Leader of the United National Party
| Leader of the United National Party of Sri Lanka | |
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| Appointer | Woking committee |
| Inaugural holder | D.S. Senanayake |
| Formation | 1947 |
| Succession | Deputy Leader |
| Deputy | Sajith Premadasa |
| Website | [1] |
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Leader of the United National Party is the highest position of the biggest and oldest party in Sri Lanka. The leader is appointed by the majority vote of the woking committee of the party who meets at Sirikotha, when the leadership position is vacant.
The United National Party often abbreviated as UNP (Sinhala: එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, pronounced Eksath Jathika Pakshaya, Tamil: கர்ப்பிணி தாயின் கட்சி), is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main ruling party in the government of Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe. The UNP is considered to have right-leaning, pro-capitalist, liberal conservative policies.
The party had seven leaders since 1947. Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe has been the leader since 1994.
| Name | Portrait | Province | Periods In Party Leadership | Highest Position Held |
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| D.S. Senanayake |
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Western | 1947–1952 | Prime Minister |
| Dudley Senanayake |
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Western | 1952–1953, 1956–1973 | Prime Minister (3 Terms) |
| John Kotelawala | North Western | 1953–1956 | Prime Minister | |
| J. R. Jayewardene |
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Western | 1973–1989 | President (2 Terms) |
| Ranasinghe Premadasa | Western | 1989–1993 | President | |
| Dingiri Banda Wijetunga | Central | 1993–1994 | President | |
| Ranil Wickremesinghe |
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Western | 1994–present | Prime Minister (4 Terms) |