Athauda Seneviratne (19 September 1931 – 31 March 2022)[1] was a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was also a Cabinet Minister of Sri Lanka.
Athauda Seneviratne | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Kegalle District | |
| In office 1989–2015 | |
| Member of Parliament for Ruwanwella | |
| In office 1970–1977 | |
| Preceded by | P. C. Imbulana |
| Succeeded by | P. C. Imbulana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 September 1931 Colombo, British Ceylon |
| Died | 31 March 2022 (aged 90) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United People's Freedom Alliance |
Political career
In 1957 Athauda was elected to the Village Council of Othara Gam Dolaha Pattu. In 1960 he unsuccessfully contested the March 1960 parliamentary election in the Dedigama Electoral District. At the 1965 parliamentary election he ran in the Ruwanwella Electoral District, representing the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP), failing by 417 votes although he did win the seat at the subsequent elections in 1970, defeating the sitting member P. C. Imbulana by 2,936 votes. He failed to win re-election in 1977, losing by 4,067 votes to Imbulana.
Athauda was elected as a member of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council and became the Leader of the Opposition at the Provincial Council in 1988. In June 1999 he was appointed the Chief Minister of Sabaragamuwa Province a position he retained until October 2000.
In 1989 he was elected to parliament representing the Kegalle Electoral District a position that he retained until the 2015 elections.
He served in the ministries of Labor, Youth Affairs, and Mineral Resources Development.[2]