Pandu Bandaranaike

Hon.
Pandu Bandaranaike
Hon. Pandu Bandaranaike
Personal details
Born	31 August 1962 (age 62); Sri Lanka
Spouse	Mrkalandalage Jeewani Namal Gunawardana

Chakrawarthi Pandukabhaya Dias Bandaranaike (commonly known as Pandu Bandaranaike ) (born 31 August 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician. He was a Member of Parliament from the Gampaha Electoral District.

Born to the Bandaranaike family, his father was S. D. Bandaranayake, Member of Parliament from Gampaha from 1952 to 1989 and Dorin Dias Bandaranaike. He was educated at S. Thomas' Preparatory School and at D. S. Senanayake College. He worked as a reforestation officer in the State Timber Corporation, until he resigned in 1993 to contest the Provincial Council of the Western Province and was elected a Member of Provincial Council. In 1994, he was elected to Parliament from Gampaha. In 2009, he was appointed the Minister of Religious Affairs and later served as Deputy Minister of Indigenous Medicine.^[1]

He married Mrkalandalage Jeewani Namal Gunawardana, daughter of Air Chief Marshal Terance Gunawardana, former Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force. They have one son Chamith Praween Dias Bandaranaike.

References

^ "Former Gampaha MP S.D. Bandaranayake the Colourful Maverick Known as "Imbulgoda Veeraya" Passes Away at 97 Years of Age". dbsjeyaraj.com.

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[1] "Former Gampaha MP S.D. Bandaranayake the Colourful Maverick Known as "Imbulgoda Veeraya" Passes Away at 97 Years of Age". dbsjeyaraj.com.

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v t e Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament from Gampaha
Gampaha Electoral District (1947–1989) Current District: Gampaha Electoral District
One–member (1947 – 1989)	Don David Karunaratne Paulis Peiris Jayawardena Samuel Dias Bandaranayake A. T. Basnayake Samuel Dias Bandaranayake
Multi–member (1989 – Present)	(1989 – 1994): Sirimavo Bandaranaike Anura Bandaranaike Joseph Michael Perera John Amaratunga Ranil Wickremesinghe Sarathchandra Rajakaruna Paul Perera Lakshman Jayakody Wijayapala Mendis Donald Dissanayake Mahindra Wijerathna Jeyaraj Fernandopulle Anura Pradeep Mahen Gunasekera Ariyarathna Jayathilaka Reggie Ranatunga Sardhatissa Sakalasooriya (1994 – 2000): Chandrika Kumaratunga John Amaratunga Jeyaraj Fernandopulle Wijayapala Mendis Joseph Michael Perera Lakshman Jayakody Felix Perera Reginald Perera Athula Nimalasiri Suranimala Rajapaksha Anura Hapangama Reggie Ranatunga Sarathchandra Rajakaruna Jinadasa Nandasena Lionel Gunawardena Neil Rupasinghe Upali Gunaratne A. V. Suraweera (2000 – 2001): Karu Jayasuriya Susil Premajayantha Jeyaraj Fernandopulle Anura Bandaranaike Felix Perera Pandu Bandaranaike Jayalath Jayawardena Reggie Ranatunga Sarath Keerthiratne John Amaratunga Edward Gunasekara Lionel Gunawardena Joseph Michael Perera Sarathchandra Peramuna Neil Rupasinghe Suranimala Rajapaksha Ananda Moonasinghe Vijitha Herath (2001 – 2004): Anura Bandaranaike Karu Jayasuriya Jayalath Jayawardena Jeyaraj Fernandopulle Joseph Michael Perera John Amaratunga Olitha Premathiratne Pandu Bandaranaike Felix Perera Edward Gunasekara Suranimala Rajapaksha Sarathchandra Rajakaruna Sarana Gunawardena Ravindra Randeniya Reggie Ranatunga Neil Rupasinghe Vijitha Herath Anjan Umma (2004 – 2010): Vijitha Herath Karu Jayasuriya Anura Bandaranaike (Until 2008) Replaced by Sarana Gunawardena Siripala Amarasinghe (Until 2006) Replaced by Sarath Kumara Gunaratna Anjan Umma Joseph Michael Perera Jayalath Jayawardena Jeyaraj Fernandopulle (Until 2008) Replaced by Duleep Wijesekera Lasantha Alagiyawanna John Amaratunga Sripathi Sooriyarachchi (Until 2008) Replaced by Reggie Ranatunga (Until 2008) Replaced by Neil Rupasinghe Felix Perera Pandu Bandaranaike Sarathchandra Rajakaruna Edward Gunasekara Kolonnawe Sri Sumangala (Until 2004) Replaced by Alawwe Nandaloka Thero Aparekke Punnananda Thero (2010 – 2015): Basil Rajapaksa Sudarshani Fernandopulle Mervyn Silva Athuraliye Rathana Thero Ruwan Wijewardene Upeksha Swarnamali Felix Perera Ruwan Ranatunga Lasantha Alagiyawanna Sarana Gunawardena Karu Jayasuriya Jayalath Jayawardena John Amaratunga Duleep Wijesekera Wasantha Senanayake Vijitha Herath Pandu Bandaranaike Sarath Kumara Gunaratna (2015 – Present): Prasanna Ranatunga Ranjan Ramanayake Arjuna Ranatunga Ruwan Wijewardene Harshana Rajakaruna Prasanna Ranaweera Ajith Mannapperuma Nimal Lansa Sisira Jayakody John Amaratunga Kavinda Jayawardena Indika Anuruddha Sudarshani Fernandopulle Chathura Senaratne Edward Gunasekara Duleep Wijesekera Lasantha Alagiyawanna Vijitha Herath