Yadamini Gunawardena


Yadamini Narodhama Rupasinghe Gunawardena is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament.
Gunawardena is the son of former prime minister Dinesh Gunawardena, and the grandson of Philip Gunawardena, cofounder of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party. His grandmother Kusumasiri Gunawardena was the second elected female Member of Parliament in Sri Lanka. He completed primary and secondary education at Royal College Colombo. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Superior and the University of Wales.
Gunawardena is the deputy leader and deputy secretary of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna. Following the 2020 parliamentary election, he was appointed to the Parliament of Sri Lanka as a National List MP representing the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance.
Gunawardena is married to former UPFA Western province councillor Samanmali Sakalasuriya.