Lakshman Kiriella
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Lakshman Kiriella | |
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| ලක්ෂ්මන් කිරිඇල්ල லக்ஸ்மன் கிரிஎல்ல | |
| Leader of the House of Sri Lanka | |
| Assumed office 20 January 2015 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Nimal Siripala De Silva |
| Minister of Higher Education and Highways | |
| Assumed office 14 October 2015 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Minister of Plantation Industries | |
| In office 12 January 2015 – 17 August 2015 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Mahinda Samarasinghe |
| In office 12 December 2001 – 2 April 2004 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Member of Parliament for Kandy District | |
| Assumed office 1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 2, 1948 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party (2001 - Present) Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Before 2001) |
| Other political affiliations | United National Front for Good Governance |
| Spouse | Charmaine Jayawardena |
| Children | Kishanee and Chami Kirella , Dinuk.L.B.Kiriella |
| Alma mater | Royal College, Colombo |
| Occupation | Politics |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Lakshman Bandara Kiriella, MP is a Sri Lankan politician and lawyer. He is the Cabinet Minister of Highways & Higher Education, Leader of the House and a Member of Parliament from the Kandy District.
Educated at Royal College, Colombo and Sri Lanka Law College, he became a practicing lawyer before entering politics. He has elected to Parliament in 1989, he has been a Member ever since. He as served as the Minister of Tourism and Sports and the Deputy minister of Foreign Affairs. In 2015 he was appointed as the Leader of the House of the United National Party Government under Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe.[1]
Respectively, this minister has recently opened a Highway, which was budgeted and Almost finished when projects under the Former President Mahinda Rajapaksha.
He is married to Charmaine Jayawardena and together they have two daughters, Kishanee and Chami Kiriella, and one son, Dinuk. L.B. Kiriella, who is currently being educated at Royal College Colombo.
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