General Secretary of United National Party
Incumbent
Palitha Range Bandara
since 13 January 2021
Sirikotha
NominatorLeader of the United National Party
AppointerWorking Committee of the United National Party
Formation1947
First holderH. W. Amarasuriya
Websitewww.unp.lk

The general secretary of the United National Party is one of the highest positions in the 77-year old Sri Lankan party. The General Secretary holds the powers of calling working committee meetings of the party and singing nominations for the elections. Palitha Range Bandara is the current General Secretary of the UNP.

The General Secretary holds the powers of calling working committee meetings of the party and signing nominations for the elections.

Appointment

The General Secretary is appointed with the approval of the other working committee members of the party. The party leader nominates a suitable member to the post when the post is vacant.

Past Secretaries

H. W. Amarasuriya was the first general secretary of the United National Party.[1] Harsha Abeywardena, Sirisena Cooray, Gamini Wijesekere, Senarath Kapukotuwa and Tissa Attanayake are some of the party members who were the general secretaries in the past. Kapukotuwa held the General Secretary position of UNP from 2001 to 2004.[2] Tissa Attanayake was one of the longest serving secretaries of the party but resigned from the position days before the presidential elections of 2015.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The Minutes of the inaugural meeting - 6th September 1946". The United National Party. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via tripod.com.
  2. ↑ http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=42218 Former UNP Gen-Sec Senarath Kapukotuwa passes away
  3. ↑ "Tissa and Ketagoda to support President Mahinda Rajapaksa". 8 December 2014.
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