Background
COREA, Gamani was born on November 4, 1925 in Colombo. Son of Doctor C. V. S. and Freda (n£e Kotelawala) Corea.
COREA, Gamani was born on November 4, 1925 in Colombo. Son of Doctor C. V. S. and Freda (n£e Kotelawala) Corea.
University of Ceylon, 1944. Cambridge University & Oxford University, 1945-1952, Master of Arts Economy, Doctor of Philosophy Economy. Visiting Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford University, Institute, Institution of Development Study, University of Sussex, Research Fellow, International Development Research Center of Canada.
Spoken languages: Sinhalese, English.
Director Planning Seer, and Secretary National Planning Council 1956-1960. Director of Economics Research and Assistant to Government of Central Bank of Ceylon 1960-1964. Perm. Secretary to Ministry of Planning and Economics Affairs and Economics Secretary to Cabinet 1965-1970.
Deputy Governor Central Bank of Ceylon 1970-1973. Ambassador to European Economic Community and Benelux countries 1973-1974, Consultant to Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Former Chief, United Nations Economics Mission to British Honduras.
Chairman United Nations Committee on Development Planning 1972-1974, Cocoa Conference 1972, Expert Groups on Institute Monetary Reform and Developing Countries, UNCTAD 1965, 1969. Senior Advisor to Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Human Environment (Stockholm) 1971-1972. Secretary-General UNCTAD 1974-1985.
Secretary-General United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries 1981. Chair United Nations General Assembly Committee the Whole Institute Development Strategy for the 90s. Fmr President Section F, Ceylon Association for Advancement of Science, President Association 1971.
Chairman Expert Panel on Development and Environment (Founex) 1971. Fellow, Institute Development Research Centre, Canada 1973. Visiting Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex 1973.
Chairman Institute of Policy Studies, Sri Lanka since 1989. 336 «ra ml lib D la. Era. aFs, AodnfiB k Em,Milan B9-;Vsis?ii i3n.Pwta[i ttffi Pits, fcii Crop JIM UfmstS. Visiting Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford 1974-1979. Honorary degree (Nice) 1977, Honorary Doctor of Letters (Colombo University).
Honorary Fellow, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex.
The Food Drive in Ceylon, 1973. Developing Countries & the International Monetary System, 1972. Stockholm Conference on Human Environment, 1972.Ceylon in the 60s’, 1972. Aid & the Economy, 1972. Human Environment: A Third World View, 1973.
Consultative Committee Asian Agricultural Survey, Asian Devt Bank. Board Governors Institute Foundation for Development Alternatives, Marga Institute Development Studies (Chair), Sri Lanka. South Commission; Board of Governors since 1974.
Photography, golf.