Preceded by Tilak Marapana Name Sagala Ratnayaka Nationality Sri Lankan Role Sri Lankan Politician | Party United National Party Profession Agriculturalist | |
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Born 27 February 1968 (age 56) ( 1968-02-27 ) Residence 06/01, 28th Lane,
Off Flower Road,.
Colombo 7, Sri Lanka. Alma mater Royal College Colombo
Lewis & Clark College Education Lewis & Clark College, Royal College, Colombo | ||
Political party United National Party | ||
Muslim ministers met minister sagala ratnayaka 22 05 2017
Sagala Gajendra Ratnayaka, MP (born 27 February 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the current Cabinet Minister of Law and Order & Southern Development & also Prime Minister's Chief of Staff and Member of Parliament.
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Early life
Educated at the Royal College Colombo where he became the Head Prefect, he graduated from Lewis & Clark College with a bachelor's degree in business administrative studies in 1993. After graduation he worked as a financial analyst at Central Finance and joined HSBC Sri Lanka going on to become a credit operations manager.
Political career
Ratnayake hailed from a political family from Deniyaya, where his grandfather V. G. W. Ratnayake, MBE was a notable legislator. 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 he retained the seat till 2010. From January 2015 to September 2015 he served as the Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, until he was elected to parliament and appointed as a Cabinet minister.
