Robert Gunawardena

Hon. Robert Gunawardena රොබට් ගුණවර්ධන
Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Kotte
In office 1947–1960
Succeeded by	Stanley Tillekeratne
Member of the Ceylon Parliament for Kottawa
In office March 1960 – December 1964
Succeeded by	Mahabalage Don Henry Jayawardena
Sri Lankan Ambassador to China
In office 1965–1970
Preceded by	Stephen Frederick de Silva
Succeeded by	Yogendra Duraiswamy
Personal details
Born	Don Benjamin Rupasinghe Gunawardena (1904-03-12)12 March 1904 Kosgama, British Ceylon
Died	26 December 1971(1971-12-26) (aged 67) Kosgama, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Spouse	Seelakalyana Rupa Kottegoda (1947-1971)
Children	4
Parents	Don Jacolis Rupasinghe Gunawardena (father) Dona Liyanora née Gunasekera (mother)
Relatives	Philip (brother), Caroline (sister)
Education	Government School, Hanwella Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa Ananda College, Colombo Agricultural School, Peradeniya

Don Benjamin Rupasinghe Gunawardena (12 March 1904 - 26 December 1971: Sinhala: රොබට් ගුණවර්ධන), popularly as Robert Gunawardena, was a Sri Lankan Marxist politician and diplomat. He was one of the founders of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party, which was the first political party in Sri Lanka, and served as the long time MP for Kotte. He was the leader of the Suriya-Mal Movement and served as ambassador to China between 1965 and 1970.