Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake

Hon.
Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
9th Governor of North Western Province
In office
23 January 2015 – 11 April 2018
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Preceded byTissa Balalla
Succeeded byK. C. Logeswaran
Minister of Women’s Affairs
In office
2001–2004
Member of Parliament
for Kurunegala District
In office
1977–2010
Personal details
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party
Other political
affiliations		United National Front
Children2
ResidenceAmararathna Wariyapola
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher

Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake (born 13 March 1938) is a Sri Lankan politician and was the 9th Governor of the North Western Province. She was a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister, being the Minister of Woman's affairs in the 2001-2004 United National Party government.[1][2] She is a longstanding MP of the United National Party for the Wariyapola Electorate. She entered politics from Kurunegala after her husband's assassination who was a prominent wealthy businessman.

She is now retired from politics. Her son Manjula a former provincial council member serves as the chief organiser under the United National Party to Wariyapola Electoral division.

References

  1. ^ "The Parliament of Sri Lanka - Handbook of Parliament". Archived from the original on 26 November 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Nine women elected to 13th Parliament". Daily News. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 7 December 2010.


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