Harin Fernando
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Honourable Harin Fernando MP |
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| Minister of Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure | |
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Assumed office 4 September 2015 |
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| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Member of Parliament for Badulla District |
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Assumed office 2015 |
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In office 2010 – 5 August 2014 |
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| 7th Chief Minister of Uva Province | |
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In office 14 January 2015 – 1 September 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Shashindra Rajapaksa |
| Succeeded by | Chamara Sampath Dassanayake |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 October 1978 Wattala |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Alma mater | St. Joseph's College |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Businessman |
Harin Fernando, MP (born 28 September 1978) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is a current member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from Badulla District. and the cabinet minister of Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure of the United National Party led National Government. He was the 7th Chief Minister of Uva Province,
Born in Wattala to a Roman Catholic family, Fernando was educated at St. Joseph's College, Colombo.
Fernando was appointed as United National Party (UNP) electoral organizer for Badulla District at age of 27 and won the highest amount of votes in the Uva Province Council Election in 2005, He was elected as Member of Parliament for Bandulla District in 2010 and resigned on 5 August 2014 to contest as candidate for Chief Minister of Uva Province. Even though Fernando won the highest number of preferential votes, the UNP lost in Uva Provincial Council election. Fernando became the leader of the opposition in the Uva Province Council.
Fernando played critical role in defeating Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Election 2015 which Rajapaksa called for early election when UPFA won narrowly at Uva Provincial Election. He had strongly criticised the Rajapaksa regime for its corruption, authoritarian rule and rise of lawlessness. Fernando also openly campaigned for the Common Candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Election which had curb the popularity of UPFA in the Uva Province compare to 2010.
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