The Honourable Anura Priyadharshana Yapa MP |
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General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party | |
In office 22 November 2014 – 14 August 2015 |
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Leader |
Maithripala Sirisena Mahinda Rajapakse |
Preceded by | Maithripala Sirisena |
Succeeded by | Duminda Dissanayake |
Minister of Disaster Management | |
Assumed office 4 September 2015 |
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President | Maithripala Sirisena |
Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Kurunegala District |
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Assumed office 1994 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Kurunegala, Sri Lanka |
January 18, 1959
Nationality | Sri Lanka |
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Other political affiliations |
United People's Freedom Alliance (2004 - Present) People's Alliance (1994 - 2004) |
Alma mater | Nalanda College Colombo |
Occupation | Politics |
Profession | Lawyer |
Religion | Buddhist |
Yapa Appuhamilage Anura Priyadharshana (known as Anura Priyadharshana Yapa born 18 January 1959) MP is Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Disaster Management in 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka. Anura Priyadharshana Yapa is also the General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. He was also Sri Lanka's former Cabinet Minister of Petroleum and a Member of Parliament representing the Kurunegala District.
He is a Lawyer by profession & was educated at Nalanda College