Ranjith Siyambalapitiya
Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology | |
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In office 29 May 2015 – 17 August 2015 | |
President | Maithripala Sirisena |
Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Deputy Minister of Economic Development | |
In office 23 April 2010 – 22 November 2010 | |
President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Prime Minister | D. M. Jayaratne |
Deputy Minister of Higher Education | |
In office 23 November 2005 – 23 April 2010 | |
President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
Succeeded by | Nandimithra Ekanayake |
Deputy Minister of Finance | |
In office 10 April 2004 – 23 April 2010 | |
President | Chandrika Kumaratunga Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
Member of Parliament for Kegalle District | |
Assumed office 2000 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 May 1961 |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | United People's Freedom Alliance |
Spouse | Achala Siyambalapitiya |
Children | Shasha Siyabalapitiya Shamee Siyambalapitiya |
Alma mater | Royal College, Colombo |
Occupation | Politics |
Profession | Politician |
Website | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
Basnayaka Ralalage Ranjith Siyambalapitiya (born 1 May 1961) (known as Ranjith Siyambalapitiya) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is currently serving as Minister of State for Finance, serving with Shehan Semasinghe since 8 September 2022.[1] He was the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is a member of parliament for the Kegalle District. He had served as the former Cabinet Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology.
Early life and education
Born to Basnayaka Ralalage Cyril Siyambalapitiya of Kegalle and Rajakumara Atapattu Mudiyanselage Kusumawathi of Wendala, Ruwanwella, he had his education at Ruwanwella Primary School and then at
University of Sri Jayawardanapura
and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1985.
References
- ^ "New State Ministers sworn in". www.adaderena.lk. Retrieved 2022-09-12.