Ranil Wickremesinghe is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the ninth president of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024. Previously,he served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1993–1994,2001–2004,2015–2018,2018-2019 and in 2022. He held several ministerial roles,including Minister of Finance,Minister of Defence,Minister of Technology and Minister of Women,Child Affairs and Social Empowerment. Wickremesinghe has led the United National Party (UNP) since 1994 and has been Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on six occasions.
The United People's Freedom Alliance was a political alliance in Sri Lanka founded by former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga in 2004 and dissolved by former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena in 2019.
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is one of the main political parties of Sri Lanka. It was founded by S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike in 1951 and has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena since. It first came to power in 1956 and has served as the predominant ruling party on a number of occasions.
Abdul Rauff Hibbathul Hakeem is a Sri Lankan politician and current member of parliament,representing the Kandy electorate since 2010. Hakeem is the leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC),and a member of the United National Front for Good Governance.
Mohamed Najeeb Abdul Majeed,was a Sri Lankan politician,former Member of Parliament and former Chief Minister of Eastern Province.
Don Edwin Weerasinghe Gunasekera is a Sri Lankan politician,former Member of Parliament and former cabinet minister. He is the current leader of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CPSL),a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA).
Upali Tissa Vitharana is a Sri Lankan politician,former Member of Parliament and former cabinet minister. He is the current leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) and served as Governor of North Central Province from 2019 to 2020.
Galle Electoral District is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Galle in the Southern province. The district currently elects 10 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 761,815 registered electors in 2010. The district is Sri Lanka's Electorate Number 07.
The 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka was a meeting of the Parliament of Sri Lanka,with the membership determined by the results of the 2010 parliamentary election held on 8 and 20 April 2010. The parliament met for the first time on 22 April 2010 and was dissolved on 26 June 2015.
Vasudeva Nanayakkara is a Sri Lankan left-wing politician,Member of Parliament and presidential candidate in the 1982 and 1999 Sri Lankan presidential elections.
Adawan Amal Praba Ganesan is a Sri Lankan politician and former member of parliament. He is the current leader of the Democratic People's Congress (DPC),a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA).
Reginald Cooray was a Sri Lankan teacher and politician. He was a provincial chief minister,a government minister,and governor of the Northern Province. He was briefly governor of the Central Province in April 2018,his tenure lasting less than 24 hours,making it the shortest of any governorship in Sri Lankan history.
Harin Fernando,MP is a Sri Lankan politician,Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament. He is the former Minister of Tourism and Lands as well as the former Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs. He previously served as the Minister of Sports before,as well as the Telecommunication,Digital Infrastructure Facilities,Foreign Employment,and Tourism ministers in previous Sri Lankan governments. He was the 7th Chief Minister of Uva Province.
Akandhan Velusami Radhakrishnan is a Sri Lankan politician and state minister. He is the leader of the Up-Country People's Front (UCPF),a member of the Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) and United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG).
Mahamood Lebbe Alim Mohamed Hizbullah is a Sri Lankan politician,MP and state minister. He was a minor presidential candidate in the 2019 presidential elections.
Munasinghe Kariyawasam Appuhamilage Don Somadasa Gunawardana was a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of Parliament and government minister.
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 17 August 2015,ten months ahead of schedule,to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 15th Parliament.
The 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka was the meeting of the Parliament of Sri Lanka with its membership determined by the results of the 2015 parliamentary election,held on 17 August 2015. The parliament met for the first time on 1 September 2015 and was dissolved on 3 March 2020.
Angajan Ramanathan is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician,former provincial councillor and Member of Parliament. He is the current Deputy chairman of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Delgahawatte Yasapalitha Wickramathilaka Nanayakkara [Sinhala]),popularly known as Yasapalitha Nanayakkara,was a director in Sri Lankan cinema and stage drama. He was also a screenwriter,producer,lyricist and actor.
