Mahinda Amaraweera is a Sri Lankan politician. He was the cabinet Minister of Agriculture. He is also a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. for the Hambantota District,as a member of the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance.
Dullas Daham Kumara Alahapperuma is a Sri Lankan politician and founder and current leader of the Freedom People's Congress. Alahapperuma is also a former Cabinet Minister of Information and Mass Media and a current Member of Parliament from the Matara District.
Achchige Don Susil Premajayantha is a Sri Lankan politician,former cabinet minister and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Keheliya Rambukwella is a Sri Lankan politician,hotelier,film producer and former cabinet minister. He has served in multiple ministerial posts,including the former Minister of Mass Media and Information,Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare,Minister of Water Supply and Drainage,Minister of Health and Minister of Environment.
Janaka Wakkumbura is a Sri Lankan politician. He is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and Kalawana SLPP organiser. Following the mass resignation of the Sri Lankan cabinet in the wake of the 2022 Sri Lankan protests,he was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on 18 April 2022. He served until 9 May 2022 following another mass resignation of the Sri Lankan cabinet.
Vidura Wickremanayake is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the Minister of Buddhashasana,Religious,and Cultural Affairs from 2022 to 2024. A Member of Parliament,he is the son of the former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake.
Dilum Amunugama is a Sri Lankan politician,Cabinet Minister,a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He belonged to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. He is the nephew of Sarath Amunugama. He was appointed as the Minister of Transport and Industries on the 18th of April 2022.
Amith Thenuka Vidanagamage is a Sri Lankan politician,a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He represents the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. He previously served as the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs. Vidanagame has an extensive background in sports having represented College in Rugby,Cricket,Water Polo and Swimming and has won colors in Water Polo. He is a graduate of the University of Wyoming with a degree in Anthropology and has pursued post-graduate programs at Stanford University in Development Economics and Artificial Intelligence
Ramesh Pathirana is a Sri Lankan politician,a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and former Minister of Health. He previously served as the Minister of Plantation Industries,Minister of Industries and Minister of Education.He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. He was educated at Richmond College,Galle and University of Peradeniya. He is a physician by profession and is the son of former Education and Higher Education minister Richard Pathirana.
Asanka Shehan Semasinghe is a Sri Lankan Politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from Anuradhapura. He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. He is currently serving as Minister of State for Finance,serving with Ranjith Siyambalapitiya since 8 September 2022. Following the mass resignation of the Sri Lankan cabinet in the wake of the 2022 Sri Lankan protests,he was appointed as the Minister of Trade by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on 18 April 2022. He left office on May 9 following the resignation of then Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and thereby the collapse of the government.
Mohan Priyadarshana De Silva is a Sri Lankan politician,Former Cabinet Minister,and member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. Mohan P. de Silva is a lawyer by profession and was educated at St. Aloysius' College,Galle. Following the mass resignation of the Sri Lankan cabinet in the wake of the 2022 Sri Lankan protests,he was appointed as the Minister of Water Supplies by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on 18 April 2022,he served in this role until 9 May 2022 following another resignation of the Sri Lankan Cabinet.
Kanchana Wijesekera is a Sri Lankan politician who is a member of parliament for Matara District. He is the son of former Cabinet Minister Mahinda Wijesekara.
Sanath Nishantha Perera,more commonly known as Sanath Nishantha,was a Sri Lankan politician who was a member of parliament and a Minister of State. He was elected from the Puttalam District in 2015 and 2020,and served until his death in 2024. He was a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance and later the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. He served as the Minister of State for Water Supply from 8 September 2022 until his death as well as the Minister of State for the Fisheries during the presidency of Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Wimalaweera Dissanayake(Sinhala:විමලවීරදිසානායක) is a Sri Lankan politician and current member of parliament for Digamadulla District. He was elected on 18 August 2015 from United People's Freedom Alliance. After the 2019 Presidential election,the newly elected president Gotabhaya Rajapaksa appointed him as state minister of wildlife on 27 November 2019,and he was once again appointed to the same post after the cabinet stepped down in the 2022 crisis. He served from 18 April 2022 until 9 May 2022 following another mass resignation of the Sri Lankan cabinet.
The Sri Lanka People's Front,commonly known by its Sinhalese name Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP),is a political party in Sri Lanka. It was the ruling party in Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2022 and was the largest party in parliament from 2020 to 2024. Previously a minor political party known as the Sri Lanka National Front (SLNF) and Our Sri Lanka Freedom Front (OSLFF),it was relaunched in 2016 as the SLPP and the party became the base for members of the United People's Freedom Alliance loyal to its former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Rajapaksa family.
The following lists notable events that occurred and which took place during 2017 in Sri Lanka.
Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon is a Sri Lankan politician,former Cabinet Minister,former provincial minister and Member of Parliament. He served as the Minister of Ports and Shipping in the Cabinet of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Channa Jayasumana is a Sri Lankan medical academic,politician,Cabinet Minister,and member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka for the Anuradhapura District.
The following lists notable events that took place during the year 2021 in Sri Lanka.
The 2022 Sri Lankan protests,commonly known as Aragalaya,were a series of mass protests that began in March 2022 against the government of Sri Lanka. The government was heavily criticized for mismanaging the Sri Lankan economy,which led to a subsequent economic crisis involving severe inflation,daily blackouts,and a shortage of fuel,domestic gas,and other essential goods. The protesters' main demand was the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and key officials from the Rajapaksa family. Despite the involvement of several opposition parties,most protesters considered themselves to be apolitical,with many expressing discontent with the parliamentary opposition. Protesters chanted slogans such as "Go Home Gota","Go Home Rajapaksas",and "Aragalayata Jaya Wewa". Most protests were organized by the general public,with youths playing a major part by carrying out protests at Galle Face Green.
