Dinesh Gunawardena

Hon.

Dinesh Gunawardena

MP
දිනේෂ් ගුණවර්ධන
தினேஷ் குணவர்தன
Gunawardena in 2020
15th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
In office
22 July 2022 – 23 September 2024
PresidentRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byRanil Wickremesinghe
Succeeded byHarini Amarasuriya
Cabinet positions
Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government
Assumed office
18 April 2022
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Himself
Preceded byJanaka Bandara Tennakoon
Minister of Education
In office
16 August 2021 – 18 April 2022
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded byG. L. Peiris
Succeeded byRamesh Pathirana[N 1]
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
22 November 2019 – 16 August 2021
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded byTilak Marapana
Succeeded byG. L. Peiris
Minister of Water Supply and Drainage
In office
April 2010 – 12 January 2015
Preceded byA. L. M. Athaullah
Succeeded byRauff Hakeem
Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply[a]
In office
April 2004 – April 2010
Preceded byGamini Atukorale
Succeeded byMahinda Rajapaksa
Deputy Minister of Education of Sri Lanka
In office
April 2004 – January 2007
Succeeded byM. Satchithanandan
Minister of Transport of Sri Lanka[b]
In office
October 2000 – December 2001
Preceded bySrimani Athulathmudali
Succeeded byGamini Atukorale
Parliamentary positions
Leader of the House
In office
20 August 2020 – 27 July 2022
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Himself
Preceded byLakshman Kiriella
Succeeded bySusil Premajayantha
Chief Government Whip
In office
17 June 2008 – 20 January 2015
Preceded byJeyaraj Fernandopulle
Succeeded byGayantha Karunathilaka
President of Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
Assumed office
1972
Preceded byPhilip Gunawardena
Leader of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
In office
July 2022 – 15 December 2023
Preceded byMahinda Rajapaksa
Succeeded byMahinda Rajapaksa
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
10 October 2000
ConstituencyColombo
In office
18 May 1983[1] – 16 August 1994
ConstituencyMaharagama (1983–1989)
Colombo (1989–1994)
Preceded byPremarathne Gunasekera
Personal details
Born (1949-03-02) 2 March 1949
Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon
Political partyMahajana Eksath Peramuna
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Alma materRoyal College Colombo, University of Oregon
OccupationTrade unionist
  1. ↑ Minister of Urban Development and Sacred Area Development from January 2007 to April 2010.
  2. ↑ Minister of Transport and Environment from September 2001 to December 2001.

Dinesh Chandra Rupasinghe Gunawardena (Sinhala: දිනේෂ් ගුණවර්ධන, Tamil: தினேஷ் குணவர்தன; born 2 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician who was the 15th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024.[2] He has served as a member of parliament, cabinet minister, and Leader of the House in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

Notes

  1. ↑ As Minister of Education and Plantation Industries

References

  1. ↑ Moonsinghe, Vinod (22 May 2020). "The By-Elections of 1983". Daily News. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Dinesh Gunawardena, Sri Lanka president's schoolmate, to be next PM: Report". Hindustan Times News. 21 April 2022.
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