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Clement Victor Gunaratne (Sinhala: ක්ලෙමෙන්ට් වික්ටර් ගුණරත්න) was Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Industries Development. He and his wife along with 20 others[3] were killed by a suicide bomber of the LTTE organization on 7 June 2000.[4][5][6][7][8]
C. V. Gunaratne | |
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සී. වී. ගුණරත්න | |
Minister of Industrial Development | |
In office 1994 [1][2] – 2000 | |
President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
Prime Minister | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
Member of Parliament for Colombo District | |
In office 1989–2000 | |
Personal details | |
Died | Rathmalana, Sri Lanka | June 7, 2000
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Alma mater | Royal College, Colombo |
He was educated at the Royal College, Colombo where was captain of the rugby team. His father was Major L. V. Gooneratne, ED, CCC the first Mayor of Dehiwala - Mt Lavinia[9][10] He entered politics as a member of the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council in which he was Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka Freedom Party). He was chosen as a Central Committee Member of the SLFP in early 1970s and was elected to parliament in the parliamentary general election held in 1989.
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