C. V. Gunaratne

Clement Victor Gunaratne (Sinhala: ක්ලෙමෙන්ට් වික්ටර් ගුණරත්න) was Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Industries Development. He and his wife along with 20 others^[3] were killed by a suicide bomber of the LTTE organization on 7 June 2000.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

Hon. C. V. Gunaratne
සී. වී. ගුණරත්න
Minister of Industrial Development
In office 1994 [1][2] – 2000
President	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Prime Minister	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Member of Parliament for Colombo District
In office 1989–2000
Personal details
Died	(2000-06-07)June 7, 2000 Rathmalana, Sri Lanka
Political party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Alma mater	Royal College, Colombo

He was educated at the Royal College, Colombo where was captain of the rugby team. His father was Major L. V. Gooneratne, ED, CCC the first Mayor of Dehiwala - Mt Lavinia^[9][10] He entered politics as a member of the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council in which he was Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka Freedom Party). He was chosen as a Central Committee Member of the SLFP in early 1970s and was elected to parliament in the parliamentary general election held in 1989.

See also

• Notable assassinations of the Sri Lankan Civil War
• List of attacks attributed to the LTTE
• Sri Lankan Civil War