| 词条 | Karunasena Kodituwakku |
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| honorific-prefix = Hon. | name = Karunasena Kodituwakku | image = Dr. Karunasena Kodituwakku.jpg | imagesize = 300px | caption = | office1 = Sri Lankan Ambassador to China | term_start1 = 2015 | term_end1 = | predecessor1 = Ranjit Uyangoda | successor1 = | office2 = Asia-Pacific Representative to the UNESCO Executive Board | term_start2 = 2003 | term_end2 = 2007 | office3 = Cabinet Minister of Education, Human Resources Development and Cultural Affairs | term_start3 = 2001 | term_end3 = 2004 | office5 = 3rd Governor of the North Western Province | term_start5 = 1993 | term_end5 = 1994 | office6 = Sri Lankan Ambassador to Japan and South Korea | term_start6 = 1988 | term_end6 = 1991 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1945|03|21}} | birth_place = Sri Lanka | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = Sri Lankan | party = United National Party | otherparty = | spouse = Chandani Dahanayake Kodituwakku | partner = | relations = | children = Manikya, Isankya, Danushka | residence = | alma_mater = | occupation = Academic Diplomat Politician | profession = Economist, University Lecturer | religion = Buddhist | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} Karunasena Kodituwakku (born March 21, 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician, academic and diplomat. He is the current Sri Lankan Ambassador to China, and non-resident Ambassador to Mongolia and North Korea.[1][2][3] He was former Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister of Education, Human Resources Development and Cultural Affairs[4] and the third Governor of the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. He also served as the Vice Chancellor of University of Sri Jayewardenepura and Sri Lankan Ambassador to Japan and Republic of Korea. Early life and educationKodituwakku received his Higher education at the University of Kelaniya where he gained a BA (Hons) degree in Economics in 1968. He received his MA degree in Economics from the University of New England (Australia) on a Colombo Plan scholarship, and his Doctorate D.Litt from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Academic careerBetween 1968 and 1991, he served as a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. In 1978 he was seconded to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Employment as a planning director with the responsibility for the introduction of the graduate placement scheme to help ease high unemployment among graduates in the 1970s. In 1983 he was appointed by the then-Sri Lankan president, J.R. Jayawardena, as the competent authority of the university when the incumbent Vice Chancellor resigned his post, and July that year he was appointed its Vice Chancellor which he held till April 1988. Post-graduate Management Institute (PIM), post graduate studies on forestry department, medical faculty and the library complex were started during his time as the VC. In 1986 he became the President of the University Vice-Chancellors' Federation and was elected an Executive member of the London -based Association of Commonwealth Universities. Diplomatic careerIn 1988 Kodituwakku left Sri Lanka to serve as the Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Japan (1988–1989) and South Korea (1989–1991). After his return to Sri Lanka, he became the Governor of the Northwestern Province in 1993. In 2015, Kodituwakku was appointed the Sri Lankan Ambassador to China.[5] He is also the Non-resident Ambassador to Mongolia and North Korea.[2][3] Political careerKodituwakku resigned from this position in 1994 to run for Parliament of Sri Lanka from the United National Party (UNP) and was elected as a Member of Parliament representing Colombo District in the 1994 Parliamentary Elections and re-elected in the subsequent 2000 Parliamentary Elections. The 2001 Parliamentary Elections victory of the UNP saw him appointed to the Cabinet as the Cabinet Minister of Education, Human Resources Development, and Cultural Affairs.[4] Kodituwakku was nominated as Sri Lanka's candidate to the UNESCO Executive Board in 2003. He was elected as the Asia-Pacific Representative to the UNESCO Executive Board for 2003-2007, recording the highest number and a record number of votes in the election held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.[6] See also
References1. ^New Ambassadors and High Commissioners appointed. Ada Derana, Retrieved on 19 November 2015. {{s-start}}{{s-off}}{{s-bef|before=Montague Jayawickrama}}{{s-ttl|title=Governor of the North Western Province|years=1993–1994}}{{s-aft|after=Anandatissa de Alwis}}{{s-end}}{{Sri Lankan Education ministers}}{{Governors of North Western Province}}{{Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament from Colombo}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Kodituwakku, Karunasena}}2. ^1 [https://www.news.lk/news/world/item/15048-ambassador-dr-karunasena-kodituwakku-presents-credentials-in-mongolia Ambassador Dr. Karunasena Kodituwakku Presents Credentials in Mongolia] 3. ^1 Karunasena Kodituwakku presents credentials | FT Online. 4. ^1 UNF cabinet reshuffled after five postponements 5. ^New Ambassadors and High Commissioners appointed. Ada Derana, Retrieved on 19 November 2015 6. ^Representation on the Executive Board, UNESCO. Sri Lanka in United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 20 : 1945 births|Living people|Sri Lankan Buddhists|Sinhalese academics|Academics of the University of Kelaniya|Academics of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura|University of New England (Australia) alumni|Sinhalese politicians|United National Party politicians|Governors of North Western Province, Sri Lanka|Education ministers of Sri Lanka|Government ministers of Sri Lanka|Members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka|Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka|Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka|Ambassadors of Sri Lanka to China|Ambassadors of Sri Lanka to Japan|Ambassadors of Sri Lanka to Mongolia|Ambassadors of Sri Lanka to North Korea|Ambassadors of Sri Lanka to South Korea |
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