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 | 16 July 1962 |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | United National Party |
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