Honourable Mahinda Amaraweera MP |
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Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development | |
Assumed office 4 September 2015 |
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President | Maithripala Sirisena |
Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Minister of Disaster Management | |
In office 2010 – 12 January 2015 |
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President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Prime Minister | D. M. Jayaratne |
Deputy Minister of Health | |
In office 2010–2010 |
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President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Prime Minister | D. M. Jayaratne |
Minister of Water Supply | |
In office 2007–2010 |
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President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
Deputy Minister of Urban Development & Water Supply | |
In office 2004–2007 |
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President | Mahinda Rajapaksa Chandrika Kumaratunga |
Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Mahinda Rajapaksa |
General Secretary of the United People's Freedom Alliance | |
Assumed office 8 March 2016 |
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Leader | Maithripala Sirisena |
Preceded by | Wiswa Warnapala |
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Hambantota District |
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Assumed office 2004 |
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Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for National List |
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In office 2001–2004 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Udayala, Angunukolapelessa |
February 12, 1962
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Other political affiliations |
United People's Freedom Alliance |
Spouse(s) | Dilrukshi Amaraweera (m.1996) |
Children | Pasan Amaraweera (b.1997) |
Residence | B/63 Mahagamasekara Mawatha, Colombo 07 |
Alma mater | Vijithl Central College, Dickwella. |
Occupation | Politician |
Religion | Buddhist |
Mahinda Amaraweera (Sinhala:මහින්ද අමරවීර ) (born February 12, 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the present Minister of Fisheries . He is representative of Hambantota District for the United People's Freedom Alliance in the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He's residence is in Colombo.
He was born in a remote village called Udayala in Angunukolapelessa. He received his primary education at Angunukolapalessa primary school and secondary education at Vijitha Central College, Dickwella.
On 8 March 2016, Amaraweera was appointed General Secretary of the United People's Freedom Alliance, which was vacated by the death of Wiswa Warnapala
He is married to 'Dilrukshika Amaraweera' daughter of Mr & Mrs Weerakoon from Kandy. And they have only one son 'Pasan Amaraweera' he has studied in Royal College Colombo