Prasanna Ranatunga
Chief Minister of Western Province | |
|---|---|
| In office 4 May 2009 – 1 September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Reginald Cooray |
| Succeeded by | Isura Devapriya |
| Member of Parliament for Gampaha District | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2015 | |
| Majority | 316,544 Preferential Votes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1967 Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Spouse | Maureen |
| Relations | Reggie (father) Arjuna (brother) Nishantha (brother) Dammika (brother) Sanjeeva (brother) Ruwan (brother) |
| Children | Archana, Pavithra, Udara |
| Alma mater | Asoka College/ Ananda College |
Prasanna Ranatunga (born 1 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician, member of parliament, and current
Chief Minister of Western Province, Sri Lanka
.
He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna and is part of the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance.[3] He is the brother of former Sri Lanka cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga.[4][5][6][7] Ranatunga entered parliament in 2015 from Gampaha District as an opposition member. Ranatunga received a vote count of 384,448 in the 2015 parliamentary elections
On 6 June 2022, he was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment suspended for five years, after he was found guilty of threatening a businessman from whom he solicited a bribe of Rs. 64 million to evict unauthorised occupants of a parcel of land.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Prasanna Ranatunga assumes duties as Chief Government Whip". Colombo Gazette. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Minister Ranatunga new Chief Government Whip". The Island. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Western Province Chief Ministers
- ^ Prasanna - New Chief Minister of WP
- ^ "Western Province council". Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ "UPFA confident of victory at LG Polls - Prasanna Ranatunga". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- ^ Western Province Prasaana Ranatunga Archived 17 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Prasanna Ranatunga sentenced to 2-year RI, suspended for five years". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.