Sagala Ratnayaka
Sagala Gajendra Ratnayaka (born 27 February 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician. He was the Cabinet Minister of Ports, Shipping, Southern Development; Law and Order, Youth Affairs, Project Management, Southern Development and Member of Parliament for Matara District. He served as Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.[1][2]
Sagala Ratnayaka | |
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Minister Youth Affairs and Southern Development | |
Assumed office 25 February 2018 | |
President | Maithripala Sirisena |
Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Preceded by | Ranil Wickramasinghe |
Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development | |
In office 11 November 2015 – 25 February 2018 | |
President | Maithripala Sirisena |
Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Preceded by | Tilak Marapana |
Succeeded by | Ranil Wickramasinghe |
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Matara District | |
In office 2015–2019 | |
In office 2000–2010 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1968-02-27) 27 February 1968 Deniyaya |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | United National Party |
Residence | 06/01, 28th Lane, Off Flower Road, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka. |
Alma mater | Royal College Colombo Lewis & Clark College |
Profession | Agriculturalist |
Website | https://twitter.com/sagalaratnayaka |
Early life and education
Ratnayake was born to a political family from Deniyaya, where his grandfather V. G. W. Ratnayake, MBE was a notable legislator. Educated at the Royal College Colombo, where he became the Head Prefect, he graduated from Lewis & Clark College with a bachelor's degree in business administration studies in 1993.[3]
Early career
After graduation, he worked as a financial analyst at Central Finance and joined HSBC Sri Lanka going on to become a credit operations manager.[3]
Political career
He entered politics in 1999, having been elected as a member of the Southern Provincial Council. In 2000, he was elected to parliament from the Matara District. He served as Deputy Minister of Power and Energy from 2002 to 2004. Having been re-elected in 2010 and 2015. From January 2015 to September 2015 he served as the Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister until he was elected to parliament and appointed as a Cabinet minister. He served as a Cabinet minister till 2019 when he resigned from his portfolio.
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