Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Nelson (1932-2001) was aSri Lankanpolitician. He is aMember of Parliament for thePolonnaruwa and formerCabinet Minister.[1][2]
A member of theUnited National Party since 1956, Nelson served as the Chairman of Polonnaruwa Town Council and was elected to parliament in the1977 Sri Lankan parliamentary election from Polonnaruwa defeatingK. A. Leelaratne Wijesinghe of theSri Lanka Freedom Party. He was re-elected in the1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election. He was appointed District Minister for Trincomalee in 1978.
His sonKins Nelson is a current member of parliament and his daughter Sujeewa Nelson is married to GeneralShavendra Silva.[3]
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