Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena

Honourable Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena MP
Deputy Minister of Healthcare & Nutrition
Minister of Cultural Affairs
Minister of Agriculture
Incumbent
Assumed office 2010
Chief Minister of Southern Province
In office 1994–2000
Preceded by	Amarasiri Dodangoda
Succeeded by	Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
In office 2000–2001
Preceded by	Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
Succeeded by	H. G. Sirisena
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Matara District
In office 2000–2000
Incumbent
Assumed office 2001
Personal details
Born	(1945-10-10) October 10, 1945
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Other political affiliations	United People's Freedom Alliance
Religion	Buddhist

Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena (born October 10, 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician and landed proprietor. He is the Minister of Cultural Affairs and National Heritage. He first entered parliament in 1983 and has been active in politics for more than 25 years. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana was elected as the opposition leader of the Southern Provincial Council in 1993, and he became the Chief Minister of the Southern Provincial Council in 1994. Elected twice as the Chief Minister he was in office from 1994–2003, until he became the deputy minister of Healthcare. He is a representative of Matara District for the United People's Freedom Alliance in the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He resides in Kalubowila, Dehiwala.

See also

• Cabinet of Sri Lanka

References

• "MAHINDA YAPA ABEYWARDENA". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. 

v t e ← Members of 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka (2004 (2004)-2010) → Speaker: W. J. M. Lokubandara Prime Minister: Mahinda Rajapaksa/Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Leader of the Opposition: Ranil Wickremasinghe Abdul Rahman Anjan Umma Abdul Rahim Mohideen Abdul Cader Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena Vajira Abeywardena John Amaratunga Sarath Amunugama Mahindananda Aluthgamage Ranjith Aluwihare Ferial Ismail Ashraff Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena Rohitha Abeygunawardena Dimuthu Bandara Abayakoon Mahinda Amaraweera Nadesu Sivasaktheey Annamalai Tissa Attanayake Amirthanathan Adaikalanathan A. L. M. Athaullah Kotapola Amarakitti Thero Lasantha Alagiyawanna Sujatha Alahakoon Ali Ameer M. N. Abdul Majeed Thalatha Atukorale Hasen Ali Pakkiyaselvam Ariyanethiran Dullas Alahapperuma Palitha Range Bandara Indika Bandaranayake C.P.D. Bandaranaike Rohitha Bogollagama Risad Badhiutheen Bandula Basnayake Hussain Ahamed Bhaila Periyasamy Chandrasekaran K. N. Choksy A. D. Premadasa Champika M. H. Cegu Isadean Ramalingam Chandrasekar S. M. Chandrasena, Chandra Nehru Chandrakanthan Solomon Cyril Nimal Siripala De Silva P. Dayaratna Anura Dissanayaka Naween Dissanayake Salinda Dissanayake Douglas Devananda Duminda Dissanayake Uduwe Dhammaloka Rohana Dissanayake P. Weerakumara Dissanayake R.M. Dharmadasa Banda Akmeemana Dayarathana Thero Lalith Dissanayake W. B. Ekanayake T. B. Ekanayake Nandimithra Ekanayake A. H. M. Fowzie Johnston Fernando Milroy Fernando Cassim Faizal Piyasena Gamage Nihal Galappaththi Nandana Gunathilake Bandula Gunawardane Dinesh Gunawardena Earl Gunasekara Edward Gunasekara Mano Ganesan Sarana Gunawardena Chandrasiri Gajadeera Siripala Gamalath R. M. Padma Udhaya Shantha Gunasekera Deepal Gunasekara Dunesh Gankanda D.E. W. Gunasekera Gitanjana Gunawardena Sarath Kumara Gunaratna Abdul Haleem Rauff Hakeem Sunil Handunnetti P. Harrison Jayarathna Herath Vijitha Herath Kabir Hashim Samansiri Herath Renuka Herath Raseen Mohammed Imam D. M. Jayaratne Jayalath Jayawardena Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe Sumedha G. Jayasena Karu Jayasuriya Premalal Jayasekara Achala Jagodage S. Jegadhiswaran N. D. N. P. Jayasinghe Senathirajah Jeyanandamoorthy Dayasiri Jayasekara Unnanthi Piyankara Jayaratne Tissa Karalliyadde Gayantha Karunatileka Ravi Karunanayake Jinadasa Kitulagoda Lakshman Kiriella Jeewan Kumaranatunga Ajith Kumara Selvarajah Kajendren S. Kanagaratnam Sivanathan Kisshor T. Kanagasabai Thangeswary Kathiraman M. D. Namal Karunaratne Akila Viraj Kariyawasam Abdul Baiz Kamardeen Nirmala Kotalawala Gamini Lokuge W. J. M. Lokubandara K. D. Lalkantha R.M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara M. Mahroof Milinda Moragoda M. H. Mohamed M. Mohamed Musthaffa Faiszer Musthapha Pemasiri Manage Ellawala Medhananda Thero H.R. Mithrapala Mohamed Mussammil Vinayagamoorthi Muralidaran Hemakumara Nanayakkara S.B. Nawinne Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi Udawatte Nanda Thero Y.M. Nawaratna Banda Subramanyam Noharathalingam S. Nijamudeen Alawwe Nandaloka Thero A. M. M. Naoshad G. L. Peiris Susantha Punchinilame Gamini Jayawickrama Perera M. Joseph Michael Perera Dilan Perera Neomal Perera Felix Perera A. D. Susil Premajayanth Sajith Premadasa V. Puththirasigamoney Larine Perera A. P. Jagath Pushpakumara Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam Aparekke Punnananda Thero Lionel Premasiri Kandaiah Premachandran L.G. Wasantha Piyatissa R. P. A. Ranaweera Pathirana Mahinda Ratnatilaka Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake Bimal Rathnayaka Sagala Ratnayaka Keheliya Rambukwella Chamal Rajapaksa Neil Rupasinghe Arjuna Ranatunga R. M. Gamini Rathnayake C. B. Rathnayake Sarath Chandra Rajakaruna P. Radhakrishnan Sarath Ranawaka Athuraliye Rathana Thero Vijitha Ranaweera Jayatissa Ranaweera Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe Basil Rohana Rajapaksa Mohamed Rajabdeen Nirupama Rajapaksa Achchige Patali Champika Ranawaka Ravindra Samaraweera Mangala Samaraweera Mahinda Samarasinghe Ranjith Siyambalapitiya Maithripala Sirisena Muthu Sivalingam Athauda Seneviratne W. D. J. Senewiratne Lakshman Senewiratne Somasundaram Senathirajah Rukman Senanayake Rajitha Senaratne Rajavarothiam Sampanthan M.K. Shivajilingam S. K. Subasinghe S. A. Jayantha Samaraweera C. A. Suriyaarachchi M. Satchithanandan Vadivel Suresh M. S. Sellasamy Pathmini Sithamparanathan Mervyn Silva Nallathamby Srikantha Dayasritha Thissera Janaka Bandara Tennakoon Arumugan Thondaman K. Thurairetnasingam K. V. Samantha Vidyaratna Tissa Vitharana Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka Mahinda Wijesekara Wimal Weerawansa Dilip Wedaarachchi Kumara Welgama Chandrasena Wijesinghe Ranil Wickremasinghe Piyasiri Wijenayake Thilakaratne Withanachchi Gunaratna Weerakoon Jayantha Wijesekara Mano Wijeyeratne W. A. Wiswa Warnapala Duleep Wijesekera Chandima Weerakkody Thomas Thangathurai William Anura Priyadharshana Yapa Kingsley Rasanayagam

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