Prasanna Ranatunga
Prasanna Ranatunga is a Sri Lankan politician,member of parliament and current minister of tourism. He was the 7th Chief Minister of Western Province, Sri Lanka.
Prasanna Ranatunga | |
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ප්රසන්න රණතුංග | |
| Minister of Tourism | |
| Assumed office 12 August 2020 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Gampaha District | |
| Assumed office 1 September 2015 | |
| Majority | 316,544 Preferential Votes |
| 7th Chief Minister of Western Province | |
| In office 4 May 2009 – 1 September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Reginald Cooray |
| Succeeded by | Isura Devapriya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1967 Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Spouse(s) | Maureen |
| Relations | Reggie (father) Arjuna (brother) Nishantha (brother) Dammika (brother) Sanjeeva (brother) Ruwan (brother) |
| Children | Archana, Pavithra, Udara |
| Alma mater | Ananda College |
He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna and part of the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance.[1] He is the brother of former Sri Lanka cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga.[2][3][4][5] Ranatunga entered parliament in 2015 from Gampaha District as an opposition member. Ranatunga received a vote count of 384,448 in the 2015 parliamentary elections
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