Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake | |
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9th Governor of North Western Province | |
In office 23 January 2015 –11 April 2018 | |
President | Maithripala Sirisena |
Preceded by | Tissa Balalla |
Succeeded by | K. C. Logeswaran |
Minister of Women’s Affairs | |
In office 2001–2004 | |
Member of Parliament for Kurunegala District | |
In office 1977–2010 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | United National Party |
Other political affiliations | United National Front |
Children | Manjula Chandralal Range Bandara,Thakshila Devi Bandara |
Residence | Amararathna Wariyapola |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Teacher |
Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake is a Sri Lankan politician and was the 9th Governor of the North Western Province. She was a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister,being the Minister of Woman's affairs in the 2001-2004 United National Party government. [1] [2] She is a longstanding MP of the United National Party for the Wariyapola Electorate. She entered politics from Kurunegala after her husband's assassination who was a prominent wealthy businessman.
She is now retired from politics. Her son Manjula a former provincial council member serves as the chief organiser under the United National Party to Wariyapola Electoral division.
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