Sajith Premadasa
Sajith Premadasa, MP (Sinhala: සජිත් ප්රේමදාස, Tamil: சஜித் பிரேமதாச; born 12 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the current Leader of the Opposition of Sri Lanka since 2020.[1][2] He is also a Member of Parliament for Colombo District.
Sajith Premadasa | |
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සජිත් ප්රේමදාස சஜித் பிரேமதாச | |
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| 15th Leader of the Opposition | |
| Assumed office 3 January 2020 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe (acting) |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Minister of Housing, Construction and Cultural Affairs | |
| In office 20 December 2018 – 17 November 2019 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Wimal Weerawansa |
| Succeeded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| In office 12 January 2015 – 26 October 2018 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Wimal Weerawansa |
| Succeeded by | Wimal Weerawansa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1967 Colombo, Ceylon |
| Political party | Samagi Jana Balawegaya (after 2020) |
| Other political affiliations | United National Party (before 2020) |
| Spouse(s) | Jalani Premadasa (m. 1999) |
| Parents | Ranasinghe Premadasa Hema Premadasa |
Premadasa is the son of Ranasinghe Premadasa, who was the President of Sri Lanka from 1989 to 1993. He studied at S. Thomas' Preparatory School, Royal College, Colombo and Mill Hill School before entering London School of Economics.
References
- admin (2019-12-05). "UNP decides to nominate Sajith as Opposition Leader". Colombo Gazette. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- Srinivasan, Meera (2019-12-05). "Sajith Premadasa named Opposition leader in Sri Lanka". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
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