Ranil Wickremesinghe is a Sri Lankan politician and a Member of Parliament from the National List of the United National Party. He is the leader of the United National Party since 1994. He served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1993 to 1994,2001 to 2004,2015 to 2018 and 2018 to 2019 and has served as Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 2001 and from 2004 to 2015.
The United National Party,often abbreviated as UNP,is a centre-right political party in Sri Lanka. The UNP has served as the country's ruling party,or as part of its governing coalition,for 38 of the country's 69 years of independence. This includes the periods 1947–1956,1977–1994,2001–2004,and 2015–2019. The party also controlled the executive presidency from its formation in 1978 until 1994.
Junius Richard Jayewardene,commonly abbreviated in Sri Lanka as J.R.,was the leader of Sri Lanka from 1977 to 1989,serving as Prime Minister from 1977 to 1978 and as the second President of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 1989. He was a leader of the nationalist movement in Ceylon who served in a variety of cabinet positions in the decades following independence. A longtime member of the United National Party,he led it to a landslide victory in 1977 and served as Prime Minister for half a year before becoming the country's first executive president under an amended constitution.
His Excellency Mahinda Buddhadasa Samarasinghe,is a former MP and the current Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States of America,Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago. He was formerly a member of Parliament under Gotabaya Rajapaksa's Government,and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna chief organiser for the Panadura Electorate in the Kalutara District.
Asoka Milinda Moragoda is a Sri Lankan politician and businessman. He is the current Sri Lankan High Commissioner Designate to India and,former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament representing the Colombo District from 2001 to 2010,who served as the Minister of Justice and Law Reform (2009-2010),Minister of Tourism (2007–2009);Minister for Economic Reform,Science and Technology and Deputy Minister for Plan Implementation and Development (2002–2004). His last political post was that of Opposition Leader of the Colombo Municipal Council and Senior Adviser to former President Mahinda Rajapakse.
Chandrasekera Rohitha Bandara Bogollagama is a Sri Lankan politician and ex Governor of Eastern Province. He was the former Sri Lanka Freedom Party chief organiser for the Kotte Electorate. He had also served as the Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs from 28 January 2007 until he was defeated in the General Elections held on 8 April 2010,losing his seat in parliament. He had a long career in law running from 1976 to 1999,before being elected to the Sri Lankan parliament in 2000 from the United National Party,and then crossed over to Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Sajith Premadasa,MP is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the current Leader of the Opposition of Sri Lanka and Member of Parliament for Colombo District. He is the current leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena is a Sri Lankan politician and landed proprietor. He is the Current Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament. He first entered parliament in 1983 as the Hakmana United National Party and has been active in politics for more than 30 years.
John Anthony Emmanuel Amaratunga is a Sri Lankan politician and lawyer. He is a representative of Gampaha District for the United National Party in the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He resides in Kandana.He is the current minister Tourism Development,Christian Religious Affairs and Land in the United National Party led government. He also held the powerful ministry of Interior in the 2001-2004 United National Party government.
Ammer Ali Seyed Mohammad Sihabdeen is a Sri Lankan politician,a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a Deputy Minister of Rural Economic Affairs. Ameer Ali is married and has three sons.
Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne,known as D. M. "Di Mu" Jayaratne,was a veteran Sri Lankan politician who was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2015. A founding member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party,Jayaratne was first elected to parliament in 1970. He was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 April 2010.
Wijeyadasa Rajapakse,MP,PC is a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. He is a Member of Parliament for the Colombo District and currently holding Minister of Higher Education and Cultural Affairs portfolio. He is a former Minister of Justice and Buddasasana from 2015 to 2017 and Minister of State Banking Development from 2005 to 2006. He was the Prime Minister's nominee for the Constitutional Council In the 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis,He was the Minister of Education and Higher Education and his post was suspended by the court.
Basil Rohana Rajapaksa is a Sri Lankan-American and a Sri Lankan politician. He is a member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for national list and the Minister of Finance.
Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Sumanaweera Banda Dissanayake,MP is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the former Cabinet Minister of Higher Education in President Mahinda Rajapakse's Government.He was former general secretary of Sri Lanka Freedom Party and former National Organizer of the United National Party Dissanayake lost his cabinet position after Rajapaksha was defeated at the 2015 presidential election in Sri Lanka.
Lucky Dissanayake Jayawardana is a Sri Lankan politician who is a member of parliament United National Party for Kandy District and also the minister of city planning,water supply and higher education.
Richard Pathirana was a Sri Lankan politician and educationist. He served as the minister for Education and Higher Education from 1994 to 2000 and as the minister for State Administration,Home Affairs and Administration Reforms from 2000 to 2001 in the cabinets of Chandrika Kumaratunga.
The Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for formulation of national economic-,national development and monetary policies and strategies,and for coordinating with international agencies and mobilizing foreign resources for the country's economic development.
Hapugoda Rankothge Udayaprema Premachandra was a Ceylonese politician.
