Rajitha Senaratne
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Honourable Rajitha Senaratne MP MPC |
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| රාජිත සේනාරත්න | |
Senaratne in November 2014
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| Project Minister of Land | |
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In office December 2001 – April 2004 |
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| Minister of Construction and Engineering Services | |
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In office January 2007 – April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Ferial Ashraff |
| Succeeded by | Wimal Weerawansa |
| Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development | |
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In office April 2010 – November 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Felix Perera |
| Succeeded by | M. Joseph Michael Perera |
| Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine | |
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Assumed office January 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Tissa Attanayake |
| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for National List |
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In office 1994–2000 |
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In office 2000–2000 |
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| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Kalutara District |
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Assumed office 2000 |
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| Born | 29 May 1950 |
| Political party | Democratic National Movement |
| Other political affiliations |
United National Front for Good Governance |
| Alma mater | University of Sri Lanka |
| Profession | Dentist |
| Religion | Buddhist |
| Ethnicity | Sinhalese |
| Website | www |
Nambukara Helambage Rajitha Harischandra Senaratne (born 29 May 1950) is a Sri Lankan dentist, politician, Member of Parliament and cabinet minister.
Senaratne was born 29 May 1950. He was the son of N. H. D. A. Senaratne and D. W. B. Senaratne. He was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo and Ananda College. After school he joined the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya in 1971, graduating from its successor, the University of Sri Lanka Peradeniya campus, in 1974 with a degree in dentistry. Whilst at university he was president of the student wing of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).
Senaratne is married to dentist Sujatha. They have two sons - Chathura and Eksath.
Senaratne became involved in leftist politics whilst serving as general-secretary of the Government Dentists’ Association/Government Dental Surgeons Association between 1975 and 1989. He was very critical of the Jayewardene government and its policies. When film actor Vijaya Kumaratunga left the SLFP and founded the Sri Lanka People's Party (Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya) (SLPP) in the early 1980s Senaratne joined the newly formed party. The SLPP became a target of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) during its second insurrection. Senaratne was critical of the JVP's violence and "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" policy and became a target of the JVP. On 17 October 1988 the JVP attacked an election rally for SLPP presidential candidate Ossie Abeygunasekera at Grandpass in Colombo, killing three. Senaratne sustained injuries in the attack which left two pieces of shrapnel in his skull.
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