PARLIAMENT

Chairman Villege Council Kalagam Korale South in Anuradhapura district - 1956 - 1971.
Unsuccessfully contested Kalawewa Electorate through U.N.P. ticket in 1965 & 1970.
Elected to Parliament in 1974 by election.
Elected to Parliament again in 1977, 1989 and 1994 general elections.
Deputy Minister of Irrigation, Power & Highways - 23.07.1977.
Deputy Minister of  Lands & Land development - 14.09.1978
Minister of Tourism - 18.02.1989 , Minister of Reconstruction, Rehbilitations & Social Welfare - 30.03.1990
Minister of Posts& Telecommunications - 14.03.1991
A Member of the Working committee of the U.N.P. since 1974.
Elected as a opposition M.P. representing the U.N.P. from Anuradhapura district.