| Honorific prefix | Hon. |
|---|---|
| Native name | අනුප පැස්කුවල් அனுப பாஸ்குவல் |
| Parliament 1 | Sri Lanka |
| Constituency mp 1 | Kalutara District |
| Term start 1 | 20 August 2020 |
| Term end 1 | 24 September 2024 |
| Birth name | Anupa Pium Pasqual |
| Birth date | 17 June 1964 (age 62) |
| Birth place | Matugama, Ceylon (now in Sri Lanka) |
| Party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Other party | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
| Alma mater | University of Colombo |
Anupa Pium Pasqual (born 17 June 1964) is a Sri Lankan politician and former Member of Parliament.[1]
Born in the town of Matugama, Pasqual was educated at Ananda Sastralaya, Matugama and later Royal College, Colombo.[1][2] He possesses a degree in science from the University of Colombo and was a senior environmental officer at the Central Environmental Authority of Sri Lanka.[2] He is a member of Viyathmaga, a nationalist pro-Rajapaksa group of academics, businesspeople and professionals.[2]
Pasqual contested the 2020 parliamentary election as a candidate of the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance for the Kalutara District and was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[3][4][5]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 parliamentary[4] | Kalutara District | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | Elected | |||
References
- ^ "Directory of Members: Anupa Pium Pasqual". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Get to know your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2187/26. 8 August 2020. p. 3A. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "General Election 2020: Preferential votes of Kalutara District". Ceylon Today. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Parasuraman, Lakshme (9 August 2020). "Over 60 new faces in Parliament". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 11 August 2020.