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| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable|Hon.]]
| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable|Hon.]]
| name = Palitha Range Bandara
| name = Palitha Range Bandara
| honorific-suffix = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
| honorific-suffix = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
| image = Palitha rangebandara.jpg
| image = Palitha rangebandara.jpg
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| constituency_MP1 = [[Puttalam Electoral District|Puttalam District]]
| office = [[General Secretary of the United National Party|General Secretary]] of the [[United National Party]]
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| parliament1 = Sri Lanka
| term_start = 13 January 2021
| majority1 =
| term_end = 29 August 2024<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-08-29 |title=Range Bandara sacked! |url=https://srilankamirror.com/news/range-bandara-sacked/?amp=1 |access-date=2024-08-30 |language=en-US}}</ref>
| predecessor1 =
| predecessor = [[Kabir Hashim]]
| successor1 =
| successor =
| term_start1 = 2000
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| constituency_MP2 = [[Puttalam Electoral District|Puttalam District]]
| term_end1 = 2020
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| parliament2 = Sri Lanka
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1962|09|08}}
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| term_start2 = 2000
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| nationality = {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sri Lanka]]n
| term_end2 = 2020
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| spouse = kanthi Senanayake
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1962|09|08}}
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| party = [[United National Party]]
| birth_place = Puttalam
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| otherparty = [[United National Front (Sri Lanka)|United National Front]]
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| children = Yashoda Range Bandara <br>Eranthi Range Bandara <br>Tharushi Range Bandara
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| nationality = [[Sri Lanka]]n
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| residence =
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| spouse = Kanthi Senanayake
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| party = [[United National Party]]<ref name=DOM/>
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| otherparty = [[United National Front (Sri Lanka)|United National Front]]
| profession = [[Policeman]]
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| children = Yashoda Rangebandara Eranthi Rangebandara Tharushi Rangebandara
| website = http://www.rangebandara.com
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| residence = Puttlam
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| footnotes =
| alma_mater = Ananda College, Puttlam
| occupation = Politician, policeman
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| website = https://www.unp.lk/
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| term start3 =
| term_end3 = 09 August 2015
| office4 = Ministry of Skills Development and Vocational Training (Sri Lanka)
| term_start4 = 9 August 2015
| office5 = Ministry of Irrigation
| term_start5 = 31 May 2017
| term_end5 = 2 May 2018
| office3 = Ministry of Power and Energy
| term_end4 = 31 May 2017
| term_start3 = 10 January 2015
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'''Palitha Range Bandara''' (born September 8, 1962) is a [[Sri Lanka]]n politician. He is the [[State Minister]] of Irrigation and Water Resource Management and a member of the [[Parliament of Sri Lanka]] from [[Anamaduwa]].


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'''Palitha Range Bandara''' (born September 8, 1962)<ref name=DOM>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.lk/directory_of_members/ViewMember.do?memID=142 |title=PALITHA RANGE BANDARA |work=Directory of Members |publisher=[[Parliament of Sri Lanka]] |url-status=dead |access-date=19 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070426132828/http://www.parliament.lk/directory_of_members/ViewMember.do?memID=142 |archive-date=26 April 2007 }}</ref> is a [[Sri Lanka]]n politician, retired police officer and current [[General Secretary of the United National Party]].He is also the former [[State Minister]] of Irrigation and Water Resource Management and a former member of the [[Parliament of Sri Lanka]] from [[Anamaduwa]].
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Born Range Bandarage Palitha Range Bandara as the sixth child to a family of eleven children in the remote village of Karuwalagaswewa off [[Puttalam]]. He received his education at [[Ananda College Puttalam]]. He joined the [[Sri Lanka Police]] as a [[police constable]] in 1983 and served until he retired on August 24, 2000 in the grade of [[Sub-inspector|Sub-Inspector of Police]]. He claimed political victimization forcing his retirement and the National Police Commission recommended that he be promoted to the grade of [[Assistant Superintendent of Police]] from his retirement grade of Sub Inspector in December 2017.<ref>[http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/NPC-recommends-Range-Bandara-promotion-as-ASP-142789.html NPC recommends Range Bandara promotion as ASP]</ref>


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After leaving the police service, he contested the [[general election]] in 2000 and was elected to Parliament from Anamaduwa from the [[United National Party]] being the third on the preferential list. In the [[general election]] in 2001 he topped the list of preferential votes. In the following general election he was reelected to Parliament. Following the change of government in 2015, he was appointed State Minister of Power and Energy. He is tipped to be the next Leader of the United National Party


== Professional career ==
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==References==
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Bandara claimed political victimization forced him to retire and the National Police Commission recommended that he be promoted to the grade of [[Assistant Superintendent of Police]] from his retirement grade of sub-inspector in December 2017.<ref>[http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/NPC-recommends-Range-Bandara-promotion-as-ASP-142789.html NPC recommends Range Bandara promotion as ASP]</ref>
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* {{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.lk/directory_of_members/ViewMember.do?memID=142 |title=PALITHA RANGE BANDARA |work=Directory of Members |publisher=[[Parliament of Sri Lanka]] |url-status=dead |access-date=19 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070426132828/http://www.parliament.lk/directory_of_members/ViewMember.do?memID=142 |archive-date=26 April 2007 }}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/top-story/21229-range-bandaras-wife-beaten.html |title=Range Bandara’s wife beaten |access-date=19 August 2012}}


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Latest revision as of 03:43, 7 November 2024

Hon.
Palitha Range Bandara
MP
General Secretary of the United National Party
In office
13 January 2021 – 29 August 2024[1]
Preceded byKabir Hashim
Member of Parliament
for Puttalam District
In office
2000–2020
Ministry of Power and Energy
In office
10 January 2015 – 09 August 2015
Ministry of Skills Development and Vocational Training (Sri Lanka)
In office
9 August 2015 – 31 May 2017
Ministry of Irrigation
In office
31 May 2017 – 2 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1962-09-08) 8 September 1962 (age 62)
Puttalam
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party[2]
Other political
affiliations		United National Front
SpouseKanthi Senanayake
ChildrenYashoda Rangebandara Eranthi Rangebandara Tharushi Rangebandara
ResidencePuttlam
Alma materAnanda College, Puttlam
OccupationPolitician, policeman
Websitehttps://www.unp.lk/

Palitha Range Bandara (born September 8, 1962)[2] is a Sri Lankan politician, retired police officer and current General Secretary of the United National Party.He is also the former State Minister of Irrigation and Water Resource Management and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from Anamaduwa.

Professional career

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Bandara claimed political victimization forced him to retire and the National Police Commission recommended that he be promoted to the grade of Assistant Superintendent of Police from his retirement grade of sub-inspector in December 2017.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Range Bandara sacked!". 29 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "PALITHA RANGE BANDARA". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 26 April 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. ^ NPC recommends Range Bandara promotion as ASP


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