Ranil Wickremesinghe | |
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රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ
ரணில் விக்கிரமசிங்க | |
![]() Wickremesinghe in 2023 | |
9th President of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed office 21 July 2022 Acting: 14–21 July 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Dinesh Gunawardena |
Preceded by | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
10th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | |
In office 12 May – 21 July 2022 | |
President |
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Preceded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Succeeded by | Dinesh Gunawardena |
In office 15 December 2018 – 21 November 2019 | |
President |
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Preceded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Succeeded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
In office 9 January 2015 – 26 October 2018 | |
President | Maithripala Sirisena |
Preceded by | D. M. Jayaratne |
Succeeded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
In office 9 December 2001 – 6 April 2004 | |
President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
Preceded by | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
Succeeded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
In office 7 May 1993 – 18 August 1994 | |
President | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
Preceded by | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
Succeeded by | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
10th Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 22 April 2004 – 9 January 2015 | |
Prime Minister |
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Preceded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Succeeded by | Nimal Siripala de Silva |
In office 28 October 1994 – 10 October 2001 | |
Prime Minister |
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Preceded by | Gamini Dissanayake |
Succeeded by | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
Ministerial roles | |
2022–present | Minister of Defence Minister of Technology Minister of Finance Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment |
2015–2019 | Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs |
1989–1993 | Minister of Industry Leader of the House |
1980–1989 | Minister of Education |
1977–1980 | Minister of Youth Affairs & Employment |
1977 | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Member of Parliament for National List | |
In office 23 June 2021 – 21 July 2022 | |
Member of Parliament for Colombo District | |
In office 16 August 1994 – 3 March 2020 | |
Member of Parliament for Gampaha District | |
In office 15 February 1989 – 16 August 1994 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon | 24 March 1949
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | United National Party |
Spouse | |
Parents |
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Relatives | |
Residence | 115 Fifth Lane |
Alma mater | Royal College, Colombo University of Ceylon |
Profession | Attorney at law |
Other offices held
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Ranil Wickremesinghe (born 24 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician serving as the ninth and current President of Sri Lanka. He also holds several ministerial roles, including Minister of Finance, Minister of Defence, Minister of Technology and Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment. Wickremesinghe has led the United National Party (UNP) since 1994 and has been Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on six occasions.
Born into a political family, Wickremesinghe graduated from the University of Ceylon and qualified as an advocate from the Ceylon Law College in 1972. He entered politics in the mid-1970s with the UNP, first being elected to Parliament in 1977. Over the years, he held various ministerial positions, including Minister of Foreign Affairs, Youth Affairs and Employment, and Industry, Science and Technology. He first became Prime Minister in 1993 following the assassination of President Ranasinghe Premadasa.
Wickremesinghe ran unsuccessfully in the 1999 and 2005 presidential elections. In 2015, he was appointed Prime Minister by President Maithripala Sirisena, leading a coalition government until 2019. During his tenure, he faced a constitutional crisis in 2018 but was reappointed as Prime Minister after it was resolved. He lost his parliamentary seat in the 2020 parliamentary election but re-entered Parliament in 2021 as a National List MP.[1]
In May 2022, Wickremesinghe was reappointed as Prime Minister amidst a political crisis.[2][3][4] Following the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in July 2022, Wickremesinghe became acting president[5][6] and was subsequently elected as the 9th President of Sri Lanka by Parliament on 20 July 2022. He took office the following day.[7][8][9]
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