Sajith Premadasa

Hon.

Sajith Premadasa

MP
සජිත් ප්‍රේමදාස
சஜித் பிரேமதாச
Sajith in 2016
15th Leader of the Opposition
Assumed office
3 January 2020
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Dinesh Gunawardena
Harini Amarasuriya
Preceded byMahinda Rajapaksa
Leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Assumed office
11 February 2020
Preceded byPosition Established
Minister of Housing, Construction and Cultural Affairs
In office
20 December 2018 – 17 November 2019
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byWimal Weerawansa
Succeeded byMahinda Rajapaksa
In office
12 January 2015 – 26 October 2018
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byWimal Weerawansa
Succeeded byWimal Weerawansa
Deputy Minister of Health
In office
2001–2004
PresidentChandrika Kumaratunga
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Member of Parliament
for Colombo District
Assumed office
20 August 2020
Majority305,744 Preferential Votes
Member of Parliament
for Hambantota District
In office
18 October 2000 – 3 March 2020
Majority112,645 Preferential Votes
Deputy Leader of the United National Party
In office
2014–2020
Preceded byKaru Jayasuriya
Succeeded byRuwan Wijewardene
In office
2011–2013
Preceded byKaru Jayasuriya
Succeeded byKaru Jayasuriya
Member of Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka)
Assumed office
29 October 2020
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Dinesh Gunawardena
Personal details
Born (1967-01-12) 12 January 1967
Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon
Political partySamagi Jana Balawegaya (after 2020)
Other political
affiliations		United National Party (before 2020)
Spouse(s)
Jalani
​
(m. 1999)​
Children1
ParentsRanasinghe Premadasa
Hema Premadasa
EducationRoyal College, Colombo
Alma materLondon School of Economics
University of Maryland
ProfessionPolitician
WebsiteOfficial website

Sajith Premadasa, MP (Sinhala: සජිත් ප්‍රේමදාස, Tamil: சஜித் பிரேமதாச; born 12 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the current Leader of the Opposition of Sri Lanka since 2020.[1][2] He is also a Member of Parliament for Colombo District.

Premadasa is the son of Ranasinghe Premadasa, who was the President of Sri Lanka from 1989 to 1993. He studied at S. Thomas' Preparatory School, Royal College, Colombo and Mill Hill School before entering London School of Economics.

References

  1. ↑ admin (2019-12-05). "UNP decides to nominate Sajith as Opposition Leader". Colombo Gazette. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  2. ↑ Srinivasan, Meera (2019-12-05). "Sajith Premadasa named Opposition leader in Sri Lanka". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-12-05.


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