Harshana Suriyapperuma | |
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හර්ෂණ සූරියප්පෙරුම ஹர்சன சூரியப்பெரும | |
![]() Harshana Suriyapperuma in 2025 | |
Secretary to the Ministry of Finance | |
Assumed office 23 June 2025 | |
President | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
Minister | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
Preceded by | Mahinda Siriwardana |
Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning | |
In office 21 November 2024 –20 June 2025 | |
President | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
Prime Minister | Harini Amarasuriya |
Minister | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
Preceded by | Ajith Nivard Cabraal |
Member of Parliament for National List | |
In office 21 November 2024 –20 June 2025 | |
Succeeded by | Nishantha Jayaweera |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 February 1973 |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | National People's Power |
Other political affiliations | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna |
Harshana Peiris Suriyapperuma (born 15 February 1973) [1] is a Sri Lankan politician who is currently serving as the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance. He previously served as the deputy minister of finance and planning.
He was appointed as a Member of Parliament from the National List following the 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election,representing the National People's Power. [2] [3] [4] [1]
Suriyapperuma resigned from both his parliamentary seat and deputy ministerial post on 20 June 2025. [5] [6] On 23 June,he was appointed as the secretary to the Ministry of Finance. [7] [8] [9]
Sooriyapperuma qualified as a Fellow of CIMA UK,gained an MBA from the Postgraduate Institute of Management and PhD in business networking and performance from the Management &Science University. [10] Having worked in several roles related to finance and administration in the private sector,he served as the Director Corporate Affairs of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka from 2013 to 2021,before moving back to the private sector until 2023. He was member of the NPP economic council from 2022. [11] [12] [13]