Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga,commonly referred to by her initials CBK,is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the fourth executive president of Sri Lanka,from 12 November 1994 to 19 November 2005. She previously served as the prime minister from August to November 1994 and the chief minister of the Western Province from 1993 to 1994. She is the country's first and only female president to date and the country's second female prime minister. She was the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) until the end of 2005.
Ranil Wickremesinghe is a Sri Lankan politician who is the 9th and current President of Sri Lanka. He also holds several ministerial positions,including the Minister of Finance,Minister of Defence,Minister of Technology and Minister of Women,Child Affairs and Social Empowerment.
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 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.
Dissanayake Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Lionel Gamini Dissanayake,PC was a prominent Sri Lankan politician,a powerful minister of the United National Party,and Leader of the Opposition. He was designated as the UNP candidate in the 1994 presidential election,but was then assassinated by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
Mallawa Arachchige Gamini Jayawickrama Perera,MP,is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka representing Kurunegala. He is currently the Cabinet Minister of Sustainable Development and Wildlife and Minister of Buddha Sasana. He was the former Cabinet Minister of Food Protection. He was elected as the chairman of ESCAP in April 2016. He was also the Chairman of United National Party (UNP) and the former Cabinet Minister for Irrigation and Water Management.
Ravindra Sandresh Karunanayake is a Sri Lankan politician. A former Member of Parliament for the Colombo District,he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from May 2017 to August 2017,Minister of Finance from 2015 to 2017,and Cabinet Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs from 2001 to 2004 and Cabinet Minister of Power and Energy since December 2018 till November 2019.
Wijesinghe Jayaweera Mudiyanselage Lokubandara,was a Sri Lankan politician who was Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from 2004 to 2010 and Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province from 2010 to 2015. He was a lawyer by profession,and wrote books,poems,and songs. He held several ministries in the government of Sri Lanka before his appointment as Speaker of the House.
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena is a Sri Lankan politician and landed proprietor. He is the current Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament.
Gamini Kulawansa Lokuge is a Sri Lankan politician and a former Cabinet Minister.
Keheliya Rambukwella is a Sri Lankan politician,who is serving as the current Minister of Environment of Sri Lanka since 23 October 2023. He is the former Minister of Mass Media and Information,Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare,Minister of Water Supply and Drainage and Minister of Health.
Basil Rajapaksa is a Sri Lankan-American politician. He is a former Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for the national list.
Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi is a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. The current Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation,she is a Member of Parliament from the Ratnapura District.
Ratnapura 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 Ratnapura in the Sabaragamuwa province. The district currently elects 10 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 734,651 registered electors in 2010.
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 the former general secretary of Sri Lanka Freedom Party and former national organiser of the United National Party. Dissanayake lost his cabinet position after Rajapaksha was defeated at the 2015 presidential election in Sri Lanka.
General Anuruddha Leuke Ratwatte,frequently referred to as Anuruddha Ratwatte,was a Sri Lankan soldier and politician. He was a Cabinet Minister and Deputy Minister of Defence.
Gamini Atukorale was the former Transport,Highways and Civil Aviation Minister in Sri Lanka and former General Secretary and Deputy Leader of United National Party. Member of parliament Thalatha Atukorale is the sister of Gamini Atukorale.
The Constitutional Council (CC) is a 10-member constitutional authority in Sri Lanka tasked with maintaining independent commissions and monitoring its affairs. The Constitutional Council is aimed at depoliticizing the public service.
