Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga,commonly referred to by her initials CBK,is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the fourth executive president of Sri Lanka,from 12 November 1994 to 19 November 2005. She previously served as the prime minister from August to November 1994 and the chief minister of the Western Province from 1993 to 1994. She is the country's first and only female president to date and the country's second female prime minister. She was the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) until the end of 2005.
Galle is a major city in Sri Lanka,situated on the southwestern tip,119 km (74 mi) from Colombo. Galle is the provincial capital and largest city of Southern Province,Sri Lanka and is the capital of Galle District.
Sri Lankabhimanya Dingiri Banda Wijetunga was the fourth President of Sri Lanka from 7 May 1993 to 12 November 1994,Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 3 March 1989 to 7 May 1993 and the Governor of North Western province,Sri Lanka from 1988 to 1989. He was awarded Sri Lanka's highest award to a civilian Sri Lankabhimanya in 1993 by President Ranasinghe Premadasa.
Kovilage Anton Vijaya Kumaranatunga,popularly known as Vijaya Kumaratunga, was a Sri Lankan actor,playback singer and a politician,regarded as one of the most popular icons in Sri Lankan cinema of all time. He was married to former Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaranatunga from 1978 until his assassination in 1988. He was the Founder of Sri Lanka Mahajana Party.
Anura Priyadarshi Solomon Dias Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan politician,served as Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2000-2001) and Leader of the Opposition (1983–1988). He held several cabinet ministries as Foreign Minister briefly in 2005,Minister of Higher Education (1993–1994),Minister of Tourism,Minister of National Heritage (2007) and he last served as a member of parliament from the opposition.
Lakshman Jayakody was a Sri Lankan politician,an SLFP stalwart and the Minister of Cultural and Religious Affairs in the Sri Lankan Cabinet from 1994 to 2000.
Amarasiri Dodangoda was a Sri Lankan politician,the former Minister of Justice and Law Reforms (2005–2009) and the second Chief Minister of the Southern Province (1993–1994).
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2001 and again from 2005 to 2010,and also served as the Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2002. He was a Member of Parliament representing the Horana electorate and later the Kalutara District.
Nambukara Helambage Rajitha Harischandra Senaratne is a Sri Lankan dentist,politician,member of parliament and former cabinet minister. He is currently a member of parliament representing Kalutara district
Wajira Abeywardana is a Sri Lankan United National Party politician and a member of parliament for Galle District. He is currently the leader of the United National Party of Sri Lanka. Wajira Abeywardana is one of the most senior leaders with 38 years of political experience in the party. He is also the leader who has dedicated almost the entirety of his career for the party.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake,MP,also known by his initials AKD,is a Sri Lankan socialist politician. He is a Member of Parliament from the Colombo District,the current party leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and the National People's Power. A former presidential candidate in 2019,he has been named as the National People's Power presidential candidate for the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election.
Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne,known as D. M. "Di Mu" Jayaratne,was a Sri Lankan politician who was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2015. A founding member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party,Jayaratne was first elected to parliament in 1970. He was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 April 2010.
Galle electoral district is one of the 22 multi-member electoral districts of Sri Lanka created by the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. The district is conterminous with the administrative district of Galle in the Southern province. The district currently elects 10 of the 225 members of the Sri Lankan Parliament and had 761,815 registered electors in 2010.
Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Sumanaweera Banda Dissanayake,MP is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the former Cabinet Minister of Higher Education in President Mahinda Rajapakse's Government. He was the former general secretary of Sri Lanka Freedom Party and former national organiser of the United National Party. Dissanayake lost his cabinet position after Rajapaksha was defeated at the 2015 presidential election in Sri Lanka.
Ramesh Pathirana is a Sri Lankan politician,a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and is serving as the current Minister of Health. He previously served as the Minister of Plantation Industries,Minister of Industries and Minister of Education.He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. He was educated at Richmond College,Galle and University of Peradeniya. He is a physician by profession and is the son of former Education and Higher Education minister Richard Pathirana.
Women have served in the Parliament of Sri Lanka since 1931 and have been represented in all successive parliaments to date. The first woman representative was Adeline Molamure,elected to the State Council,daughter of J. H. Meedeniya and wife of Alfred Francis Molamure,both State Councillors. 60 women have served in the legislature of Sri Lanka,including 13 who are currently serving,constituting over 5% of all current Members.
Sumanadasa Abeywickrama was a Sri Lankan politician and a Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Keerthisena Chandradasa Abeywickrama was a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the parliament.
Vijaya Kumaratunga,Sri Lankan politician and founder of the Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya,was assassinated by an assassin of the militant organization Deshapremi Janatha Viyaparaya (DJV) on February 16,1988,while attempting to leave his home in Polhengoda in Colombo.
