Harold Herath | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1991–1993 | |
| President | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Prime Minister | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
| Preceded by | Ranjan Wijeratne |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1993–1994 | |
| President | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremasinghe |
| Preceded by | Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed |
| Succeeded by | G. L. Peiris |
| Minister of Coconut Development | |
| Member of Parliament forPuttalam District | |
| In office 1989–2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1930-03-10)10 March 1930 |
| Died | 31 August 2007(2007-08-31) (aged 77) |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Other political affiliations | United National Front |
| Spouse | Gwen Herath |
| Children | 3 |
DeshabanduJames Edward Herath Herald[1] known asHarold Herath (10 March 1930 – 31 August 2007)[2] was a seniorSri Lankan politician and Cabinet Minister. Herath was most notablyMinister of Foreign Affairs under PresidentRanasinghe Premadasa from 1991 to 1993. He enteredParliament winning the Nattandiya electorate in thePuttalam Electoral District 1977, and held his seat until 2000 retiring not contesting the2001 parliamentary election.[3][4] He has also held the portfolios ofMinister of Justice and Minister of Coconut Development.
In 2005 Harold Herath was conferred thenational honour and titleDeshabandu by PresidentChandrika Kumaratunga.[5] Harold Herath died on 31 August 2007 after a brief illness, he was 77.[3][6] He was married to Gwen Herath, a former Provincial Council member and President of the Women's Cricket Association of Sri Lanka (WCASL), and was father to three children.[3]
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forPuttalam 1977–10 October 2000 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by ? | Minister of Coconut Development – | Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by | Minister of Justice 1993–1994 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of Foreign Affairs 1991–1993 | Succeeded by |
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