Chathuranga Abeysinghe

• Nihal Abeysinghe (father)

Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe MP
චතුරංග අබේසිංහ சதுரங்க அபேசிங்க
Member of Parliament for Colombo District
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 November 2024
Alma mater	Nalanda College, Colombo University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Chartered Global Management Accountant

Chathuranga Abeysinghe is a Sri Lankan politician, Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from Colombo Electoral District since 2024 as a member of the National People's Power. ^[1] He is also a national executive committee Member of NPP. ^[2]

Son of NPP General Secretary and Parliamentarian Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe, he is a Chartered Global Management Accountant of CIMA UK, CFA, and a graduate of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. ^[3] Chathuranga is an alumnus of Nalanda College, Colombo. ^[4] He worked for MAS Holdings from 2007 to 2022, before becoming a freelance Data Science and Analytics Consultant.

In January 2025, Minister Abeysinghe gained attention in local media when he proposed the increase revenue from Coconut exports from USD 850 million to USD 1 billion annually by stopping traditional household use of Coconut the in the preparation of Pol sambol and coconut milk-based curries. ^[5]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Chathuranga Abeysinghe

Election	Constituency	Party		Votes	Result	Ref
2024 parliamentary	Colombo District		National People's Power	127,166	Elected	[6]

References

1. "The Gazette Extraordinary – No.2410/07 – Friday, November 15, 2024 – Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981" (PDF). Election Commission of Sri Lanka. 15 November 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
2. "What is jathika Jana Balawegaya NPP Sri Lanka | Who are the members". www.npp.lk. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
3. "Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, M.P." parliament.lk. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
4. Colombo urbanisation: ‘City will be transformed to be more citizen-centric, efficient’
5. "Deputy Minister Chathuranga clarifies his Coconut comment". newswire.lk. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
6. "List of candidates and preferential votes in Sri Lanka 2024 election". EconomyNext. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.