Susil Premajayantha | |
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| Susil Premajayantha சுசில் பிரேமஜயந்த | |
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| Leader of the House | |
| In office 27 July 2022 – 24 September 2024 | |
| President | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Prime Minister | Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Preceded by | Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Succeeded by | Bimal Rathnayake |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 20 May 2022 – 23 September 2024 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickramasinghe |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickramasinghe Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Pathirana |
| Succeeded by | Harini Amarasuriya |
| In office 23 November 2005 – 23 April 2010 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Succeeded by | Bandula Gunawardane |
| In office 2000–2001 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Preceded by | Richard Pathirana |
| Succeeded by | Sarath Amunugama |
| Minister of Technology and Research[a] | |
| In office 4 September 2015 – 12 April 2018 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Champika Ranawaka |
| Succeeded by | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy | |
| In office 28 January 2013 – 12 January 2015 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | D. M. Jayaratne |
| Succeeded by | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Minister of Petroleum Industries | |
| In office 23 April 2010 – 28 January 2013 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | D. M. Jayaratne |
| Succeeded by | Anura Priyadharshana Yapa |
| Minister of Power and Energy | |
| In office 10 April 2004 – 23 November 2005 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Karu Jayasuriya |
| Succeeded by | John Seneviratne |
| General Secretary of theUnited People's Freedom Alliance | |
| In office 20 January 2004 – 14 August 2015 | |
| Leader | Maithripala Sirisena Mahinda Rajapaksa Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Succeeded by | Wiswa Warnapala |
| Member of Parliament forColombo District | |
| In office 2001–2024 | |
| Member of Parliament forGampaha District | |
| In office 2000–2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-01-10)10 January 1955 (age 70) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (2018 -Present) Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Until 2018) |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (2020–present) United People's Freedom Alliance (2004–2018) People's Alliance (until 2004) |
| Alma mater | St. John's College, Nugegoda |
Achchige Don Susil Premajayantha (born 10 January 1955) is a Sri Lankan politician, former cabinet minister and a member of theParliament of Sri Lanka.[1]
Premajayantha received his primary and secondary education atSt. John's College, Nugegoda.[2] After that he attended theUniversity of Colombo and received a Bachelor of Laws in 1982 and became anAttorney at Law in 1984.[3] Later on in 2004 he also gained aMasters in Public Administration from theUniversity of Sri Jayewardenepura.[4]
Premajayantha began his political career in 1991 being elected as the Deputy Chairman of Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Urban Council.[3] In 1993 he was elected to the Western Provincial Council and was electedChief Minister in 1995.[3][4]
In 2000 he entered parliament for the first time fromGampaha District and became theMinister of Education.[3] Even though thePeople's Alliance was defeated in the2001 general elections, Premajayantha was elected back into the Parliament fromColombo District and held his seat in subsequent elections.
With the formation of theUnited People's Freedom Alliance in 2004, Premajayantha was made its inaugural General Secretary of the party.[3] When theUnited People's Freedom Alliance won the2004 general elections he was given the post ofMinister of Power and Energy[5] WhenMahinda Rajapaksa became president, he was again appointedMinister of Education[6] and after the2010 general elections as theMinister of Petroleum Industries[7] and in a 2013 cabinet reshuffle he became theMinister of Environment and Renewable Energy.[8]
On 25 August 2015, few days after general elections he resigned as the General Secretary of theUnited People's Freedom Alliance. Few days prior to the elections he was removed from the position by the party Chairman, PresidentMaithripala Sirisena.[9] After theSri Lanka Freedom Party andUnited National Party signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a National unity government,[10] Premajayantha became theMinister of Technology and Research[11][12][13] He was reappointed as theMinister of Education on 20 May 2022 by PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa and again by PresidentRanil Wickramasinghe on 23 July 2022.
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