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Ranjith Siyambalapitiya
රංජිත් සියඹලාපිටිය
ரஞ்சித் சியம்பலாபிட்டிய
Minister of State for Finance
Assumed office
8 September 2022
Serving with Shehan Semasinghe
President Ranil Wickremesinghe
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
In office
20 August 2020 – 6 May 2022
Preceded by Ananda Kumarasiri
Succeeded by Ajith Rajapakse
Minister of State for Education Services
In office
27 November 2019 – 12 August 2020
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa
Minister of Power and Renewable Energy
In office
4 September 2015 – 26 October 2018
President Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
Minister of Disaster Management
In office
4 September 2015 – 26 October 2018
President Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
Minister of State for Environment
In office
29 May 2015 – 17 August 2015
President Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology
In office
29 May 2015 – 17 August 2015
President Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
Deputy Minister of Economic Development
In office
23 April 2010 – 22 November 2010
President Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne
Deputy Minister of Higher Education
In office
23 November 2005 – 23 April 2010
President Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Succeeded by Nandimithra Ekanayake
Deputy Minister of Finance
In office
10 April 2004 – 23 April 2010
President Chandrika Kumaratunga
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Member of Parliament
for Kegalle District
Assumed office
2000
Personal details
Born (1961-05-01) 1 May 1961 (age 63)
Nationality Sri Lankan
Political party United People's Freedom Alliance
SpouseAchala Siyambalapitiya
ChildrenShasha Siyabalapitiya
Shamee Siyambalapitiya
Alma mater Royal College, Colombo
Occupation Politics
ProfessionPolitician
Website Parliament of Sri Lanka

Basnayaka Ralalage Ranjith Siyambalapitiya (born 1 May 1961) (known as Ranjith Siyambalapitiya) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is currently serving as Minister of State for Finance, serving with Shehan Semasinghe since 8 September 2022. [1] He was the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is a member of parliament for the Kegalle District. He had served as the former Cabinet Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology.

Early life and education

Born to Basnayaka Ralalage Cyril Siyambalapitiya of Kegalle and Rajakumara Atapattu Mudiyanselage Kusumawathi of Wendala, Ruwanwella, he had his education at Ruwanwella Primary School and then at Royal College Colombo. In 1981 he entered to the University of Sri Jayawardanapura and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1985.

References

  1. ^ "New State Ministers sworn in". www.adaderena.lk. Retrieved 2022-09-12.

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