Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
Sri Lankan politician
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 |
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 death.
References[edit]
- ^ "The Parliament of Sri Lanka - Handbook of Parliament". Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ^ "Nine women elected to 13th Parliament". Daily News. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
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Preceded by | Governor of the North Western Province 2015–2018 | Succeeded by |
Governors of the North Western Province | ||
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Governors | ||
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Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament from Kurunegala | |
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One–member (1947 – 1989) | |
Multi–member (1989 – Present) |
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