Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Sri Lankan politician (1933–2016)
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (Sinhala: රත්නසිරි වික්රමනායක, Tamil: ரத்னசிறி விக்க்றேமனயகே; 5 May 1933 – 27 December 2016) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka two times from 2000 to 2001 and again from 2005 to 2010. He is currently a National List member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake | |
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Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | |
In office 19 November 2005 – 21 April 2010 | |
President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Preceded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Succeeded by | D. M. Jayaratne |
In office 10 August 2000 – 9 December 2001 | |
President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
Preceded by | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
Succeeded by | Ranil Wickremasinghe |
Personal details | |
Born | British Ceylon | 5 May 1933
Died | 27 December 2016 Colombo, Sri Lanka | (aged 83)
Political party | Freedom Party |
Spouse(s) | Kusum Wickremanayake |
Profession | Politician |
Wickremanayake first served as Prime Minister from August 2000 to December 2001. He became minister after Sirimavo Bandaranaike resigned from the position at the age of 84. He is a senior vice-president of the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).