Gamini Atukorale

Hon.
Gamini Atukorale
Minister of Transport, Highways, and Civil Aviation
Member of Parliament
for Nivithigala
Personal details
Born(1951-04-02)2 April 1951
Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
Died1 January 2002(2002-01-01) (aged 50)
Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
Spouse(s)Harindrani Atukorale
nee Dissanayake
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Gamini Atukorale (2 April 1951 – 1 January 2002) was a former Transport, Highways and Civil Aviation Minister in Sri Lanka and former General Secretary and Deputy Leader of United National Party. Former member of parliament Thalatha Atukorale is the sister of Gamini Atukorale.

Death

Atukorale died as a result of a cardiac arrest on 1 January 2002 at his residence in Ratnapura. In 2005, UPFA Presidential candidate's election coordinator, former Minister Mangala Samaraweera termed Atukorale's death suspicious and proposed a "Special Commission" to probe it.

See also

List of political families in Sri Lanka

References

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