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Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena | |
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| Governor of the North Western Province | |
| In office 17 May 2023 – 01 May 2024 | |
| President | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Prime Minister | Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Preceded by | Wasantha Karannagoda |
| Succeeded by | Naseer Ahamed |
| Governor of the Southern Province | |
| President | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Prime Minister | Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Preceded by | Willy Gamage |
| Member of Parliament forNational List | |
| In office May 2, 2024 – 22 September 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of Parliament forMatara | |
| In office 1994 – 26 June 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-06-07)June 7, 1955 (age 70) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Residence(s) | Lakmini Sanda, Beragama, Makandura, Matara, Sri Lanka. |
| Alma mater | St. Servatius' College[citation needed] Mahinda College,Galle |
| Website | http://www.lakshmanyapa.com/ |
Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena (born June 7, 1955) is aSri Lankan politician who served as theGovernor of the North Western Province and as theGovernors of the Southern Province ofSri Lanka. A former representative ofMatara District for theUnited People's Freedom Alliance in theParliament of Sri Lanka, he served as the cabinet minister of parliamentary affairs, Minister of Media, Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Minister of Foreign Employment Welfare, deputy minister of civil aviation and as the cabinet minister of Investment Promotion. He was the state minister for State Enterprise Development in the government of PresidentMaithripala Sirisena.[1] He has been in parliament from 1994 and 2019.
Abeywardana was born in 1955 to a political family in Matara District, inSouthern Province, where his father held local and provincial leadership positions. He was educated atSt. Servatius College, Matara[citation needed] andMahinda College,Galle.[2]
Abeywardana has been a proponent of various micro-level development programs to enable the people to improve their quality of life. He is the Chairman of the Lakshman Yapa Abeywardana Foundation. Abeywardana resides inColombo. He is married and has three sons. His son Pasanda Yapa Abeywardana is a member of the Southern Provincial council.[3]
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