Senerat Gunewardene

Sir Senerat Gunewardene
Minister without Portfolio
In office
26 September 1947 – May 1948
Preceded byPost created
Succeeded byA. E. Gunasinha
Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Gampola
In office
1947–1948
Preceded bySeat created
Succeeded byR. S. Pelpola
Personal details
Born(1899-09-03)3 September 1899
Died10 August 1981(1981-08-10) (aged 81)
SpouseSumana Pemi Gunewardene
Children3
ParentDon Bentis Serasinghe Gunewardene (father)
Alma materSt.Thomas' College, Matara S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
OccupationPolitics, Diplomat
ProfessionAdvocate
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Sir Senerat Gunewardene (also known as Ratnakirti Senerat Serasinghe Gunewardene or R.S.S. Gunewardene) (3 November 1899 – 10 August 1981) was a Sri Lankan lawyer, statesmen and diplomat. He was the first Minister without Portfolio, member of parliament and member of the State Council for Gampola, before serving in several top diplomatic posts such as Ceylon's Ambassador to Italy, Ceylon's Ambassador to the United States, where he was appointed concurrently as Ceylon's first Permanent Representative to United Nations and Ceylon's High Commissioner to United Kingdom.