Chathura Senaratne | |
|---|---|
| චතුර සේනාරත්න | |
| Member of Parliament forGampaha District | |
| In office 1 September 2015 – 3 March 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1982-02-20)20 February 1982 (age 43) Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Samagi Jana Balawegaya |
| Other political affiliations | United National Front for Good Governance |
| Spouse | Sarupa Samangi |
| Relations | Rajitha Senaratne (father) |
| Alma mater | Ananda College, Colombo |
| Occupation | Politician |
Nambukara Helambage Chathura Sandeepa Senaratne (born 20 February 1982) (Sinhala:චතුර සේනාරත්න) is aSri Lankan politician and a former member of theParliament of Sri Lanka.[1]
Nambukara Helambage Chathura Sandeepa Senaratne was born 20 November 1982 the son ofRajitha (a dentist and politician) and Sujatha (a dentist),[2] he received his education atAnanda College, Colombo and was admitted to theUniversity of Colombo to study for aMBBS degree in medicine in 2004 but dropped out.
Working with his father in his political activities in theKalutura electorate, Senaratne served as president of the Kalutara District Development Foundation, chief organiser of the Rajitha Senaratne Foundation and traveled widely in Europe, Asia accompanying his father on official travels and attending study tours in the United States.[citation needed] He worked for theUnited National Party and between 2007 and 2014 for theUnited People's Freedom Alliance following his father's defection to theSLFP dominatedUPFA government in January 2007.[3][4][5]
He campaigned along with his father for the common opposition candidateMaithripala Sirisena at the2015 presidential election.[6][7][8]
He contested in the 2015parliamentary election as theUnited National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG) candidate in theGampaha electorate and was elected to Parliament.[9][10]
He contested thegeneral elections in 2020 as theSamagi Jana Balawegaya candidate in the Gampaha electorate, but was unsuccessful in getting elected.
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