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Ranjan Ramanayake | |
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රන්ජන් රාමනායක ரஞ்சன் ராமநாயக்க | |
| Member of Parliament for Gampaha District | |
| In office 1 September 2015 – 7 April 2021 | |
| Succeeded by | Ajith Mannapperuma |
| Majority | 103,992 Preferential Votes |
| Member of Parliament for Ratnapura District | |
| In office 22 April 2010 – 26 June 2015 | |
| Majority | 59,318 Preferential Votes |
| State Minister of Highways and Road Development | |
| In office 21 December 2018 – 21 November 2019 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Minister | Kabir Hashim |
| Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment & Welfare | |
| In office 4 September 2015 – 26 October 2018 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Minister | S. B. Dissanayake |
| Deputy Minister of Social Services & Live Stock | |
| In office 21 January 2015 – 17 August 2015 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Minister | P. Harrison |
| Leader of the opposition of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council | |
| In office 23 August 2008 – 22 April 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sadda Vidda Rajapakse Palanga Pathira Ambakumarage Ranjan Leo Sylvester Alphonsu 11 March 1963 Negombo, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Samagi Jana Balawegaya (2020-present) |
| Other political affiliations | United National Party (before 2020) |
| Relations | |
| Residence(s) | No D 4, MPP Housing Scheme, Madiwela, Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte. |
| Alma mater | Maris Stella College |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Film Actor |
Sadda Vidda Rajapakse Palanga Pathira Ambakumarage Ranjan Leo Sylvester Alphonsu (born 11 March 1963) (රන්ජන් රාමනායක), popularly known as Ranjan Ramanayake, is a former Sri Lankan politician,[1] actor, film director, singer and script writer who appeared in a number of Sinhala language films. He is a former Member of the Parliament.
He served as the State Minister of Highways and Road Development (2018–2019). He served as the Deputy Minister of Social Services, Welfare and Livestock Development Under Good Govenence in 2015 and Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment and Welfare from 2015 to 2018. Ramanayake has won the Sarasaviya Best Actor Award as well as being the Most Popular Actor consecutively for 16 years. He has appeared in over 75 Sinhalese films in genres ranging from romance to action and comedies, starting his career appearing in theatre, stage and several television series.
- ^ "This is new political culture – Ranjan". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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