Hon.
Wijayapala Mendis
Born 16 December 1928British Ceylon Died 1 September 2012(2012-09-01) (aged 83)Sri Lanka Nationality Sri Lankan Political party United National Party Other political affiliations People's Alliance Spouse(s) Nanda de Silva[1] Children 4[1] Alma mater Maris Stella College , Negombo Harischandra National College , Negombo Occupation Politician
Thenahandi Wijayapala Hector Mendis (16 December 1928 – 1 September 2012) was a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka .
Life and career [ ]
Mendis was born on 16 December 1928, third child of the former , Mudliyar David Mendis and Magilin.[1] He began his political career by joining United National Party Youth League of Negombo at age 19 and was elected the Mayor of Negombo in 1954.[1]
He was married to Nanda de Silva for 59 years.[2] They had three daughters and one son, Manouri, Davindra, Dilupa and Nadika.[3]
In 1960 he entered Parliament from the Katana electorate as a United National Party candidate, and was re-elected in 1965[4] when he was promoted to Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works, Post and Telecommunications.[5] Except for a brief period after the defeat at the 1970 general election[6] he represented the seat until 1989. After the landslide victory by the United National Party in the 1977 general election , he was appointed Minister of Textile Industries in 1977 and in 1989 he was Minister of Transport and Highways.[5] In 1993 after the assassination of President Premadasa and Ranil Wickremesinghe became Prime Minister, he was appointed Leader of the House .[7]
Mendis became the Chief Opposition Whip [8] after the 1994 parliamentary election until 1998 when he joined the People's Alliance Government with the United National Party alternative group in opposition to the United National Party leadership.[5] He lost his seat in 2001.
Wijayapala Mendis died on 1 September 2012, age 83.
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(1994 – 2000): Chandrika Kumaratunga
John Amaratunga
Jeyaraj Fernandopulle
Wijayapala Mendis
Joseph Michael Perera
Lakshman Jayakody
Felix Perera
Reginald Perera
Suranimala Rajapaksha
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Sarathchandra Rajakaruna
Neil Rupasinghe
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Felix Perera
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Joseph Michael Perera
Neil Rupasinghe
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Anjan Umma
Joseph Michael Perera
Jayalath Jayawardena
Jeyaraj Fernandopulle (Until 2008)
Lasantha Alagiyawanna
John Amaratunga
Sripathi Sooriyarachchi (Until 2008)
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Felix Perera
Pandu Bandaranaike
Sarathchandra Rajakaruna
Edward Gunasekara
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Aparekke Punnananda Thero