Gayantha Karunathilaka

Hon.
Gayantha Karunathilaka
MP
ගයන්ත කරුණාතිලක
கயந்த கருணாதிலக
Chief Opposition Whip
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 December 2024
Preceded byLakshman Kiriella
In office
3 January 2020 – 3 March 2020
Preceded byMahinda Amaraweera
Succeeded byLakshman Kiriella
Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms
In office
22 May 2017 – 21 November 2019
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byJohn Amaratunga
Succeeded byS. M. Chandrasena
Minister of Media
In office
12 January 2015 – 22 May 2017
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byKeheliya Rambukwella
Succeeded byMangala Samaraweera
Chief Government Whip
In office
20 January 2015 – 3 January 2020
Preceded byDinesh Gunawardena
Succeeded byJohnston Fernando
Member of Parliament
for Galle District
Incumbent
Assumed office
2000
Personal details
Born21 August 1962
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySamagi Jana Balawegaya (since 2020)
United National Party (until 2020)
Other political
affiliations		United National Front
Alma materRoyal College, Colombo
OccupationPolitics

Lokugamage Gayantha Ganadesha Karunatileka, MP (born 21 August 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the current Chief Opposition Whip of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He formerly served as a Cabinet Minister of Lands and Parliament affairs and Chief Government Whip. A former member of the United National Party (UNP), he served as the UNP Media Secretary and acted as the cabinet spokesman of the government.[1]

He was educated at Royal College Colombo.[2] He is the nephew of Rupa Karunathilake.[3]

See also

  1. ^ Minister Karunathilaka invites journalists in exile to return
  2. ^ Royal College honours old Royalists in Parliament
  3. ^ "Family jewels on parade in new parliament". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 23 August 2015.