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Vijitha Herath

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Vijitha Herath
විජිත හේරත්
விஜித ஹேரத்
Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security and Mass Media
Assumed office
24 September 2024
PresidentAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime MinisterHarini Amarasuriya
Preceded byVidura Wickremanayake
Minister of Environment, Wildlife, Forest Resources, Water Supply, Plantation and Community, and Infrastructure
Assumed office
24 September 2024
PresidentAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime MinisterHarini Amarasuriya
Preceded byRamesh Pathirana
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
24 September 2024
PresidentAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime MinisterHarini Amarasuriya
Preceded byAli Sabry
Minister of Public Security
Assumed office
24 September 2024
PresidentAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime MinisterHarini Amarasuriya
Preceded byTiran Alles
Minister of Rural and Urban Development, and Housing and Construction
Assumed office
24 September 2024
PresidentAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime MinisterHarini Amarasuriya
Preceded byPrasanna Ranatunga
Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation
Assumed office
24 September 2024
PresidentAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime MinisterHarini Amarasuriya
Preceded byBandula Gunawardane
Minister of Cultural Affairs and National Heritage
In office
10 April 2004 – 24 June 2005
PresidentChandrika Kumaratunga
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Member of Parliament
for Gampaha District
Assumed office
2000
Personal details
Born
Herath Mudiyanselage Vijitha Herath

(1968-05-01) 1 May 1968 (age 56)
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyJanatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Other political
affiliations
National People's Power
Residence(s)49/53 B Salmal Uyana, Kirindiwela Road, Yakkala
Alma materUniversity of Kelaniya (BSc)
Websitewww.npp.lk/en/about

Herath Mudiyanselage Vijitha Herath (born 1 May 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician who has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Gampaha District since 2000. He is the incumbent Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security and Mass Media, Minister of Environment, Wildlife, Forest Resources, Water Supply, Plantation and Community, and Infrastructure, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Public Security, Minister of Rural and Urban Development, and Housing and Construction and Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation since 2024 under president Anura Kumara Dissanayake.[1] He previously served as the Minister of Cultural Affairs & National Heritage from 2004 to 2005.

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Vijitha Herath
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
1999 provincial Gampaha District JVP 605 Not elected
2000 parliamentary Gampaha District JVP 8,823 Elected
2001 parliamentary Gampaha District JVP 13,981 Elected
2004 parliamentary Gampaha District JVP UPFA 215,540 Elected
2010 parliamentary Gampaha District JVP DNA 50,967 Elected
2015 parliamentary Gampaha District JVP 55,299 Elected
2020 parliamentary Gampaha District JVP NPP 37,008 Elected

References

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  1. ^ "Sri Lanka's new president calls parliamentary election to consolidate his mandate". Associated Press. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
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