Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena (born June 7, 1955) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the Governor of the North Western Province and as the Governors of the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. A former representative of Matara District for the United People's Freedom Alliance in the Parliament of Sri Lanka, he served as the cabinet minister of parliamentary affairs, Minister of Media, Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Minister of Foreign Employment Welfare, deputy minister of civil aviation and as the cabinet minister of Investment Promotion. He was the state minister for State Enterprise Development in the government of President Maithripala Sirisena.[1] He has been in parliament from 1994 and 2019.
Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena | |
|---|---|
| Governor of the North Western Province | |
| In office 17 May 2023 – 01 May 2024 | |
| President | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Prime Minister | Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Preceded by | Wasantha Karannagoda |
| Succeeded by | Naseer Ahamed |
| Governor of the Southern Province | |
| President | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Prime Minister | Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Preceded by | Willy Gamage |
| Member of Parliament for National List | |
| In office May 2, 2024 – 22 September 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of Parliament for Matara | |
| In office 1994 – 26 June 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 7, 1955 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Residence(s) | Lakmini Sanda, Beragama, Makandura, Matara, Sri Lanka. |
| Alma mater | St. Servatius' College[citation needed] Mahinda College, Galle |
| Website | http://www.lakshmanyapa.com/ |
Abeywardana was born in 1955 to a political family in Matara District, in Southern Province, where his father held local and provincial leadership positions. He was educated at St. Servatius College, Matara[citation needed] and Mahinda College, Galle.[2]
Abeywardana has been a proponent of various micro-level development programs to enable the people to improve their quality of life. He is the Chairman of the Lakshman Yapa Abeywardana Foundation. Abeywardana resides in Colombo. He is married and has three sons. His son Pasanda Yapa Abeywardana is a member of the Southern Provincial council.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Deputy Minister of Civil Aviation". Archived from the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
- ^ Political stability, vital for economic growth - Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardana
- ^ Pasanda Yapa Abeywardana tops Matara preference votes
External links
edit- "LAKSHMAN YAPA ABEYWARDENA". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
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