProctor and there after went toJesus College, Oxford for further studies in law. He established his legal practice in theunofficial bar of Kandy,William Gopallawa was one of his juniors. He married Dr Florence Ram who he met in England, she was the daughter of Dr L. Ram fromIndia. The family had a close friendship with theNehru–Gandhi family.[6]
He was first electedState Council of Ceylon from Matale in 1936, he had been wounded in the head when he was shot at by a supporter of his opponent. He briefly served in thewar cabinet. He contested the1st parliamentary election in 1947 from theMatale electorate as an independent but lost toV. T. Nanayakkara. He joinedS.W.R.D. Bandaranaike in the formation of theSri Lanka Freedom Party, but left soon after its formation to contest1952 general election as an independent and won defeating V. T. Nanayakkara who had contested from theUnited National Party. Joining the United National Party, contested the1956 general election from Matale from the United National Party but was defeated by Nimal Karunatilake the Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidate. He won back his seat in theMarch 1960 general election and was appointedMinister of Education and Cultural Affairs by Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake in the short lived government that fell three months later. Aluwihare retained his seat in theJuly 1960 general election while the Sri Lanka Freedom Party won the election and established a government. He was diagnosed with cancer soon after and died on 22 January 1961, while inEngland for medical treatment. His nephewAlick Aluwihare succeeded his seat in parliament.[6]
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| Preceded by | Minister of Education 1960 | Succeeded by |
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