Then he joined the Government service as an Education Officer in the latter part of the 1960s and this was followed by his entry to Sri Lanka Law College in 1971.
He re-entered Parliament as an MP in 1994 when the Sri Lanka Freedom Party returned to government after 17 years and held various ministerial portfolios, including those of indigenous medicine, co-operatives, vocational training, local government, public administration and home affairs.
When the new Government is formed we will not allow them to purchase lands" said Amarasiri Dodangoda former Minister and the leader of the Galle District Freedom Alliance.
"UNP denial, of a secret pact with the LTTE is an utter falsehood, and deceptive as they have already inserted of an interim administration to North-East for a short period, in their election manifesto".
In March 2009, Dodangoda was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital due to an undisclosed ailment.