Ranjith Siyambalapitiya

Hon. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya MP
රංජිත් සියඹලාපිටිය ரஞ்சித் சியம்பலாபிட்டிய
Minister of State for Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 September 2022 Serving with Shehan Semasinghe
President	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Prime Minister	Dinesh Gunawardena
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
In office 20 August 2020 – 6 May 2022
Preceded by	Ananda Kumarasiri
Succeeded by	Ajith Rajapakse
Minister of State for Education Services
In office 27 November 2019 – 12 August 2020
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Minister of Power and Renewable Energy
In office 4 September 2015 – 26 October 2018
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Minister of Disaster Management
In office 4 September 2015 – 26 October 2018
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Minister of State for Environment
In office 29 May 2015 – 17 August 2015
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology
In office 29 May 2015 – 17 August 2015
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Deputy Minister of Economic Development
In office 23 April 2010 – 22 November 2010
President	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	D. M. Jayaratne
Deputy Minister of Higher Education
In office 23 November 2005 – 23 April 2010
President	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Succeeded by	Nandimithra Ekanayake
Deputy Minister of Finance
In office 10 April 2004 – 23 April 2010
President	Chandrika Kumaratunga Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Member of Parliament for Kegalle District
Incumbent
Assumed office 2000
Personal details
Born	(1961-05-01) 1 May 1961 (age 63)
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	United People's Freedom Alliance
Spouse	Achala Siyambalapitiya
Children	Shasha Siyabalapitiya Shamee Siyambalapitiya
Alma mater	Royal College, Colombo
Occupation	Politics
Profession	Politician
Website	Parliament of Sri Lanka

Basnayaka Ralalage Ranjith Siyambalapitiya (born 1 May 1961) (known as Ranjith Siyambalapitiya) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is currently serving as Minister of State for Finance, serving with Shehan Semasinghe since 8 September 2022.^[1] He was the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is a member of parliament for the Kegalle District. He had served as the former Cabinet Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology.

Early life and education

Born to Basnayaka Ralalage Cyril Siyambalapitiya of Kegalle and Rajakumara Atapattu Mudiyanselage Kusumawathi of Wendala, Ruwanwella, he had his education at Ruwanwella Primary School and then at Royal College Colombo. In 1981 he entered to the University of Sri Jayawardanapura and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1985.

References

External links

• Biographies of Member of Parliament
• Right Royal rally of old Royalists in the Sri Lanka Parliament

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