Ranil Wickremasinghe
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The Honourable Ranil Wickremesinghe MP |
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| රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ ரணில் விக்ரமசிங்க |
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| Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | |
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Assumed office 9 January 2015 |
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| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Preceded by | D. M. Jayaratne |
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In office 9 December 2001 – 6 April 2004 |
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| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Preceded by | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Succeeded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
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In office 7 May 1993 – 18 August 1994 |
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| President | D.B. Wijetunga |
| Preceded by | D.B. Wijetunga |
| Succeeded by | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 22 April 2004 – 9 January 2015 |
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| President |
Chandrika Kumaratunga Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister |
Mahinda Rajapaksa Ratnasiri Wickremanayake D. M. Jayaratne |
| Preceded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Succeeded by | Nimal Siripala de Silva |
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In office 28 October 1994 – 10 October 2001 |
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| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister |
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Preceded by | Gamini Dissanayake |
| Succeeded by | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Colombo District |
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Assumed office 1994 |
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| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Gampaha District |
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In office 1989–1994 |
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| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Biyagama |
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In office 21 July 1977 – 15 February 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Minister of Policy Planning and Economic Development | |
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Assumed office 12 January 2015 |
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| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Basil Rajapaksa |
| Minister of Industries, Science & Technology | |
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In office 1989 – May 1993 |
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| President | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Prime Minister | D.B. Wijetunga |
| Minister of Education | |
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In office 14 February 1980 – 1989 |
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| President | J. R. Jayewardene |
| Prime Minister | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Preceded by | Nissanka Wijeyeratne |
| Succeeded by | W. J. M. Lokubandara |
| Minister of Youth Affairs & Employment | |
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In office 5 October 1977 – 1980 |
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| President | J. R. Jayewardene |
| Prime Minister | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| Leader of the United National Party | |
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Assumed office 1994 |
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| Deputy |
Sajith Premadasa Karu Jayasuriya |
| Preceded by | D.B. Wijetunga |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Ranil Wickramasinghe 24 March 1949 Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Parents |
Esmond Wickremesinghe (father) Nalini Wickremesinghe (mother) |
| Residence | Temple Trees |
| Alma mater |
Royal College, Colombo University of Colombo |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
| Ethnicity | Sinhalese |
| Website | Official website |
Ranil Wickremesinghe, MP (Sinhalese: රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ,Tamil: ரணில் விக்ரமசிங்க; born 24 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka since 9 January 2015, as Leader of the United National Party since 1994 and the Member of Parliament for Colombo District since 1977. He is also the leader of the United National Front, having been appointed head of the alliance in October 2009.
Wickremesinghe also previously served as Prime Minister from 7 May 1993 to 19 August 1994 and 9 December 2001 to 6 April 2004. He was appointed party leader in November 1994 following the assassination of Gamini Dissanayake during the campaign for the 1994 presidential election. On 8 January 2015, Wickremesinghe was appointed as Prime Minister by President Maithripala Sirisena, who had defeated President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the 2015 presidential election.
Wickremesinghe's coalition alliance, the United National Front for Good Governance, won the 2015 parliamentary election with 106 seats. Although it fell short of an outright majority, Wickremesinghe was re-elected as Prime Minister with over 35 Sri Lanka Freedom Party members joining his cabinet.
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