Palitha Range Bandara
General Secretary of the United National Party
Assumed office
13 January 2021
Preceded byKabir Hashim
Member of Parliament
for Puttalam District
In office
2000–2020
Ministry of Power and Energy
In office
10 January 2015  09 August 2015
Ministry of Skills Development and Vocational Training (Sri Lanka)
In office
9 August 2015  31 May 2017
Ministry of Irrigation
In office
31 May 2017  2 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1962-09-08) 8 September 1962
Puttalam
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party[1]
Other political
affiliations
United National Front
SpouseKanthi Senanayake
ChildrenYashoda Rangebandara Eranthi Rangebandara Tharushi Rangebandara
ResidencePuttlam
Alma materAnanda College , Puttlam
OccupationPolitician, policeman
Websitehttps://www.unp.lk/

Palitha Range Bandara (born September 8, 1962)[1] is a Sri Lankan politician, retired police officer and current General Secretary of the United National Party. He is also the former State Minister of Irrigation and Water Resource Management and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from Anamaduwa.

Professional career

Bandara claimed political victimization forced him to retire and the National Police Commission recommended that he be promoted to the grade of Assistant Superintendent of Police from his retirement grade of sub-inspector in December 2017.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "PALITHA RANGE BANDARA". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 26 April 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  2. NPC recommends Range Bandara promotion as ASP


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