The Honourable Lakshman Senewiratne MP |
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State Minister of Science Technology and Research | |
Assumed office 6 April 2016 |
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President | Maithripala Sirisena |
Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Minister of Sugar Industries | |
In office 28 January 2013 – 12 January 2015 |
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Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Badulla District |
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Assumed office 22 September 2015 |
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Preceded by | Chamara Sampath Dassanayake |
Personal details | |
Born | 9 March 1957 |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Other political affiliations |
United National Party |
Spouse(s) | Kanthi Senewiratne |
Residence | 50 C, Keppetipala Road, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka. |
Religion | Buddhist |
Nickname(s) | Bindu |
Lakshman Pinto Jayatilaka Senewiratne (born 9 March 1957) (known as Lakshman Senewiratne) is a Sri Lankan politician, current State Minister of Science, Technology and Research and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Badulla District. and former Cabinet Minister of Sugar Industries, His father Capt. C. P. J. Senewiratne was a MP for Mahiyangana electorate and former Cabinet Minister of Labour in the government of J.R. Jayewardene.
Lakshman Sevewirathne appointed as a member of parliament for Mahiyangana electorate in 1984 and he is representing the Badulla district continuously for thirty two years.