Palitha Range Bandara

{{Short description|Sri Lankan politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Hon.

| name = Palitha Rangebandara

| image = Palitha rangebandara.jpg

| office = General Secretary of the United National Party

| term_start = 13 January 2021

| term_end = 29 August 2024{{Cite web|date=2024-08-29 |title=Range Bandara sacked! |url=https://srilankamirror.com/news/range-bandara-sacked/?amp=1 |access-date=2024-08-30 |language=en-US}}

| predecessor = Kabir Hashim

| successor =

| constituency_MP2 = Puttalam District

| parliament2 = Sri Lanka

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| term_start2 = 2000

| term_end2 = 2020

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1962|09|08}}

| birth_place = Puttalam

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| nationality = Sri Lankan

| spouse = Kanthi Senanayake

| party = United National Party

| otherparty = United National Front

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| children = Yashoda Rangebandara Eranthi Rangebandara Tharushi Rangebandara

| residence = Puttlam

| alma_mater = Ananda College, Puttlam

| occupation = Politician, policeman

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| website = https://www.unp.lk/

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| term_end3 = 09 August 2015

| office4 = Ministry of Skills Development and Vocational Training (Sri Lanka)

| term_start4 = 9 August 2015

| office5 = Ministry of Irrigation

| term_start5 = 31 May 2017

| term_end5 = 2 May 2018

| office3 = Ministry of Power and Energy

| term_end4 = 31 May 2017

| term_start3 = 10 January 2015

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Palitha Range Bandara (born September 8, 1962){{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.lk/directory_of_members/ViewMember.do?memID=142 |title=PALITHA RANGE BANDARA |work=Directory of Members |publisher=Parliament of Sri Lanka |url-status=dead |access-date=19 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070426132828/http://www.parliament.lk/directory_of_members/ViewMember.do?memID=142 |archive-date=26 April 2007 }} is a Sri Lankan politician, retired police officer and current General Secretary of the United National Party.He is also the former State Minister of Irrigation and Water Resource Management and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from Anamaduwa.

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