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S. B. Nawinne

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S. B. Nawinne
Minister of Internal Affairs, Cultural Affairs and Wayamba Development
Assumed office
4 September 2015
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Chief Minister of North Western Province
In office
28 January 1999 – 2002
Preceded byNimal Bandara
Succeeded byAthula Wijesinghe
Minister of Regional Infrastructure Development
Minister of Rural Industries & Self-Employment Promotion
Minister of National Languages & Social Integration
In office
2010–2015
Member of Parliament
for Kurunegala District
Assumed office
2001
In office
1989–1999
Personal details
Born (1946-02-24) 24 February 1946 (age 78)
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party
(2015-present)
Sri Lanka Freedom Party
(1989–2015)
Other political
affiliations
United People's Freedom Alliance
(2004–2015)
ResidenceWariyapola
Websitesbnawinne.lk

R. M. Seneviratne Bandara Nawinne (born 24 February 1946) is a member of United National Party and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was long time member of Sri Lanka Freedom Party but cross to the United National Party in 2015 General elections.[1] He was appointed as a cabinet minister under the National Government led by Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe.

Nawinne held key ministerial positions of the United People's Freedom Alliance and Peoples Alliance governments from 1994. Later in 2000 he was appointed as the Chief Minister of North Western Province

References

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  1. ^ "Ceylon Today | Navinna joins UNP". www.ceylontoday.lk. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06.