Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa

Hon.
Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa
MP
Hon. Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa MP
Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economic Affairs
	In office; 1 May 2018 – 15 December 2018
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe; Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded by	Mahinda Amaraweera
Succeeded by	P. Harrison
Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management
	In office; 22 March 2015 – 1 May 2018
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Duminda Dissanayake
Succeeded by	Chamal Rajapaksa
Minister of Wildlife
	In office; 28 January 2013 – 12 January 2015
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	S. M. Chandrasena
Succeeded by	Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
Member of Parliament; for National List
	In office; 1 September 2015 – 3 March 2020
Member of Parliament; for Monaragala District
	In office; 22 April 2010 – 26 June 2015
	In office; 18 October 2000 – 7 February 2004
	In office; 9 March 1989 – 24 June 1994
5th Chief Minister of Uva Province
	In office; 22 July 2004 – 20 August 2009
Preceded by	Aththintha Marakalage Buddhadasa
Succeeded by	Shasheendra Rajapaksa
Personal details
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Other political; affiliations	Sri Lanka Freedom Party United People's Freedom Alliance

Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa is a Sri Lankan politician. He was the Chief Minister of Uva Province in Sri Lanka from July 2004 to Aug 2009. He was elected to the Sri Lankan Parliament in 1989, 2000, 2001 and 2010 from Monaragala. ^[1] ^[2] ^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Notes

^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1989" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 2000" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 26, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 2001" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
^ "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
^ "Previous Provincial Council". Uva Provincial council. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
^ "225 new Members of Sri Lanka Parliament". Colombo Page. Apr 22, 2010. Retrieved April 6, 2013.

Hon. Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa MP

Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economic Affairs
In office 1 May 2018 – 15 December 2018
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded by	Mahinda Amaraweera
Succeeded by	P. Harrison^{[N 1]}
Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management^{[N 2]}
In office 22 March 2015 – 1 May 2018
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Duminda Dissanayake
Succeeded by	Chamal Rajapaksa
Minister of Wildlife
In office 28 January 2013 – 12 January 2015
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	S. M. Chandrasena^{[N 3]}
Succeeded by	Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
Member of Parliament for National List
In office 1 September 2015 – 3 March 2020
Member of Parliament for Monaragala District
In office 22 April 2010 – 26 June 2015
In office 18 October 2000 – 7 February 2004
In office 9 March 1989 – 24 June 1994
5th Chief Minister of Uva Province
In office 22 July 2004 – 20 August 2009
Preceded by	Aththintha Marakalage Buddhadasa
Succeeded by	Shasheendra Rajapaksa

Personal details
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Other political affiliations	Sri Lanka Freedom Party United People's Freedom Alliance