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Indika Gunawardena
ඉන්දික ගුණවර්ධන
Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Research
In office
1994–2000
Preceded byJoseph Michael Perera
Succeeded byMahinda Rajapaksa
Minister of Higher Education and Information Technology Development
In office
2000–2001
Preceded byRichard Pathirana
Succeeded bySarath Amunugama
Member of Parliament
for Colombo
In office
1994–2001
Personal details
Born8 February 1943
Died14 September 2015(2015-09-14) (aged 72)
NationalitySri Lankan
SpouseDr. Padmini Gunawardana
ChildrenDiyath, Yasith
Alma materRoyal College, Colombo
OccupationPolitics

Indika Gunawardena (Sinhala: ඉන්දික ගුණවර්ධන; 8 February 1943 – 14 September 2015) was a Sri Lankan politician.

Indika Gunawardena was born on 8 February 1943, the son of Philip Gunawardena and Kusumasiri née Amarasinghe. His brothers included Prasanna Gunawardena former mayor of Colombo, Lakmali Gunawardena state award winner of literature, Dinesh Gunawardena cabinet minister, and Gitanjana Gunawardena former minister. Gunawardena was educated at the Royal College, Colombo.

He was first elected to parliament at the 1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections representing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in the Colombo electorate. He was appointed as the Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Research in 1994, as part of the Wijetunga cabinet, the Minister of Higher Education and Information Technology Development in October 2000, and the Minister of Posts and Telecommunication in September 2001, as part of the Kumaratunga cabinet.

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