Achchige Don Susil Premajayantha (born 10 January 1955) is a Sri Lankan politician, former cabinet minister and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[1]
Susil Premajayantha | |
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| Susil Premajayantha சுசில் பிரேமஜயந்த | |
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| Leader of the House | |
| In office 27 July 2022 – 24 September 2024 | |
| President | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Prime Minister | Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Preceded by | Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Succeeded by | Bimal Rathnayake |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 20 May 2022 – 23 September 2024 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickramasinghe |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickramasinghe Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Pathirana |
| Succeeded by | Harini Amarasuriya |
| In office 23 November 2005 – 23 April 2010 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Succeeded by | Bandula Gunawardane |
| In office 2000–2001 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Preceded by | Richard Pathirana |
| Succeeded by | Sarath Amunugama |
| Minister of Technology and Research[a] | |
| In office 4 September 2015 – 12 April 2018 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Champika Ranawaka |
| Succeeded by | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy | |
| In office 28 January 2013 – 12 January 2015 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | D. M. Jayaratne |
| Succeeded by | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Minister of Petroleum Industries | |
| In office 23 April 2010 – 28 January 2013 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | D. M. Jayaratne |
| Succeeded by | Anura Priyadharshana Yapa |
| Minister of Power and Energy | |
| In office 10 April 2004 – 23 November 2005 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Karu Jayasuriya |
| Succeeded by | John Seneviratne |
| General Secretary of the United People's Freedom Alliance | |
| In office 20 January 2004 – 14 August 2015 | |
| Leader | Maithripala Sirisena Mahinda Rajapaksa Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | Wiswa Warnapala |
| Member of Parliament for Colombo District | |
| In office 2001–2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Gampaha District | |
| In office 2000–2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1955 Dominion of Ceylon |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (2018 - Present) Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Until 2018) |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (2020–present) United People's Freedom Alliance (2004–2018) People's Alliance (until 2004) |
| Alma mater | St. John's College, Nugegoda |
Education
editPremajayantha received his primary and secondary education at St. John's College, Nugegoda.[2] After that he attended the University of Colombo and received a Bachelor of Laws in 1982 and became an Attorney at Law in 1984.[3] Later on in 2004 he also gained a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.[4]
Political career
editPremajayantha began his political career in 1991 being elected as the Deputy Chairman of Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Urban Council.[3] In 1993 he was elected to the Western Provincial Council and was elected Chief Minister in 1995.[3][4]
In 2000 he entered parliament for the first time from Gampaha District and became the Minister of Education.[3] Even though the People's Alliance was defeated in the 2001 general elections, Premajayantha was elected back into the Parliament from Colombo District and held his seat in subsequent elections.
With the formation of the United People's Freedom Alliance in 2004, Premajayantha was made its inaugural General Secretary of the party.[3] When the United People's Freedom Alliance won the 2004 general elections he was given the post of Minister of Power and Energy[5] When Mahinda Rajapaksa became president, he was again appointed Minister of Education[6] and after the 2010 general elections as the Minister of Petroleum Industries[7] and in a 2013 cabinet reshuffle he became the Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy.[8]
On 25 August 2015, few days after general elections he resigned as the General Secretary of the United People's Freedom Alliance. Few days prior to the elections he was removed from the position by the party Chairman, President Maithripala Sirisena.[9] After the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and United National Party signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a National unity government,[10] Premajayantha became the Minister of Technology and Research[11][12][13] He was reappointed as the Minister of Education on 20 May 2022 by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and again by President Ranil Wickramasinghe on 23 July 2022.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Portfolio changed names from Minister of Technology, Technical Education and Employment, on 21 September 2015, but still the same ministry
References
edit- ^ "Biographies of Present Members". The Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ^ Herath, Mervyn; Savanadasa, Jagath (13 April 2004), "St. John's College Nugegoda - 70 years of service to the community", Daily News (Sri Lanka), archived from the original on 14 September 2005, retrieved 17 March 2016
- ^ a b c d e Premajayantha, Susil (3 August 2015), Message from Susil Premajayantha, retrieved 17 March 2016
- ^ a b "Speaker at Asia Energy Security Summit 2012". Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. Vol. 1335/24. 10 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1420/28. 23 November 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2007.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1681/02. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1795/43. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Susil resigns as UPFA General Secretary". AdaDerana. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "SLFP, UNP sign MOU on National Government". Colombo Gazette. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1932/07. 14 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "New Cabinet". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 4 September 2015.
- ^ "The new Cabinet". Ceylon Today. 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015.
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