Gunapala Rathnasekara
Gunapala Rathnasekara, full name Basnayaka Yasarathnalage Gunapala Rathnasekara, was born on 7 December 1961. He is a Sri Lankan academic and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Kurunegala District from August 20, 2020, to September 24, 2024. He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and is part of the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance.
He holds a BSc from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and an MCom from Sri Krishnadevaraya University. Rathnasekara is a senior lecturer in the Department of Accounting at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and the director of the Kurunegala Sipwin Private Tuition Institute. He is a member of Viyathmaga, a pro-Rajapaksa nationalist group of academics, businesspeople and professionals. He contested the 2020 parliamentary election in Kurunegala District as an SLPP/SLPFA candidate and was elected.
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