Sagala Gajendra Ratnayaka (born 27 February 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician who has been serving as the chief of staff to the president of Sri Lanka and National Security Advisor since 2022. He had served as the Cabinet Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development (2015-2018); Youth Affairs and Southern Development (2019-2019); Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and Member of Parliament for Matara District.
sagala Ratnayaka | |
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| Minister Youth Affairs and Southern Development | |
| In office 25 February 2018 – November 2019 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Ranil Wickramasinghe |
| Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development | |
| In office 11 November 2015 – 25 February 2018 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Tilak Marapana |
| Succeeded by | Ranil Wickramasinghe |
| Member of Parliament for Matara District | |
| In office 2015–2019 | |
| In office 2000–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 February 1968 Deniyaya |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Spouse | [] |
| Residence(s) | 06/01, 28th Lane, Off Flower Road, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka. |
| Alma mater | Royal College Colombo Lewis & Clark College |
| Profession | Agriculturalist |
| Website | https://twitter.com/sagalaratnayaka |
Early life and education edit
Ratnayaka was born to a political family from Deniyaya, where his uncle Victor Ratnayake, MBE was a notable legislator. He was educated at the Royal College Colombo, where he became the Head Prefect. He proceeded to study in the United States and graduated from Lewis & Clark College with a bachelor's degree in business administration studies in 1993.[1]
Early career edit
After graduating he worked as a financial analyst at Central Finance Company and joined HSBC Sri Lanka going on to become a credit operations manager.[1]
Political career edit
He entered politics in 1999, having been elected as a member of the Southern Provincial Council. In 2000, he was elected to parliament from the Matara District. He served as Deputy Minister of Power and Energy from 2002 to 2004. Having been re-elected in 2010 and 2015. From January 2015 to September 2015 he served as the chief of staff to the prime minister until he was elected to parliament in 2015 and appointed as a Cabinet minister of Law and Order in the Good Governance Government.[2][3] He served as a Cabinet minister till 2019 when he resigned from his portfolio, serving as an opposition member of parliament till 2020. In July 2022, he was appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe as his chief of staff and senior adviser to the president on national security.[4]
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References edit
- ^ a b New deputy minister has strong business background
- ^ Prime Minister's Chief of Staff
- ^ Sagala and Swaminathan take oath for new portfolios
- ^ Abeyasinghe, Shiromi. "Sagala Ratnayaka appointed President's Chief of Staff". Daily News. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
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