H.C. Goonewardene Explained

H. C. Goonewardene, CCS was a Sri Lankan civil servant. He was the former Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Home Affairs.[1]

He was educated at Royal College, Colombo and University College, Colombo and entered the Ceylon Civil Service. Thereafter he served as Land Commissioner and Government Agent of several areas including Batticaloa.[2] [3]

His brother C. T. Goonewardene was the Surveyor General.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sinhalese Politicians Oppose Devolution For Fear of Losing Power and Control . 2013-07-21 . 2022-02-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220215011416/https://dbsjeyaraj.com/dbsj/archives/10917 . dead .
  2. http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=67149 Credibity of a public servant
  3. Web site: Sarath Amunugama . 2013-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130627211729/http://sarathamunugama.com/index-1.html . 2013-06-27 . dead .
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=Q8ip5NofD98C&pg=PA159 Caste and Family Politics Sinhalese 1947-1976

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