Gamini Wijesinghe

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Gamini Wijesinghe
40th Auditor General of Sri Lanka
In office
27 November 2015 April 2019
Preceded by H. A. S. Samaraweera
Succeeded by Chulantha Wickramaratne
Personal details
Alma mater University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Kyung Hee University

H. M. Gamini Wijesinghe was the 40th Auditor General of Sri Lanka. He was appointed on 27 November 2015, succeeding H. A. S. Samaraweera and served until April 2019. [1] He previously held the office of Director General of the Sri Lanka Accounting and Auditing Standers Monitoring Board. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. [2] [3] [4] [5] He started his political journey as a leadership committee member of National Peoples Movement (NPM) after retiring public service in 2019. [6]

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Professional career

Mr. Wijesinghe joined with public service in 1985 in Auditors general office. He served in government sector for 34 years. He has been to South Korea for further studies where he studied at Kyung Hee University and had overseas training in Maldives.

Awards

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References

  1. "Jayantha Jayasuriya approved as new Chief Justice; Chulantha Wickramaratne as Auditor General". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  2. "H. M. Gamini Wijesinghe". auditorgeneral.gov.lk. Auditor General's Department. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. "Former Auditor Generals". auditorgeneral.gov.lk. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  4. "Gamini Wijesinghe assumes duties as Auditor General". Ada Derana. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  5. "Gamini Wijesinghe is new AG". Daily Mirror. Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  6. "NPM Presidential Candidate Mahesh Senanayake". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
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Preceded by
H. A. S. Samaraweera
Auditor General of Sri Lanka
2015-2019
Succeeded by
Chulantha Wickramaratne