G. L. Peiris

Hon.
Gamini Lakshman Peiris
MP
Hon. Gamini Lakshman Peiris MP
ගාමිණී ලක්ශ්මන් පීරිස් ; காமினி லக்ஷ்மன் பீரிஸ்
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 16 August 2021 – 22 July 2022
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa; Ranil Wickramasinghe
Preceded by	Dinesh Gunawardena
Succeeded by	Ali Sabry
	In office; 23 April 2010 – 12 January 2015
President	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	D. M. Jayaratne
Preceded by	Rohitha Bogollagama
Succeeded by	Mangala Samaraweera
State Minister of Defense
	In office; 18 April 2022 – 21 July 2022
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa ; Ranil Wickramasinghe
Preceded by	Chamal Rajapaksa
Minister of Education
	In office; 12 August 2020 – 16 August 2021
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded by	Dullas Alahapperuma
Succeeded by	Dinesh Gunawardena
Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo
	In office; 1989–1994
Preceded by	Stanley Wijesundera
Succeeded by	Nandadasa Kodagoda
Minister of Justice
	In office; 1994–2001
President	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Preceded by	Harold Herath
Succeeded by	W. J. M. Lokubandara
Member of Parliament; for Colombo District
	In office; 2000–2001
Member of Parliament; for National List
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2020
	In office; 2001–2015
	In office; 1994–2000
Personal details
Born	13 August 1946 (age 77)
Political party	Nidahasa Janatha Sabha (since 2022)
Other political; affiliations	United National Party; Sri Lanka Freedom Party; Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (2016–2022)
Alma mater	University of Ceylon, Colombo; University College, Oxford

Gamini Lakshman Peiris (Sinhala: ගාමීණි ලක්ෂ්මණ් පීරිස්, Tamil: காமினி லக்ஷ்மன் பீரிஸ்) (born 13 August 1946) is a Sri Lankan politician and academic.^[1] He was the Cabinet Minister of External Affairs and is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from the National List.^[1]^[2] He was also the State Minister of Defense on the 18th of April 2022, serving until 11 July 2022.^[3] He previously served as the Minister of Education, Minister of Justice in previous Sri Lankan Governments.^[4]^[5] He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, serving as its chairperson.^[1]^[6]^[7]

^ ^a ^b ^c "G.L Peiris". Manthri.lk. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^ "FOREIGN MINISTER". Ministry of Foreign Affairs -Sri Lanka. Government of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^ "New State Ministers sworn in before the President". Ada Derana.lk. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^ Bandara, Kelum (13 August 2020). "newly sworn Cabinet: New MPs receive more executive authority in new government". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
^ "The New Cabinet" (PDF). Tamil Times. XIII (8). 15 August 1994. ISSN 0266-4488. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^ "GL named Chairman of Podujana Peramuna". The Daily Mirror. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
^ Sri Abeyratne, Dharma (3 November 2016). "Renamed political party under GL's chairmanship". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

[ft1-1] "G.L Peiris". Manthri.lk. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[2] "FOREIGN MINISTER". Ministry of Foreign Affairs -Sri Lanka. Government of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[3] "New State Ministers sworn in before the President". Ada Derana.lk. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[4] Bandara, Kelum (13 August 2020). "newly sworn Cabinet: New MPs receive more executive authority in new government". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

[5] "The New Cabinet" (PDF). Tamil Times. XIII (8). 15 August 1994. ISSN 0266-4488. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[6] "GL named Chairman of Podujana Peramuna". The Daily Mirror. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

[7] Sri Abeyratne, Dharma (3 November 2016). "Renamed political party under GL's chairmanship". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 December 2017.

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Hon. Gamini Lakshman Peiris MP
ගාමිණී ලක්ශ්මන් පීරිස් காமினி லக்ஷ்மன் பீரிஸ்


Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 16 August 2021 – 22 July 2022
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa Ranil Wickramasinghe
Preceded by	Dinesh Gunawardena
Succeeded by	Ali Sabry
In office 23 April 2010 – 12 January 2015
President	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	D. M. Jayaratne
Preceded by	Rohitha Bogollagama
Succeeded by	Mangala Samaraweera
State Minister of Defense
In office 18 April 2022 – 21 July 2022
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa Ranil Wickramasinghe
Preceded by	Chamal Rajapaksa
Minister of Education
In office 12 August 2020 – 16 August 2021
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded by	Dullas Alahapperuma
Succeeded by	Dinesh Gunawardena
Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo
In office 1989–1994
Preceded by	Stanley Wijesundera
Succeeded by	Nandadasa Kodagoda
Minister of Justice
In office 1994–2001
President	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Preceded by	Harold Herath
Succeeded by	W. J. M. Lokubandara
Member of Parliament for Colombo District
In office 2000–2001
Member of Parliament for National List
Incumbent
Assumed office 2020
In office 2001–2015
In office 1994–2000

Personal details
Born	(1946-08-13) 13 August 1946 (age 77)
Political party	Nidahasa Janatha Sabha (since 2022)
Other political affiliations	United National Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (2016–2022)
Alma mater	University of Ceylon, Colombo University College, Oxford