Anura Bandaranaike Politician

Anura Priyadarshi Solomon Dias Bandaranaike (February 15, 1949 – March 16, 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician, served as Speaker (2000–2001), and in several cabinet ministries as Foreign Minister briefly in 2005, Minister of Higher Education (1993–1994), Minister of Tourism (April 2004 – January 2007), Minister of National Heritage (2007) and Leader of the Opposition (1983–1988). He last served as a member of parliament from the opposition.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 15, 1949
Birth place	Sri Lanka , Attanagalla , Attanagalle
Nationality	Sri Lanka
Religion	Buddhism
Date of death	March 16, 2008
Place of death	Sri Lanka , Colombo