| Hon.Prasanna Ranatunga | |
|---|---|
| ප්රසන්න රණතුංග பிரசன்ன ரணதுங்கா | |
| Minister of Urban Development and Housing | |
| In office 14 May 2022 – 23 September 2024 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickramasinghe |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickramasinghe Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Preceded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Chief Government Whip | |
| In office 18 April 2022 – 24 September 2024 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickramasinghe |
| Preceded by | Johnston Fernando |
| Succeeded by | Nalinda Jayatissa |
| Minister of Public Security | |
| In office 18 April 2022 – 9 May 2022 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Sarath Weerasekara |
| Succeeded by | Tiran Alles |
| Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 12 August 2020 – 9 May 2022 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | John Amaratunga |
| Succeeded by | Harin Fernando |
| 7th Chief Minister of Western Province | |
| In office 4 May 2009 – 1 September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Reginald Cooray |
| Succeeded by | Isura Devapriya |
| Member of Parliament for Gampaha District | |
| In office 1 September 2015 – 24 September 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1967-01-01) 1 January 1967 (age 57) Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Spouse | Maureen |
| Relations | Reggie (father) Arjuna (brother) Nishantha (brother) Dammika (brother) Sanjeeva (brother) Ruwan (brother) |
| Children | Archana, Pavithra, Udara |
| Alma mater | Asoka College/ Ananda College |
Prasanna Ranatunga (born 1 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician, former member of parliament, a former Minister of Urban Development and Housing. He was also appointed as the Chief Government Whip on 18 April 2022. He was the 7th Chief Minister of Western Province, Sri Lanka.
He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna and is part of the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance. He is the brother of former Sri Lanka cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga. Ranatunga entered parliament in 2015 from Gampaha District as an opposition member. Ranatunga received a vote count of 384,448 in the 2015 parliamentary elections.
On 6 June 2022, he was sentenced to two years of rigorous imprisonment suspended for five years, after he was found guilty of threatening a businessman from whom he solicited a bribe of Rs. 64 million to evict unauthorised occupants of a parcel of land.
See also
References
- "Prasanna Ranatunga assumes duties as Chief Government Whip". Colombo Gazette. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- "Minister Ranatunga new Chief Government Whip". The Island. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- Western Province Chief Ministers
- Prasanna - New Chief Minister of WP
- "Western Province council". Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- "UPFA confident of victory at LG Polls - Prasanna Ranatunga". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- Western Province Prasaana Ranatunga Archived 17 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- "Prasanna Ranatunga sentenced to 2-year RI, suspended for five years". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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