Wasantha Aluwihare

The Honourable
Wasantha Aluwihare
MP
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for Matale District
Assumed office
8 April 2010
State Minister of Agriculture
Assumed office
4 September 2015
President Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
Deputy Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment
In office
12 January 2015  4 September 2015
President Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
Chief Minister of the Central Province of Sri Lanka
In office
2001–2004
President Chandrika Kumaratunge
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
Personal details
Nationality Sri Lankan
Political party United National Party
Other political
affiliations
United National Front for Good Governance

Wasantha Aluwihare (born 16 July 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician from Matale and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka belonging to the United National Party.He id the current State Minister of Agriculture in the United National Party led unity government, He was earlier the Chief Minister of the Central Province of Sri Lanka.[1][2] He is the son of Alick Aluwihare and brother of Ranjith Aluwihare.[3] He also served as the Deputy Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment before given the state ministry.

References

  1. "Wasantha Aluvihare". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  3. "Family jewels on parade in new parliament". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 23 August 2015.


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