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Maithripala Senanayake | |
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| 4th Governor of North Central Province | |
| In office 7 September 1994 – 12 July 1998 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| Preceded by | E. L. B. Hurulle |
| Succeeded by | G. M. S. Samaraweera |
| Leader of the House | |
| In office 7 June 1970 – 18 May 1977 | |
| Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| Preceded by | C. P. de Silva |
| Succeeded by | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Minister of Irrigation, Power and Highways | |
| In office 31 May 1970 – 1977 | |
| Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| Preceded by | C. P. de Silva |
| Succeeded by | Gamini Dissanayake |
| Minister of Industries, Home and Cultural Affairs | |
| In office 1960–1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| Preceded by | W. J. C. Munasinha |
| Succeeded by | Philip Gunawardena |
| Minister of Transport and Works[a] | |
| In office 12 April 1956 – 8 December 1959 | |
| Prime Minister | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Wijeyananda Dahanayake |
| Preceded by | Montague Jayawickrama |
| Succeeded by | Robert Edward Jayatilaka |
| Member of Parliament forNational List | |
| In office 1989–1994 | |
| Member of Parliament forMedawachchiya | |
| In office 1947–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1916-07-07)7 July 1916 |
| Died | 12 July 1998(1998-07-12) (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Other political affiliations | United National Party |
| Spouse | Ranji Handy |
| Alma mater | St. Joseph's College, Anuradhapura St. John's College, Jaffna Nalanda College Colombo |
| Occupation | Politician |
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Maithripala Senanayake (7 July 1916 – 12 July 1998) was aSri Lankan politician and Governor of theNorth-Central province.[1] He first studied at St. Joseph's College, Anuradhapura then at St. John's Jaffna, where he attained a mastery in the Tamil Language and later atNalanda College Colombo.
He entered parliament fromMedawachchiya Electorate in 1947 when then Ceylon held its first parliamentary elections.
WhenD.S. Senanayake picked his Cabinet in 1952 this promising young man from Raja Rata, Maithripala Senanayake was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Later he not only resigned from the post he held, but also from the UNP, after submitting resignation to Prime MinisterDudley Senanayake. At the following General Election, he retained the Medawachchiya seat as an Independent.
Then followed by some momentous yearsS.W.R.D. Bandaranaike was biding his time after he had resigned from UNP and making plans for the future with his nascent Sri Lanka Freedom Party and offered a place to Maithripala Senanayake, who was then an Independent MP in Parliament.
Senanayake has held many cabinet portfolios and has been Acting Prime Minister 19 times, Leader of the House, Chief Government Whip, and Deputy Leader of the Opposition at various times. In the realm of Foreign Affairs, Maithripala Senanayake has also played a major role, when the then Prime Minister Mrs.Sirimavo Bandaranaike was President of the Non-aligned Movement, he led the Sri Lanka delegation to the5th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement held in Colombo.
He represented Parliament since 1947 to 1994 becoming the only person in Sri Lanka to represent Parliament for 47 years continuously. In the 1989 election which was the first Parliamentary election to be held under the proportional representation he entered Parliament as a National list member. He was not appointed to Parliament in 1994. However he was appointed the governor of the North Central Province in the same year which he held until his death.
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