B._Sirisena_Cooray

Sirisena Cooray

Sirisena Cooray

Sri Lankan politician (1931–2021)

Bulathsinghalage Sirisena Cooray, JP (25 April 1931 – 30 November 2021) was a Sri Lankan politician.

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Biography

He was the Mayor of Colombo from 1979 to 1989 and was elected from Colombo to Parliament in the 9th parliamentary election in 1989. He was appointed Minister of Housing and Construction in the Premadasa cabinet. He had served as General Secretary of the United National Party during the tenure of party leader Ranasinghe Premadasa.[2][3][4][5] He submitted nominations for the Colombo Municipal Council elections in 2006 as the Mayor, however his party nominations list was rejected by the election commission on a technicality. The independent party backed by Sirisena won the election and Uvais Mohamed Imitiyas became Mayor.[6][7]

His brother Nandasena Cooray was a one time Deputy Mayor of Colombo and was married to the sister of the former JVP leader Somawansa Amarasinghe. Cooray died on 30 November 2021 at Colombo, aged 90 years.[8]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Former Minister Sirisena Cooray passed away". Colombo Gazette. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "1989 Parliamentary Elections Results" (PDF). Official Website, Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. [3]
    "The legacy of President Premadasa". C. A. Wijeyeweere. Sri Lanka Guardian. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Sirisena Cooray's incarceration and the then Supreme Court". The Island. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Past Mayors of Colombo". Colombo Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  6. [6]
    Kumara, Sarath. "Local election results in Sri Lanka reflect widespread fears of war". Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  7. [7]
    "New Colombo Mayor sworn in". BBC. bbc.com. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Cooray denies helping JVP leader". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 12 October 2020.


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