11 Facts About Mangala Moonesinghe

Mangala Nath Moonesinghe was a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician and diplomat.

Mangala Moonesinghe served as a Member of Parliament for Bulathsinhala electorate between 1965 and 1977, and the Kalutara electorate between 1989 and 1994.

Mangala Moonesinghe was Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India from 1995 to 2000 and to the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2002.

Mangala Moonesinghe was a cousin of Anil Moonesinghe and the nephew of Neel Kamal Hewavitharana.

Mangala Moonesinghe entered Royal College Colombo in 1943 and excelled in athletics as a sprinter, pole vaulter and in cricket.

Mangala Moonesinghe lectured on company law at the Ceylon Technical College between 1960 and 1963.

Mangala Moonesinghe contested the 1960 March general elections in the Bulathsinhala electorate from the Lanka Sama Samaja Party, but was defeated by Bibile Fonseka from the United National Party.

Mangala Moonesinghe was re-elected from Bulathsinhala in the 1970 general elections and became part of the governing coalition.

Mangala Moonesinghe left the LSSP in the mid 1970s and joined the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.

Mangala Moonesinghe contested the 1989 general elections in the Kalutara electorate from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and was re-elected to parliament.

Mangala Moonesinghe contested the 1994 general elections, but failed to gain enough preferential votes to be re-elected to parliament, although his party won the election and formed a new government.