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Rukman Senanayake | |
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 Senanayake in 2008 | |
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| Born | (1948-06-21)21 June 1948 Colombo,Ceylon |
| Died | 24 August 2024(2024-08-24) (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Rukman Senanayake (21 June 1948 – 24 August 2024) was a Sri Lankan politician. ACabinet Minister of Environment and Natural Resources from 2002 to 2004 andMember of Parliament forKegalle District, he was a Vice Leader of theUnited National Party.
Rukman Senanayake was born on 21 June 1948 as the third son of Robert Parakrama Senanayake and Swarna Neela Senanayake, both cousins of theSenanayake family, a prominent political family that dominated the post-independence years of Sri Lanka. His paternal grandfather,D. S. Senanayake was the firstPrime Minister of Ceylon and his maternal grandfather,F. R. Senanayake, elder brother of D. S. Senanayake, was a leading figure in the Ceylonese independence movement. His paternal uncle,Dudley Senanayake, served asPrime Minister of Ceylon for four terms, and his maternal uncle,R.G. Senanayake served as the Cabinet Minister of Trade and Commerce during the period 1952–53, and also during the period 1956–60 inSWRD Bandaranaike's government. His father, Robert Senanayake, was the Chairman of Freudenberg & Co. (Ceylon) Ltd., which owned Freudenberg Shipping Agencies and theToyota dealership in Ceylon. He had one elder brother, Devinda, and two sisters, Ranjini and Yasmin. The family hailed fromBothale Walawwa in Mihirigama. He was educated atS. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia.
Senanayake first entered theParliament of Sri Lanka in 1973 from theUnited National Party, representing theDedigama electorate following the death of his uncle, Dudley Senanayake. He remained a Member of Parliament until 1977 but did not contest the 1977 General Elections. In 1994, Senanayake entered Parliament from the United National Party for the second time. He remained a Member of Parliament, representing thePolonnaruwa District until 2001. Again, in 2001, he entered Parliament from Kegalle District and was appointed Cabinet Minister of Environment and Natural Resources in the United National Party government. Senanayake held the portfolio of Cabinet Minister until 2004. He re-entered Parliament in the 2004 General Elections. He was appointed the United National Party Chairman in 2007 and Vice Leader in 2008.
Senanayake died on 24 August 2024, at the age of 76.[1]
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