Sri Lankan politician
Wasantha Aluwihare | |
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Member of 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 | |
Born | (1962-07-16) 16 July 1962 (age 62) |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | United National Party |
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 is 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] He is the son of Alick Aluwihare and brother of Ranjith Aluwihare.[2][3] He also served as the Deputy Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment before given the state ministry.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^ "Family jewels on parade in new parliament". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Wasantha Aluwihare at helm of MDSDC". Daily News. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
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