P. G. Ariyatilake | |
|---|---|
| Member of theCeylonese Parliament forMaskeliya | |
| In office 1970–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Edmund Wijesuriya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Piyadigamage Gamini Ariyatilake (1917-05-26)26 May 1917 |
| Died | 13 March 1983(1983-03-13) (aged 65) |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Spouse | Hemalatha Senanayake[1] |
| Children | Anura, Yamuna, Preethi, Deepthi, Sesha, Thusitha |
| Alma mater | Mahinda College, Galle[2] University of Colombo (Sri Palee), Horana |
Piyadigamage Gamini Ariyatilake (26 May 1917 – 13 March 1983) was aSri Lankan politician andmember of parliament.
P. G. Ariyatilake was born on 26 May 1917 and was educated atMahinda College in Galle before attending theUniversity of Colombo at its Sri Palee campus inHorana. Between 1939 and 1943 he served as a public health inspector before joining the Madyama Lanka Bus Company in 1944. He was elected as a member of the Hatton-Dickoya Urban Council, serving as its chairman between 1961 and 1967.
Ariyatilake stood as theSri Lanka Freedom Party's candidate inMaskeliya Electoral District at theMarch 1960 and1965 parliamentary elections and was unsuccessful on both occasions.[3] He ran again in the1970 parliamentary election and this time was successful in gaining the seat, with a margin of 696 votes.[4] In late 1976 Ariyatilake, together with a number of SLFP members of parliament, resigned from the party. Ariyatilake did not contest the1977 parliamentary election.
Ariyatilake died on 13 March 1983 at the age of 65.
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