Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake

Honourable
Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
MP
Governor of North Western Province of Sri Lanka
Assumed office
2015
Preceded by Tissa Balalla
Minister of Women’s Affairs
In office
2001–2004
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament
for Kurunegala District
In office
1989–2010
Personal details
Nationality Sri Lankan
Political party United National Party
Other political
affiliations		 United National Front

Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake is a Sri Lankan politician and current Governor of the North Western Province of Sri Lanka. She was former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka[1] and a former government minister.[2] She is a longstanding member of the Sri Lanka's biggest political party Member for Wariyapola Electorate the United National Party. She was the Minister of Woman's affairs in the 2001-2004 UNP government. She entered politics from Kurunegala after her husband's death.

References

  1. ↑ "The Parliament of Sri Lanka - Handbook of Parliament". Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Nine women elected to 13th Parliament". Daily News. Retrieved 7 December 2010.


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