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Tissa Attanayake | |
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| තිස්ස අත්තනායක திஸ்ஸ அத்தநாயக்க | |
| Minister of Heath | |
| In office 2014 December – 2015 January | |
| Preceded by | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Succeeded by | Rajitha Senaratne |
| Minister of Central Region Development | |
| In office 2001–2004 | |
| Member of Parliament forKandy | |
| In office 1989–2010 | |
| Member of Parliament for National List | |
| In office 20 August 2020 – 24 September 2024 | |
| In office 2010–2015 | |
| General Secretary ofUnited National Party | |
| In office 2007–2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Kabir Hashim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Attanayake Mudiyanselage Kudabanda Tissa Attanayake (1961-05-17)17 May 1961 (age 64) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Samagi Jana Balawegaya (2020 - ) United National Party (1989-2014) |
| Other political affiliations | United National Front (1989-2014) |
| Residence(s) | 410/132 Buller's Road,Colombo 07 |
Attanayake Mudiyanselage Kudabanda Tissa Attanayake is aSri Lankan politician, who is aNational List member of theParliament of Sri Lanka. He was first elected toparliament in 1989. Former general secretary ofUnited National Party, Attanayake was appointed a Minister under theUNP government in 2001 and later by Rajapaksa in 2014. He only served 20 days under Rajapaksa.[1] He resides inColombo.
Attanayake a loyal member of theUnited National Party member served as the General Secretary underRanil Wickramasinghe until he resign from the post just months before the 2015 presidential election to support then president Rajapaksa. He alleged that in addition to the agreements reached with various political parties and organizations in public, Common Candidate Maithripala Sirisena has also signed different deals with those parties in private. UNP LeaderRanil Wickremesinghe also said that he wrote to the IGP requesting an inquiry into the concocted agreement and forgery as it carries similar signatures of the duo.[2]
He was later arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).[3]
He was released on bail, following the courts ruling that they did not have enough evidence to hold him in remand captivity.[4]
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