Anuruddha Ranasinghe Arachchige Roshan (born 25 October 1975) is a Sri Lankan politician, former Cabinet Minister, and member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.[1] He served as the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs and Minister of Irrigation, serving simultaneously from May 23, 2022, until his dismissal on November 27, 2023.[2]
Hon. Roshan Ranasinghe | |
|---|---|
| රොෂාන් රණසිංහ ரோஷன் ரணசிங்க | |
| Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs | |
| In office 23 May 2022 – 27 November 2023 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Preceded by | Thenuka Vidanagamage |
| Succeeded by | Harin Fernando |
| Minister of Irrigation | |
| In office 23 May 2022 – 27 November 2023 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Preceded by | Janaka Wakkumbura[N 1] |
| Succeeded by | Pavithra Wanniarachchi |
| Member of Parliament for Polonnaruwa District | |
| In office 22 April 2010 – 24 September 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 October 1975 |
| Political party | Sarvajana Balaya |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (2019 – 2024) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
He is an old boy of Vidyartha College, Kandy and the founder and Chairman of Euronippon Group of Companies.
Political career
editOn 27 November 2023, Ranasinghe was removed from his cabinet portfolios of Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs and Minister of Irrigation by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. His removal came after Ranasinghe accused Ranil Wickremesinghe of attempting to frame him when he spoke against corruption in Sri Lanka Cricket.[3] The parliament supported Ranasinghe in his plight of fight against corruption by passing a unanimous but non-binding resolution three weeks earlier.[4]
In 2024, Ranasinghe announced that he would contest in the upcoming presidential elections. This would make him one of two former ministers in President Wickremesinghe's cabinet to run against him, the other being Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe.[5]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "ROSHAN RANASINGHE, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "President Gotabaya expands Cabinet again without Finance Minister". The Hindu. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Breaking: Sri Lanka's Sports Minister sacked". NewsWire. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Sports Minister Sacked After Massive 'Assassination' Claim". NDTVSports.com. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Cash deposit placed for former Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe". Newswire. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
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