Shehan Semasinghe | |
|---|---|
| අසංක ෂෙහාන් සේමසිංහ அசங்க ஷெஹான் சேமசிங்க | |
| Minister of State for Finance | |
| Assumed office 8 September 2022 Serving with Ranjith Siyambalapitiya | |
| President | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Prime Minister | Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Minister of Trade | |
| In office 18 April 2022 – 9 May 2022 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Bandula Gunawardena |
| Succeeded by | Nalin Fernando |
| Minister of State for Samurdhi, Household Economy, Micro Finance, Self Employment and Business Development[a] | |
| In office 12 August 2020 – 3 April 2022 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Minister of State for Development Banking and Loan Schemes | |
| In office 27 November 2019 – 12 August 2020 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Member of Parliament forAnuradhapura District | |
| Assumed office 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1976-11-13)November 13, 1976 (age 48) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Asanka Shehan Semasinghe is a Sri Lankan Politician and a member of theParliament of Sri Lanka fromAnuradhapura. He belongs to theSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.[1][2] He is currently serving asMinister of State for Finance, serving withRanjith Siyambalapitiya since 8 September 2022.[3] Following the mass resignation of the Sri Lankan cabinet in the wake of the2022 Sri Lankan protests, he was appointed as the Minister of Trade by PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa on 18 April 2022.[4][5] He left office on May 9 following the resignation of then Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa and thereby the collapse of the government.
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