Prasanna Ranatunga (born 1 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician, former member of parliament, a former Minister of Urban Development and Housing. He was also appointed as the Chief Government Whip on 18 April 2022.[1][2] He was the 7th Chief Minister of Western Province, Sri Lanka.
Prasanna Ranatunga | |
|---|---|
| ප්රසන්න රණතුංග பிரசன்ன ரணதுங்கா | |
| Minister of Urban Development and Housing | |
| In office 14 May 2022 – 23 September 2024 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickramasinghe |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickramasinghe Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Preceded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Chief Government Whip | |
| In office 18 April 2022 – 24 September 2024 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickramasinghe |
| Preceded by | Johnston Fernando |
| Succeeded by | Nalinda Jayatissa |
| Minister of Public Security | |
| In office 18 April 2022 – 9 May 2022 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Sarath Weerasekara |
| Succeeded by | Tiran Alles |
| Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 12 August 2020 – 9 May 2022 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | John Amaratunga |
| Succeeded by | Harin Fernando |
| 7th 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 | |
| In office 1 September 2015 – 24 September 2024 | |
| 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 |
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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
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