Monty Gopallawa

Moithra Cuda Banda Gopallawa (16 January 1941 – 26 September 2005), commonly known as Monty Gopallawa, was a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament. He served as the 7th Governor of the Central Province from 2002 until his death in 2005.

He served as deputy minister of labour from 1994 to 1997, deputy minister of public works from 1997 to 2000, and as cabinet minister of cultural affairs from 2000 to 2001. He lost his parliamentary seat in the 2001 parliamentary elections. In 2002, he was appointed governor of the Central Province and served in the position until his death.

Gopallawa died on 26 September 2005 at a hospital in Colombo during treatment for an illness.

Gopallawa was the son of William Gopallawa, the last Governor-General of Ceylon and first President of Sri Lanka.