Herath Mudiyanselage Vijitha Herath (born 1 May 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs since September 2024. Herath has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for Gampaha District since 2000.
He was formerly the Minister of Buddha Sasana,Religious and Cultural Affairs,National Integration,Social Security and Mass Media,Minister of Environment,Wildlife,Forest Resources,Water Supply,Plantation and Community,and Infrastructure,Minister of Public Security,Minister of Rural and Urban Development,and Housing and Construction and Minister of Transport,Highways,Ports and Civil Aviation from September to November in First Dissanayake cabinet. [1] He previously served as the Minister of Cultural Affairs &National Heritage from 2004 to 2005.
In 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election,Vijitha Herath set a record by receiving 716,715 votes in Gampaha,the highest ever obtained by a candidate in Sri Lanka's parliamentary electoral history. [2]
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
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1999 provincial | Gampaha District | JVP | 605 | Not Elected | |||
2000 parliamentary | Gampaha District | JVP | 8,823 | Elected | |||
2001 parliamentary | Gampaha District | JVP | 13,981 | Elected | |||
2004 parliamentary | Gampaha District | JVP | UPFA | 215,540 | Elected | ||
2010 parliamentary | Gampaha District | JVP | DNA | 50,967 | Elected | ||
2015 parliamentary | Gampaha District | JVP | 55,299 | Elected | |||
2020 parliamentary | Gampaha District | JVP | NPP | 37,008 | Elected | ||
2024 parliamentary | Gampaha District | JVP | NPP | 716,715 | Elected |
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