Gayantha Karunathilaka | |
Native Name: | Sinhala; Sinhalese: ගයන්ත කරුණාතිලක Tamil: கயந்த கருணாதிலக |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Office1: | Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms |
President1: | Maithripala Sirisena |
Term Start1: | 22 May 2017 |
Term End1: | 21 November 2019 |
Predecessor1: | John Amaratunga |
Successor1: | S. M. Chandrasena |
Office2: | Minister of Media |
President2: | Maithripala Sirisena |
Term Start2: | 12 January 2015 |
Term End2: | 22 May 2017 |
Predecessor2: | Keheliya Rambukwella |
Successor2: | Mangala Samaraweera |
Predecessor3: | Mahinda Amaraweera |
Successor3: | Lakshman Kiriella |
Term Start3: | 3 January 2020 |
Term End3: | 3 March 2020 |
Predecessor4: | Dinesh Gunawardena |
Successor4: | Johnston Fernando |
Term Start4: | 20 January 2015 |
Term End4: | 3 January 2020 |
Constituency Mp5: | Galle District |
Parliament5: | Sri Lankan |
Term Start5: | 2000 |
Birth Date: | 21 August 1962 |
Nationality: | Sri Lankan |
Occupation: | Politics |
Lokugamage Gayantha Ganadesha Karunatileka, MP (born 21 August 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician. He formerly served as a Cabinet Minister of Lands and Parliament affairs, Chief Government Whip and Member of Parliament. A member of the United National Party (UNP), he is the UNP Media Secretary and act as the cabinet spokesman of the government.[1]
He was educated at Royal College Colombo.[2] He is the nephew of Rupa Karunathilake.[3]