Sujeewa Senasinghe
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Sujeewa Senasinghe (Sinhala: සුජීව සේනසිංහ; born 13 December 1971) is a Sri Lankan lawyer and former politician.[1] He was a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and the State Minister for International Trade until 2019.[2]
Sujeewa Senasinghe | |
|---|---|
| සුජීව සේනසිංහ | |
| Minister of Science,Technology and Research | |
| In office 10 September 2015 – 21 November 2019 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Deputy Minister of Justice | |
| In office 12 January 2015 – 17 August 2015 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Member of Parliament for Colombo District | |
| In office 2010–2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Sri Lanka Law College |
| Profession | Attorney-at-Law, |
Early life and education Edit
Senasinghe was born in Kandy, the son of Stanley Senasinghe, a senior lawyer in Kandy and Upamalika Senasinghe, a lecturer. He is the youngest of three brothers; his brothers are Namal and Chaminda. Sujeewa was educated at Trinity College, Kandy and at the Sri Lanka Law College.[3]
Political career Edit
Sujeewa obtained 117,049 preferential votes from the Colombo district at the General Elections held on 17 August 2015. This was the second highest number of preferential votes obtained by a United National Party member from the Colombo district.[4][5]
He was appointed Deputy Minister of Justice on 12 January 2015 under 100 Days Program. He belongs to the United National Party.[6][7]
In 2017 he was appointed State Minister of Trade and Investment and in 2019 the Non-Cabinet Minister of Science and Technology, under Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe.
On 28 September 2020, Sujeewa decided to step down from politics after the defeat in 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election and losing his seat.[8]
References Edit
- ^ "Perpetual Treasuries Paid Millions To Arjuna Mahendran And Sujeewa Senasinghe". Colombo Telegraph. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ "New State and Deputy Ministers sworn in". www.adaderana.lk.
- ^ "Father of Deputy Minister Senasinghe passes away". www.newsfirst.lk. June 7, 2015.
- ^ "Parliament of Sri Lanka - Sujeewa Senasinghe". www.parliament.lk. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ "State Minister of International Trade Sujeewa Senasinghe addressed GSP+ Sri Lanka Business Forum in Milan". www.srilankabusiness.com. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ "SUJEEWA SENASINGHE". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Sujeewa Senasinghe steps down from Politics". News First. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.