G. M. Premachandra

Gamini M. Premachandra (24 August 1940 – 24 October 1994) was a Sri Lanka politician who served as the Cabinet Minister of Labour and Vocational Training of United National Party government from 1990 to 1994.[1] He was re-elected from the Parliamentary election of 1994.

Hon. G. M. Premachandra

Former Cabinet Minister of Labour and Vocational Training
Member of Parliament for Kurunegala District
In office 25 August 1994 – 24 October 1994

Personal details
Born	24 August 1940 Sri Lanka
Died	24 October 1994(1994-10-24) (aged 54) Thotalanga, Grandpass, Sri Lanka
Manner of death	Assassination by suicide bomb attack
Political party	United National Party

Death

Premachandra was assassinated by a female suicide bomber of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) while attending an election rally in support of Gamini Dissanayake, for the Presidential election of 1994.[2] He was an alumnus of Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala.

References

Eur (2002). Far East and Australasia 2003. Psychology Press. ISBN 9781857431339.
Jane's Sentinel examines the success of the LTTE in resisting the Sri Lankan forces

Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament from Kurunegala
Kurunegala Electoral District (1947–1989) Current District: Kurunegala Electoral District
One–member (1947 – 1989)	Herbert Sri Nissanka Dingiri Bandara Welagedara D. B. Monnekulama Dingiri Bandara Welagedara P. Wijesinghe Dingiri Bandara Welagedara
Multi–member (1989 – Present)	(1989 – 1994): G. M. Premachandra Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake Sarathchandra Bandara Welagedara Upali Mervin Senarath Dasanayaka Ariya Bandara Rekawa Ukkubanda Wijekoon Upali Piyasoma S. B. Nawinne Herath Banda Wanninayaka H. M. A. Loku Bandara A. M. Munidasa Premachandra Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Bandaranayake Diunugallage Peter Wickramasinghe Lionel Rajapaksa Jayasena Rajakaruna (1994 – 2000): S. B. Nawinne Gamini Jayawickrama Perera T. B. Ekanayake Munidasa Premachandra Salinda Dissanayake Anura Priyadharshana Yapa Bandula Basnayake Upali Piyasoma Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake A. H. M. Alavi Jayadeva Chandrawansha Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Bandaranayake H. M. A. Loku Bandara Diunugallage Peter Wickramasinghe Jayasena Rajakaruna (2000 – 2001): Gamini Jayawickrama Perera Johnston Fernando S. B. Nawinne Jayarathna Herath Anura Priyadharshana Yapa Upali Piyasoma Salinda Dissanayake Rohitha Bogollagama Sarath Munasinghe Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake Nimal Bandara Rathnayake Soma Kumari Tennakoon Ranjith Navaratne Munidasa Premachandra Nimal Herath (2001 – 2004): Gamini Jayawickrama Perera Johnston Fernando S. B. Nawinne Salinda Dissanayake Indika Bandaranayake Anura Priyadharshana Yapa Rohitha Bogollagama Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Bandaranayake Upali Piyasoma Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake Anura Gopallawa Jayarathna Herath T. B. Ekanayake Soma Kumari Tennakoon Bimal Rathnayake (2004 – 2010): Anura Kumara Dissanayake Gamini Jayawickrama Perera Bimal Rathnayake M. D. Namal Karunaratne Johnston Fernando Akila Viraj Kariyawasam Anura Priyadharshana Yapa Indika Bandaranayake T. B. Ekanayake S. B. Nawinne Jayarathna Herath Dayasiri Jayasekara Salinda Dissanayake Bandula Basnayake Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake Rohitha Bogollagama (2010 – 2015): Johnston Fernando Dayasiri Jayasekara T. B. Ekanayake Anura Priyadharshana Yapa K. W. Shantha Bandara S. B. Nawinne Akila Viraj Kariyawasam Jayarathna Herath Salinda Dissanayake Neranjan Wickremasinghe Indika Bandaranayake Tharanath Basnayaka Gamini Jayawickrama Perera Ashoka Abeysinghe Nimal Wijesinghe (2015 – Present): Mahinda Rajapaksa Akila Viraj Kariyawasam Dayasiri Jayasekara J. C. Alawathuwala Gamini Jayawickrama Perera T. B. Ekanayake Nalin Bandara Anura Priyadharshana Yapa S. B. Nawinne Johnston Fernando Ashoka Abeysinghe Thushara Indunil Salinda Dissanayake Indika Bandaranayake Tharanath Basnayaka

Chief Ministers of North Western Province
North Western Province	Gamini Jayawickrama Perera G. M. Premachandra Nimal Bandara S. B. Nawinne Athula Wijesinghe Dayasiri Jayasekara Dharmasiri Dassanayake
Acting

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G. M. Premachandra

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