Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena (born October 10, 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician and landed proprietor.He is the Minister of Cultural Affairs and National Heritage. He first entered parliament in 1983 and has been active in politics for more than 25 years.Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana was elected as the opposition leader of the southern provincial council in 1993,and he became the chief miniter of the southern provincila council in 1994.Elected twice as the chief minister he was in office from 1994- 2003,until he became the deputy minister of Healthcare. He is a representative of Matara District for the United People's Freedom Alliance in the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He resides in Kalubowila, Dehiwala.
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