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 National Party 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 74 years of independence,including the periods 1947–1956,1965–1970,1977–1994,2001–2004 and 2015–2019. The party also controlled the executive presidency from its formation in 1978 until 1994 and again from 2022 to 2024.
Mahinda Rajapaksa is a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the sixth President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015;the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2004 to 2005,2018,and 2019 to 2022;the Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2004 and 2018 to 2019,and the Minister of Finance from 2005 to 2015 and 2019 to 2021.
Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana is a Sri Lankan politician,former diplomat and local government activist. He is most known for the pivotal and important role he played in bringing about an end to the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Sajith Premadasa is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the current Leader of the Opposition of Sri Lanka and a Member of Parliament for the Colombo District. He is the current leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya.
Boddhiya Baduge Dilan Priyanjan Anslam Perera,MP is a Sri Lankan politician. Current Member of Parliament for Badulla District,he was the former State Minister of Highways,State Minister of Housing and Samurdhi,Non-Cabinet Minister of Port Development,and Deputy Minister of Justice.
Unnanthi Piyankara Jayaratne,MP is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Akila Viraj Kariyawasam is a Sri Lankan politician and lawyer who served as minister of education from 2015 to 2019.
Muthu Sangaralingam Sellasamy was a Sri Lankan trade unionist,politician and former minister of state.
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 8 and 20 April 2010,to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 14th Parliament. 14,088,500 Sri Lankans were eligible to vote in the election at 11,102 polling stations. It was the first general election to be held in Sri Lanka following the conclusion of the civil war which lasted 26 years.
Lohan Evindra Ratwatte is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the State Minister of gem and jewelry and a Member of Parliament from the Kandy District. He is the eldest son of General Anuruddha Ratwatte,former cabinet minister and deputy defense minister.
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.
Kanthapillai Velupillai Nadarajah was a leading Ceylon Tamil lawyer and Member of Parliament.
Karuppaiah Velayudam was a Sri Lankan trade unionist,politician and state minister.
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.
Arunchalam Aravind Kumar is a Sri Lankan trade unionist,politician and Member of Parliament.
Chamara Sampath Dasanayaka is a Sri Lankan politician and the former Chief Minister of Uva Province in Sri Lanka.
The 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka was the meeting of the Parliament of Sri Lanka with its membership determined by the results of the 2020 parliamentary election held on 5 August 2020. The parliament met for the first time on 20 August 2020 and was dissolved on 24 September 2024.
Ambika Samuel is a Sri Lankan politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament following the results of the 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election. She became popular in social media for her bold stance and activism against tea estate owners by joining politics. Ambika is the first woman hailing from the plantation community to be elected to the Sri Lankan parliament through a major political party.
